I looked through and searched the site, but couldn't find anything that addressed my problem 100%.
First, I'd guess my problem is a boost or exhaust leak, but want to get some opinions.
Heres the story: I was driving my car, a 91 vr4, home, and it was running fine. When I got in my parking space it felt kind of weird, I turned it off and it wouldn't start. I left it for 20 min and it started, so I thought it was fine. I drove it, and it immediately started hesitating and sputtering badly and I had to drive it around the block. It wouldn't go much more than 10mph. I didn't know what was wrong, I figured fuel pump or something. The next day I get my friend to hook up some jumper cables and it starts up fine, and idles and works perfectly. I figure, somehow, it must be the battery or alternator. I go get my batter checked, it takes a charge, and is fine. Damn. So I go back home, put the new battery in and it runs perfectly. I go back to get my alternator tested, bad alternator. So I continue driving my car on that initial charge, and it's working fine. The next day I drive about 30 miles to a mechanic I know. He switches out the alternator, and when I leave it sputters really bad and dies. It'll idle, but roughly. When I apply gas, the revs will drop, and if I leave it running black smoke starts to come from the engine (not a lot, but noticeable). The oil also smells like gasoline.
I hate to come across like an ignoramus, but, really, I am. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Thank you guys!
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First, I'd guess my problem is a boost or exhaust leak, but want to get some opinions.
Heres the story: I was driving my car, a 91 vr4, home, and it was running fine. When I got in my parking space it felt kind of weird, I turned it off and it wouldn't start. I left it for 20 min and it started, so I thought it was fine. I drove it, and it immediately started hesitating and sputtering badly and I had to drive it around the block. It wouldn't go much more than 10mph. I didn't know what was wrong, I figured fuel pump or something. The next day I get my friend to hook up some jumper cables and it starts up fine, and idles and works perfectly. I figure, somehow, it must be the battery or alternator. I go get my batter checked, it takes a charge, and is fine. Damn. So I go back home, put the new battery in and it runs perfectly. I go back to get my alternator tested, bad alternator. So I continue driving my car on that initial charge, and it's working fine. The next day I drive about 30 miles to a mechanic I know. He switches out the alternator, and when I leave it sputters really bad and dies. It'll idle, but roughly. When I apply gas, the revs will drop, and if I leave it running black smoke starts to come from the engine (not a lot, but noticeable). The oil also smells like gasoline.
I hate to come across like an ignoramus, but, really, I am. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Thank you guys!
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