2 problems-- misfire on startup and gas smell on hard left turns..
05-31-2006, 03:14 AM
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2 problems-- misfire on startup and gas smell on hard left turns..
Hey all, I have a problem that just started on my 200k mile 1989 951. I got the car in January and have been loving it, even though I haven't been able to drive it much due to mechanical problems.
The last 3-4 times I've started the car from cold, it will run on three cylinders for about 20 seconds, then it will clear up and run fine.
2 weeks ago I pulled the whole front of the motor apart replacing the oil seals on the cam, crank and balance shafts, replacing the belts and rebuilding the p/s pump.
I also replaced the cap, rotor, plug wires, and re-gapped the plugs.
It's been running okay for the past week, and then all of the sudden the misfiring started to happen on cold start up..
Also when I take a hard left hand turn, I smell gas pretty strongly in the cabin. Is this common? Should I look at the fuel tank access port on the top of the tank, or is it more likely the fuel filler neck?
The last 3-4 times I've started the car from cold, it will run on three cylinders for about 20 seconds, then it will clear up and run fine.
2 weeks ago I pulled the whole front of the motor apart replacing the oil seals on the cam, crank and balance shafts, replacing the belts and rebuilding the p/s pump.
I also replaced the cap, rotor, plug wires, and re-gapped the plugs.
It's been running okay for the past week, and then all of the sudden the misfiring started to happen on cold start up..
Also when I take a hard left hand turn, I smell gas pretty strongly in the cabin. Is this common? Should I look at the fuel tank access port on the top of the tank, or is it more likely the fuel filler neck?
05-31-2006, 07:46 PM
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Not on a turbo, but I recently tracked down my gas smell to a leaky 19 year old fuel line in the engine compartment -- the rubber where the line meets FPR was all chewed up. I'd check those fuel lines, if only for a peace of mind.
I wonder if it could also be the cause of your misfire if the engine is starving for fuel....
I wonder if it could also be the cause of your misfire if the engine is starving for fuel....
