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goldenphoenix_84
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This is a bit long but please bare with me, id prefer to give as much detail as possible.
It started last month. My car was driving fine, no issues with engine, and no slips. I was leaving my house and got stuck in traffic. So i had my foot on the brake. As soon as traffic started to move I pushed on the gas and it seemed as if all pressure had been lost, as if it were in neutral. I gave it a bit more gas and it started to inch forward, so I tried putting it in D3 to see if by chance it would drive and no luck, it acted the same as D4. So I put it in 2nd and it started to drive as if it were in D4, it didnt sound as powerfully charged as it usually does if you put it in 2nd. I pulled over to the nearest gas station and put it in park. The father of my kids was with me and he hopped out to inspect under the hood if something seemed out of place cause we hit a bit of a dip on the rode before stopping in traffic. I noticed on the dashboard both D4 and park were highlighted and i could hear a clicking noise every so often coming from the gear switch which was in park. I got out to look and the father of my kids was on the floor looking under my car, and he said it was smoking a bit, and as i got down it was really light looking smoke as if a small bit of oil had leaked and it was burning off an area of the engine. The father of my kids hopped in the car and put it in reverse and it reversed fine just when it was in D4/D3 it would not drive but in 2nd of 1st it would pull. We took it straight back to my house and the next day he took a look at my spark plugs by chance and there was a finger smug of oil on two of them, and one didnt seem very snug, it seemed a bit loose then the other four but it didnt not have oil on it. So he cleaned them off and popped them back on and oddly when i turned it on to check everything had went back to normal. It drove as if no issues at all, pressure was normal and the D4 did not stay highlighted. Bad enough I havent had a chance to take the car to a mechanic i know but ever since that day no oil ever appeared back on my spark plugs but the father of my kids pointed out that maybe since the weather got colder the oil got thicker. Nothing has shown leakage on the driveway, we have been looking out for it encase and put a cardboard piece under the car to see if we can find evidence..
--Just today on my way to work, im on the highway and the speedometer just dies and D4 begins to flash which has never happened before. The engine makes no change it sounds the same and no slips. I pull off the highway and the only thing i could think was the spark plugs maybe. So I pull over and sure enough one has about a pinky finger smug of oil on it. I clean it off and hop back into my car. The speedometer is acting a bit odd still, it looks like it hops up to 20 and stops and it does this just three times before stopping completely. I get back on the highway cause im to far from home to turn back and borrow a vehicle and im closer to work. Half way the speedometer kicks back to life while i keep it steady around 65. It stays fine all the way to work but the D4 continues to flash.
I know the oil is an issue period, im going to get a hold of my mechanic which i only feel there is going to be more news i might not want to hear. I know most likely the rubber rings that are in the block around the sparks plugs to keep oil from getting in, needs to be changed along with the spark plugs,wires and oil. Father of my kids said the transmission filter probably needs to be changed along with the rubber gasket that goes around the engine block. (I dont entirely know all the names and terms just hope you get what im talking about)
Other then that I have never had any issues with my car before this, i always stayed on top of the regular tune ups, even did a few engine flushes and I rarely drove my car, only to work on the weekends, but im sure since it is old period it will have issues sooner or later. Everything else "seems" fine like the transmission fluid and the oil hasnt dropped any, ive been checking the stick to make sure.
If anyone has had any similar issues I would like to at least hear what you might of had. Im guessing its the transmission. I would like some sort of different ideas so id know whether to junk my car and get a another vehicle or pay to fix it cause I love that car to death but if its gonna coast me too much I might as well invest in another car.
It started last month. My car was driving fine, no issues with engine, and no slips. I was leaving my house and got stuck in traffic. So i had my foot on the brake. As soon as traffic started to move I pushed on the gas and it seemed as if all pressure had been lost, as if it were in neutral. I gave it a bit more gas and it started to inch forward, so I tried putting it in D3 to see if by chance it would drive and no luck, it acted the same as D4. So I put it in 2nd and it started to drive as if it were in D4, it didnt sound as powerfully charged as it usually does if you put it in 2nd. I pulled over to the nearest gas station and put it in park. The father of my kids was with me and he hopped out to inspect under the hood if something seemed out of place cause we hit a bit of a dip on the rode before stopping in traffic. I noticed on the dashboard both D4 and park were highlighted and i could hear a clicking noise every so often coming from the gear switch which was in park. I got out to look and the father of my kids was on the floor looking under my car, and he said it was smoking a bit, and as i got down it was really light looking smoke as if a small bit of oil had leaked and it was burning off an area of the engine. The father of my kids hopped in the car and put it in reverse and it reversed fine just when it was in D4/D3 it would not drive but in 2nd of 1st it would pull. We took it straight back to my house and the next day he took a look at my spark plugs by chance and there was a finger smug of oil on two of them, and one didnt seem very snug, it seemed a bit loose then the other four but it didnt not have oil on it. So he cleaned them off and popped them back on and oddly when i turned it on to check everything had went back to normal. It drove as if no issues at all, pressure was normal and the D4 did not stay highlighted. Bad enough I havent had a chance to take the car to a mechanic i know but ever since that day no oil ever appeared back on my spark plugs but the father of my kids pointed out that maybe since the weather got colder the oil got thicker. Nothing has shown leakage on the driveway, we have been looking out for it encase and put a cardboard piece under the car to see if we can find evidence..
--Just today on my way to work, im on the highway and the speedometer just dies and D4 begins to flash which has never happened before. The engine makes no change it sounds the same and no slips. I pull off the highway and the only thing i could think was the spark plugs maybe. So I pull over and sure enough one has about a pinky finger smug of oil on it. I clean it off and hop back into my car. The speedometer is acting a bit odd still, it looks like it hops up to 20 and stops and it does this just three times before stopping completely. I get back on the highway cause im to far from home to turn back and borrow a vehicle and im closer to work. Half way the speedometer kicks back to life while i keep it steady around 65. It stays fine all the way to work but the D4 continues to flash.
I know the oil is an issue period, im going to get a hold of my mechanic which i only feel there is going to be more news i might not want to hear. I know most likely the rubber rings that are in the block around the sparks plugs to keep oil from getting in, needs to be changed along with the spark plugs,wires and oil. Father of my kids said the transmission filter probably needs to be changed along with the rubber gasket that goes around the engine block. (I dont entirely know all the names and terms just hope you get what im talking about)
Other then that I have never had any issues with my car before this, i always stayed on top of the regular tune ups, even did a few engine flushes and I rarely drove my car, only to work on the weekends, but im sure since it is old period it will have issues sooner or later. Everything else "seems" fine like the transmission fluid and the oil hasnt dropped any, ive been checking the stick to make sure.
If anyone has had any similar issues I would like to at least hear what you might of had. Im guessing its the transmission. I would like some sort of different ideas so id know whether to junk my car and get a another vehicle or pay to fix it cause I love that car to death but if its gonna coast me too much I might as well invest in another car.