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YOUR RESEARCHRough Idle and Gray smoke after washing my car
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My car started running on 5 pots at one point but there was no smoke.
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Washed the car two days ago. Go it in to start it today and the engine is shaking and really having a hard time idling. Died a few times on me. Started it back up and gave it a little gas and it�s idling better but seeing light grey smoke from the exhausts. I�m actually supposed to see my Indy tomorrow anyway but the question is can I drive like this to him?
only you can answer your question. If I were troubleshooting this, I'd fire up my scanner and see what codes might be showing up. If I were swagging this problem, I'd look for a loose connection on one or more of my ignition coils. (Perhaps you tried to wash underneath the car and loosen a poorly seated connector on an ignition coil?)
Cracked coil perhaps? I second the suggestion of using a code reader. Is the engine light on?
My car started running on 5 pots at one point but there was no smoke. I'd personally avoid driving it like this for more than a short distance.
Definitely run a scan. The Misfire codes will be in the 300s... ie. PO301, 302, 303, etc.
IMHO, a wet car then misfires definitely points to bad coil packs.
1319 is a misfire in general and 1316 is a misfire in Cylinder 4. Looking into the engine bay, Cylinder 4 is the one closest to you on the passenger side. If you are handy, you could buy a new coil and swap it in and see if that stops it (probably will). I'm not sure about driving it 9 miles to the shop, but I had the same issue and drove it 3 miles without an issue.
I haven't done it myself, but in the 101 Project book, it says you don't need to remove the rear wheel, but it will be easier if you do. You do not need to remove the mufflers.
