wtf batman

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:50 pm

i was driving on the interstate a couple hours ago and all of a sudden my car started jerking and rpms dropped a little. (its a mtx)

so i imediately look at my gas gauge and the needle is barely in the red. then i got to thinking; head gasket? lifters? clutch?

then i started thinking about this gas station i stopped at on my way to washington dc last friday. i go in a pre pay, the two clerks dont speak english very well and are yelling at eachother in their language and in english. so i go out to pump gas and well nothing was happening and i look around and its happening to a few others so what looked to be the gas station manager or maybe the interpreter lol came out and said to put the nozzle back in the pump then take it back out did that, still nothing. did it a few more times still nothing. then this old man pulls up to the pump in front of me and his starts working so i go in and tell them to switch me to that pump. but to make my already long story short i didnt feel too good about that gas station.

could i have possibly got bad gas? i only needed to fill up once after that goofball gas station.

ideas/comments/help is greatly appreciated

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:54 pm

you would have had problems earlier in the tank.

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:13 pm

hmm yeah i guess thats true. but what if something maybe is stuck in my fuel lines or fuel pump going bad? i need to go to work here in a few so when i get done i will let you know if it does it again.

cause once i filled my tank earlier it didnt do it as much or as violently

sxmania · Post by **sxmania** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:26 pm

didnt put diesel in it did you? believe me it happens

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:41 pm

sxmania wrote:didnt put diesel in it did you? believe me it happens

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:59 pm

^^^It could happen. Last summer the only place to get diesel in my town accidentally put a bunch of gas in their underground diesel tank. Then they decided to dilute it with more diesel and sell it. That was a terrible few weeks for anything with a diesel engine. Not too long after that, some people that bought gas there had problems with what seemed to be diesel in their gas. So it could be that. Have you noticed extra smoke from your tailpipe? Does your exhaust smell extra oily?

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:06 am

hmm never thought of the diesel. but i know 100% i pushed the 87 button cause i remember i had to push it a few times.

im taking it to my mechanic tomorrow after my doctors appointment

Kelevra · Post by **Kelevra** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:11 am

superdan wrote:hmm never thought of the diesel. but i know 100% i pushed the 87 button cause i remember i had to push it a few times.

im taking it to my mechanic tomorrow after my doctors appointment

Just because it SAID 87 octane... doesn't mean Diesel wasn't accidentally

put into their 87 octane tank

supermike · Post by **supermike** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:16 am

werd

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:24 pm

hmm i just wish i knew what it was. my mechanic was out to lunch when i stopped by but iam going to go over in a few hours

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:18 pm

took it to the machanic and the first thing he did is ask m to pop the hood, then he pulled the ignition plugs out and 3 of them had oil on them

he said i need to buy a new gasket and some kit for the plugs i think

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:49 pm

Kelevra wrote:
superdan wrote:hmm never thought of the diesel. but i know 100% i pushed the 87 button cause i remember i had to push it a few times.

im taking it to my mechanic tomorrow after my doctors appointment
Just because it SAID 87 octane... doesn't mean Diesel wasn't accidentally put into their 87 octane tank

Ah, well in that case it would be fucked up. In the present case, it seems otherwise.

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:27 pm

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:
Kelevra wrote:
superdan wrote:hmm never thought of the diesel. but i know 100% i pushed the 87 button cause i remember i had to push it a few times.

im taking it to my mechanic tomorrow after my doctors appointment
Just because it SAID 87 octane... doesn't mean Diesel wasn't accidentally put into their 87 octane tank
Ah, well in that case it would be fucked up. In the present case, it seems otherwise.

i would be pretty damn pissed if that happened.

im still kind of worried about the car though, even thought its not something major thats needs repaired. but then i just think i have no idea what this car was before i got it. my guess was it was a drag car with maybe a turbo on it because come on who would drag a 2.0 non turbo neon lol

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:34 pm

problem solved, bought valve tube kit (came with valve cover gasket and grommets for the spark plug tubes and seals? for the bolts the hold the valve cover on) and put new spark plugs in since the ones that were in there were drenched with oil (couldnt even see the spark plugs)

runs good now thank god lol

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:45 pm

Just keep an eye on the tubes. If you didn't re seal the tubes to the head itself, then you may get oil returning inside the tubes.

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:55 pm

yeah i resealed the tubes to the head.

v95 · Post by **v95** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:52 pm

at the one getty i normally go to they recently found water leak into the gas storage under ground and i've been going there for two years but i will never go anywhere but shell, getty, and sunono

Jbucky05 · Post by **Jbucky05** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:11 pm

a gas station here in bellevue had their gas tested and had diesel mixed into it... and sure enough it was what i put in my tank and my car ended up with a clogged cat and is now perfectly fine but now i stay CLEAR of that place even though they said the prob was taken care of.... alot of cars had problems here in b-town lol just a thought thrown out their after reading a lil of this... but glad to hear your prob is solved

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:24 am

Just a reminder of those with misfire problems, always check the plugs first