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Why does your 1984 Pontiac firebird smoke behind the engine after it is warm and turned off?
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∙ 12y ago
Coolant lines from the water pump to the heater core are probably leaking
1) See if you are low on antifreeze
2) Check smell of smoke/steam if it has a sweet smell that's your problem
If neither are true you could have a bad valve cover gasket dripping oil onto the exhaust
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What would cause a 1996 Pontiac firebird to start up but it idles rough and when you step on the gas tha car dies?
distributor timing most likely On my 1998 firebird -- I had a similar problem, it turned out to be one of the vacuum hoses came off of the intake manifold -- I would visually check all of those first.
Why would a 1989 Pontiac Bonneville continue to cut off at stops if the check engine light is on but you have replaced the starter battery coilpack spark plugs and wires?
I HAD A 1990 BONNEVILLE I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH.IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE CRANK SENSOR.ITS BEHIND THE HARMONIC BALANCER. HOPE THIS HELPS
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When did Pontiac start?
right after I turned the key
Your Pontiac Aztec just turned over 75000 miles the service engine soon light just came on how do you reset this?
reset check engine lightDisconnect the negative battery termnal for five minutes.
1995 Pontiac Firebird formula - engine cranks over but not starting fuel pump makes whirring sound a lot of petrol fumes when ignition is turned on - Help?
It might be that you are not getting spark to your spark plug. Check your coil and the connection to yourcoil. If coil is giving spark check the spark plugs and the spark plug wire. The fumes that you smell is the gas that is being pumped into the engine but not being burned because there is no spark. that is my opinion, I may be wrong.
What causes the check engine light to stay on in a 2002 Pontiac Montana?
Good Chance this is caused by a faulty O2 Sensor. I had the engine light stuck on in my 2002 Montana and replaced rear O2 sensor and it turned it off.
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It is not supposed to be on when engine is running unless there is a problem.
Why would a 1999 3.8 liter Firebird shut off on occasion while at idle or in slower traffic?
It turned out to be the crank sensor.
On a 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix 31 v6 is the intake manifold on the front and exhaust on the rear?
On the front and rear of what?? The Air Intake Manifold is on the TOP of the engine. the Exhaust Manifold are on the sides of an engine. On a front wheel drive vehicle, the engine is turned 90 degrees, so the exhaust manifold appears to be on the front and back of the engine, below the valve covers.
What makes the engine shut down after warming up like turning off the key?
something you might check, i had the similar thing happen a couple years ago with a Pontiac grand am that i had. turned out the the ignition control module was cracked, and the heat from the engine would shut the module down
