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1993 Oldsmobile 442 Repair Question


Topics covered: Hood, Smoke, Backfire.
Mileage: 125,000 miles.

Asked on November 24, 2010

Car not running well

I have a 1993 oldsmobile cutlass ciera I just went out to start it and it would not stay idling then when I got to running smoke came from under the hood and then from under the car and it would backfire while idling what just happened
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Replied on November 24, 2010

Hard to tell, look under the hood, can you tell where the smoke is coming from? All fluids good? No fluid leaks anywhere? timing chain issue?

Tiny Answered by JDL (expert)
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