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1995 Holden Commodore Repair Question


Topics covered: Exhaust, Backfire, Odor.
Mileage: No information provided.

Asked on June 1, 2012

Why does my car backfire?

V8 commodore vs starts with a whinning idle, then afta 15 - 20secs it idles like a V8 properly.
Drive down the road then it backfires with 1 big loud bang &
then wont start.
Changed spark plugs, check exhaust pipe, replaced new leads, carbuerator cap seems fine, changed filters
Avatar Asked by kauribob

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Replied on June 1, 2012

sticky valves may be a problem, is it backfiring in the exhaust or the inlet, how many Km's and have you had a scan for any unresolved electrical problem yet?

Tiny Answered by mhpautos (expert)
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