[DML] Re: Engine runs rough after pop & smoke from engine bay

["Harold McElraft" <hmcelraft@xxxxxxx>]

If you had a backfire in the intake, pressure from the explosion 
could have dislodged several items including the idle motor tube, 
several vacuum lines, intake seals, etc. or even a fuel injector.

I would suspect vacuum lines first.

Harold McElraft - 3354


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "deepdmc" <deepdmc12@xxxx> wrote:
> OK here is what happened. Drove home from work and the car was 
running 
> fine. Went to drive the car about 40 minutes later. Turned the key 
on 
> for a few seconds to let the fuel pump do its thing, then went to 
> crank it. The engine started right up as usual, but then as soon 
as I 
> let off the starter I heard a pop come from the engine bay. I 
looked 
> in the rear view mirror just in time to see a pretty hefty puff of 
> smoke. It looked like it was coming from the drivers side of the 
> engine bay towards the back of the bay near the light switch & 
> resistor area. The car starts and seems to run fine. But now the 
idle 
> is really rough, it vibrates the whole car. My first assumption 
was 
> that the relay on the back wall had popped, I replaced it but it 
still 
> runs rough. Any one have any ideas? What should I check first?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Justin Alivandi
> 16579






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