This morning (45 degrees, 100% humidity), my car refused to start for the longest time. It'd crank but not "catch" strong enough to actually start. It'd half-sputter a few times, but refused to actually start. I was parked slightly uphill, so I coasted the vehicle and turned to make it level, and tried a few more times. It finally caught and ran a little rough. I was late to work as it was, so drove a different car into work.
Looking at the tailpipes, I saw white exhaust that trailed out by a couple feet. Not sure how unusual this is for the vehicle and weather conditions. Didn't let the engine get up to temperature to see if it went away. My other vehicle had a little white smoke but not nearly as thick.
1) Could this be water in the gas? I will try some HEET tonight to see if that fixes the problem.
2) Engine has not overheated, so should not be a cracked head.
3) I looked at the coolant and oil. No signs of oil in coolant (stuck a paper towel in and came out clean) nor any signs of foamy suds in oil. Will look at oil again tonight.
4) Probably unrelated, but I am hearing a random metallic clanging in engine block. Need to have this looked at.
5) Also likely unrelated, but occasionally I'll hear a funny whine when accelerating around 3,500 rpm. Sounds like the coolant pump sheave is slipping (I think I have a small coolant leak that splatters coolant on my fan belt causing it to get more slick than normal.) Haven't had this problem in a few weeks.
Appreciate any input you may have.
Looking at the tailpipes, I saw white exhaust that trailed out by a couple feet. Not sure how unusual this is for the vehicle and weather conditions. Didn't let the engine get up to temperature to see if it went away. My other vehicle had a little white smoke but not nearly as thick.
1) Could this be water in the gas? I will try some HEET tonight to see if that fixes the problem.
2) Engine has not overheated, so should not be a cracked head.
3) I looked at the coolant and oil. No signs of oil in coolant (stuck a paper towel in and came out clean) nor any signs of foamy suds in oil. Will look at oil again tonight.
4) Probably unrelated, but I am hearing a random metallic clanging in engine block. Need to have this looked at.
5) Also likely unrelated, but occasionally I'll hear a funny whine when accelerating around 3,500 rpm. Sounds like the coolant pump sheave is slipping (I think I have a small coolant leak that splatters coolant on my fan belt causing it to get more slick than normal.) Haven't had this problem in a few weeks.
Appreciate any input you may have.