went out on the trail yesterday with a friend. car was a little dirty so i decided to wash it when i got home. i did so, doing a pretty through job with the pressure washer. got in the wheel wells, trailer hitch, roof, and then tackled the underside. finished, cleaned up, went to a friends house and back with no problems.
next morning, I start it up, back out, and head for class. the first mile or so, its was just like any other day driving to school, but after that, i was honestly very perplexed and kind of worried.
i came to a stop sign and started accelerating, (not hard, just nice, easy, and gentle-- no rush.) and as soon as i did, i got terrible shakes coming from what seemed like the mid section of the car around where the tranny is. i let off the accelerator and the rumble stopped. so i started accelerating again; same thing. rumbling stopped for maybe a second or two before it shifted into 2nd gear, and when the rpm needle dropped, the shakes came back.
came home for lunch (right now) and everything is exactly the same, no improvement. the only things i have now noticed is that when i absolutely punch on the accelerator doing 30 or so, and it pops into 1st or 2nd, during that massive acceleration, there aren't any shakes. i also rolled down the window to see if i could hear anything, and the only thing that sounds weird is the 'whirring' noise coming from the exhaust (the one described as the false turbo) yea, that, it makes a fluttering noise with each shake.
i was also idling at a stop sign for 20 seconds, and even though the rpms didn't drop, i still got intermittent shakes.
confused.
honestly, the only thing i can even think of, is when i was pressure washing it, i turned around to fumble with the hose, and water shot up the tail pipe. i wasnt at an angle to where it shot straight up the pipe, but I'm pretty sure i got a little in there.
next morning, I start it up, back out, and head for class. the first mile or so, its was just like any other day driving to school, but after that, i was honestly very perplexed and kind of worried.
i came to a stop sign and started accelerating, (not hard, just nice, easy, and gentle-- no rush.) and as soon as i did, i got terrible shakes coming from what seemed like the mid section of the car around where the tranny is. i let off the accelerator and the rumble stopped. so i started accelerating again; same thing. rumbling stopped for maybe a second or two before it shifted into 2nd gear, and when the rpm needle dropped, the shakes came back.
came home for lunch (right now) and everything is exactly the same, no improvement. the only things i have now noticed is that when i absolutely punch on the accelerator doing 30 or so, and it pops into 1st or 2nd, during that massive acceleration, there aren't any shakes. i also rolled down the window to see if i could hear anything, and the only thing that sounds weird is the 'whirring' noise coming from the exhaust (the one described as the false turbo) yea, that, it makes a fluttering noise with each shake.
i was also idling at a stop sign for 20 seconds, and even though the rpms didn't drop, i still got intermittent shakes.
confused.
honestly, the only thing i can even think of, is when i was pressure washing it, i turned around to fumble with the hose, and water shot up the tail pipe. i wasnt at an angle to where it shot straight up the pipe, but I'm pretty sure i got a little in there.
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