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Old 03-15-2009, 06:51 PM
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puttering engine

I recently removed my car from winter storage. Before I started driving the car I observed that the dipstick had some gunky white stuff on it. I checked various forums and they all lead to condensation. So, I completed an oil change and have been driving the car for the last 3weeks.

Today, I just started the car and began to drive... just a short distance away the car began to putter, and the engine light began to blink.. I began to loose power and was able to get the car back to my place. I checked the dipstick and it still had the gunky crap on it, and you could even see some what appeared to be water dripping off the stick. It's been a couple of hours now and the car will not start..

Can anyone give some insight on what is going on!!!!
Old 03-15-2009, 07:01 PM
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Well, the gunk on the dipstick is not abnormal, use the search function and u will see whats thats all about. Its not a BIG deal and is not causing ur car to throw a CEL and act like it did. Im guessing its spark plug/ coil related...
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