CEL+smell of gas+backfiring
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CEL+smell of gas+backfiring
hi im new to the rotary world and i currently got a problem.
i have an 07 rx8 with 47k miles. ever since i first got it it smelled alot like gas at idle. it idles fine and everything. it also backfires at high rpms and when its revving down from high rpms. i just got a check engine light yesterday when i was driving normally on the highway. i have no sweet smell or nothing just unburned gas. havent had a chance to get the code out since i have no scanner. you guys think its the coils or do i have a bigger problem? oh and i checked the coils and they do have white spots underneath them but dont have them tools to accurately check em. help!
i have an 07 rx8 with 47k miles. ever since i first got it it smelled alot like gas at idle. it idles fine and everything. it also backfires at high rpms and when its revving down from high rpms. i just got a check engine light yesterday when i was driving normally on the highway. i have no sweet smell or nothing just unburned gas. havent had a chance to get the code out since i have no scanner. you guys think its the coils or do i have a bigger problem? oh and i checked the coils and they do have white spots underneath them but dont have them tools to accurately check em. help!
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1) White spots under the coils mean nothing.
2) Places like Autozone will scan your car for free and tell you what the code is.
3) I have to ask... do you have a mid-pipe? If not, you may have a leak at one of the gaskets in the exhaust system or a hole in the pipe somewhere.
2) Places like Autozone will scan your car for free and tell you what the code is.
3) I have to ask... do you have a mid-pipe? If not, you may have a leak at one of the gaskets in the exhaust system or a hole in the pipe somewhere.