following up on my last post, i flooded the engine for the second time and found oil in the intake.... so i took apart the intake and throttle body just to clean all the oil out.. i also closed the gaps a little on the spark plugs to try to get a better spark... so i put everything back together and cranked it a couple times and it finally started up... a cloud of white smoke came of everything whcih is normal i guess when it gets flooded because it just burns all the build up so thats fine... but the engine sounded like a lawn mower (best analogy i have).... and a buddy of mine looked underneath the car and my exaust was bright red and burning up... so i immediately shut the car off because this was obviously not right...

i have never seen this before in my life nor do i have any suggestions as to what could be causing this... anyone have any ideas?

 

Sounds like a clogged cat

 

clogged cat as a result of the flood, when you deflooded it all the crap went into your kitty... take it to a dealer.

 

What causes the oil in the intake - I'm assuming its in the throttle body and concertina / air filter box area....?
Steve

 

oil in the intake is normal... bright red exhaust is not though :P

 

G3t - how can engine oil getting into tre inlet be normal - I'm only a noob but...... unless it gets through when topping up the oil.
Sorry if its a dumb question.

 

if u overfill oil, or if u were driving too aggressively, look carefully there is a breather line that goes from your oil filling top to the air filter area. one solution is don't overfill, another is get an oil catch can. ur cat is fked...

 

Thanks snipe - all is now understood.
This is one hell of a learning curve after the simplicity of my MX5 Miata......
Steve.

 

just to follow up with my post... i had the car towed today and it turns out i did infact deflood the engine but my catalytic converter is tooooast... 2000 buckaroos as of right now and they are going to drive it after its done to see if anything else needs to be worked on... maybe thats why i was getting 9 miles to a gallon.. HA

 

Note if it happens again -- disconnect the air injection pump to reduce exhaust temps while the excess fuel/oil is burned off.

 

Your cat's done, son. That's okay, who needs one anyway?