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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: steel330i on January 31, 2017, 10:28:13 PM
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Ok so back story, just finished a rebuild after years of sitting, she starts right up and begin to drive her home from the garage where I did the work...all new gaskets, and everything re-torqued to Bentley spec...driving home I start to lose power and feels sluggish or like its choking a little bit, moves but no power, so then I put it in neutral and coast to traffic at a stoplight and she dies, wont start for about 20 minutes, drain battery then get a jump, starts and dies again, thinking about maybe the cat is clogged from coolant (previously blown hg) I loosen the 4 nuts on header bottom and create a leak, clears the CEL and runs ok until I get home...once at home I pull spark plug wires and a small amount of oil comes out with the boot on #2 cylinder...she smokes but she got home under her own power...any ideas as to where to start? Thanks in advance for any help.