05-31-2018, 09:33 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2012 2SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Kentucky
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Help!! Loss of power
Driving my car the other day n kinda got onto it some n no power at all past 5000 rpms. 3500-4000 is when it starts acting funny. Loud sucking sound with an odd smell. I have no vacuum leaks or intake leaks. Car sounds fine at an idal. Even when reeved up makes the noise and smell. Car has less then 50k miles on it using only 93 octane gas and has a cam with no cats and Borla exhaust with cooks headers. It’s a 2012 Camaro SS
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05-31-2018, 09:50 PM | #2 |
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Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS & 2006 Corvette Join Date: Jul 2015
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What was the 'odd' smell, can you compare if to something?
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05-31-2018, 10:42 PM | #3 |
Drives: 2012 2SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2015
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Nothing I’ve ever smelt before, is not a burning smell. It’s also not a clutch smell. I literally have no idea what to compare it to
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05-31-2018, 11:21 PM | #4 |
Drives: 2010 Camaro SS 2SS Join Date: Jul 2017
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OK, I'll bite....
are all 8 spark plugs installed? |
06-01-2018, 06:10 AM | #5 |
Drives: 2014 2SS blue Join Date: Jun 2016
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Rats? Check your intake thoroughly.
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06-01-2018, 06:14 AM | #6 |
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This maybe a dumb question, but how does the oil look? If my car dropped power and smelled funny I'd be checking there to make sure my oil still looks like oil.
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06-01-2018, 07:15 AM | #7 |
Drives: 2012 2SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2015
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Yes all the spark plugs are installed, had the intake off it’s clean, and it’s full of oil.
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06-01-2018, 07:16 AM | #8 |
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I mean yes the oil is oil even smells like oil
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06-03-2018, 09:27 AM | #9 |
Drives: 2012 2SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2015
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Nobody know anything?
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