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SS_Diaz · 06-24-2012, 09:29 AM

Well I just took delivery of my car 2 nights ago after getting the turbo kit installed. Drove the car home 15 minutes from where i met the deliver guy at the hotel and everything was fine. So the next morning I wake up and go start the car to go to walmart and i crank it once and hold for a lil bit and it wont start. So i crank it again and pumped the gas pedal a little bit and it started but the whole engine was shaking and it started up like crap. So i drove it around to the store to see if it was just something small and this time when i returned to the car to start it..... it started up but started up like if the fuel was flooded or something. It was bogging till it started. So took it home and let it cool down and decided let me try to start it one last time and see. I opened the hood while my roommate started the car and this time there was like a loud plastic popping sound when he turned the key and it came from the top of my motor where the injectors/plugs are located. So it didnt start again on the first try and on the very last try we tried to start it...... He turned the key then the car started trying to crank over but nothing. Then he released the key and the car started trying to crank over for like 5 seconds on its own while the key was already released. It started on its own like that but my whole motor was shaking horribly!!! Does anyone know what could be causing this?? My car was in the shop for 7 weeks and the first day i get it back this happens. What a mess

Mr. Unassailable · 06-24-2012, 09:46 AM

Injectors can sometimes make ticking sounds, I don't know about popping though. If your car does not know how much air is in the intake then I could see it idling pretty rough. Did you pull the codes? Maybe something as little as faulty MAF.

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SS_Diaz · 06-24-2012, 09:54 AM

What do u mean by pull the codes? It's not throwing up a CEL but i have my tuner with me in the car. But yes when i was bringing it home yesterday from walmart it was idling a little low and seemed like it might turn off but never did

JLE58 · 06-24-2012, 09:59 AM

Why don't you just call chris?

SS_Diaz · 06-24-2012, 10:03 AM

I called Chris and made him aware of it but he was already headed back home to Georgia, so i told him i would drive it around till tuesday to see if it got better. It just seems to be getting worse.

JLE58 · 06-24-2012, 10:05 AM

Could be a few things. it idled like stock the other day.

jdenotter · 06-24-2012, 10:08 AM

Why did you pump the gas? This isnt a carb style engine its a fuel injected engine so pumping the gas isnt gonna do anything. Why not just call the guy who did the work?

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SS_Diaz · 06-24-2012, 10:09 AM

Yeah, when we met at the hotel that night it started up fine. I told him what happened and he said that has only happened once before.

JLE58 · 06-24-2012, 10:11 AM

Did you check the ground? Plugs wires?

Jayrcr3 · 06-24-2012, 10:20 AM

Sounds like your MAF is dying. Actually, it sounds like it's dead already.

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ADM PERFORMANCE · 06-24-2012, 10:35 AM

Wow that is not good.

No codes?

SS_Diaz · 06-24-2012, 10:36 AM

Yeah i checked the wires and ground was good. Hopefully its something small like the MAF. Im taking it to HHP Carolina tomorrow to install my boost and a/f gauge so i eill have them see if they can diagnose the problem. I'll keep everyone updated. Or is it a bad idea to even try and drive it there?

SS_Diaz · 06-24-2012, 10:37 AM

No codes at all. Just plugged in the tuner and read the dtc codes just to see if something would pop up but nothing

solobaric · 06-24-2012, 11:02 AM

Sounds kinda like your maf but hard to say for sure. I'd consider having it towed or trailered there just to be safe. Let us know what they find.

06-24-2012, 09:29 AM	#1
SS_Diaz Drives: 2010 Victory Red 2SS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Antonio Tx Posts: 317 View My Garage	Turbo LS3 Problem.... Well I just took delivery of my car 2 nights ago after getting the turbo kit installed. Drove the car home 15 minutes from where i met the deliver guy at the hotel and everything was fine. So the next morning I wake up and go start the car to go to walmart and i crank it once and hold for a lil bit and it wont start. So i crank it again and pumped the gas pedal a little bit and it started but the whole engine was shaking and it started up like crap. So i drove it around to the store to see if it was just something small and this time when i returned to the car to start it..... it started up but started up like if the fuel was flooded or something. It was bogging till it started. So took it home and let it cool down and decided let me try to start it one last time and see. I opened the hood while my roommate started the car and this time there was like a loud plastic popping sound when he turned the key and it came from the top of my motor where the injectors/plugs are located. So it didnt start again on the first try and on the very last try we tried to start it...... He turned the key then the car started trying to crank over but nothing. Then he released the key and the car started trying to crank over for like 5 seconds on its own while the key was already released. It started on its own like that but my whole motor was shaking horribly!!! Does anyone know what could be causing this?? My car was in the shop for 7 weeks and the first day i get it back this happens. What a mess __________________

06-24-2012, 09:46 AM	#2
Mr. Unassailable Drives: 2010 2SS MT, 2010 SHO, 2004 S60R Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 581	Injectors can sometimes make ticking sounds, I don't know about popping though. If your car does not know how much air is in the intake then I could see it idling pretty rough. Did you pull the codes? Maybe something as little as faulty MAF. Sent from my iPhone __________________ Garage: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS M6, 2010 Taurus SHO, 2004 S60R GT, 2008 F250

06-24-2012, 09:54 AM	#3
SS_Diaz Drives: 2010 Victory Red 2SS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Antonio Tx Posts: 317 View My Garage	What do u mean by pull the codes? It's not throwing up a CEL but i have my tuner with me in the car. But yes when i was bringing it home yesterday from walmart it was idling a little low and seemed like it might turn off but never did __________________

06-24-2012, 10:03 AM	#5
SS_Diaz Drives: 2010 Victory Red 2SS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Antonio Tx Posts: 317 View My Garage	I called Chris and made him aware of it but he was already headed back home to Georgia, so i told him i would drive it around till tuesday to see if it got better. It just seems to be getting worse. __________________

06-24-2012, 10:08 AM	#7
jdenotter Drives: 2010 2SS/RS,M6,Black w/CGM Stripes Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nashville, NC Posts: 1,777 View My Garage	Why did you pump the gas? This isnt a carb style engine its a fuel injected engine so pumping the gas isnt gonna do anything. Why not just call the guy who did the work? Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 3" RDP Motorsports aggressive cat-back exhaust w/ x-pipe, Vararam CAI, Hurst's short throw shifter, Gary's Customs painted bowties, Ofer's HID DRL/Fog Light wiring harness, Kelvin 8K HID DRL bulbs, ZL1 grille. Johnson's window tint film, LSR lowering springs, Metra dash kit with Pioneer In-Dash DVD head unit.

06-24-2012, 09:59 AM	#4
JLE58 Drives: CGM,twin turbo, cam 2010 SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ROCKMART, GA Posts: 2,185	Why don't you just call chris?

06-24-2012, 10:05 AM	#6
JLE58 Drives: CGM,twin turbo, cam 2010 SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ROCKMART, GA Posts: 2,185	Could be a few things. it idled like stock the other day.

06-24-2012, 10:09 AM	#8
SS_Diaz Drives: 2010 Victory Red 2SS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Antonio Tx Posts: 317 View My Garage	Yeah, when we met at the hotel that night it started up fine. I told him what happened and he said that has only happened once before. __________________

06-24-2012, 10:11 AM	#9
JLE58 Drives: CGM,twin turbo, cam 2010 SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: ROCKMART, GA Posts: 2,185	Did you check the ground? Plugs wires?

06-24-2012, 10:20 AM	#10
Jayrcr3 Drives: 2011 IOM 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chatham, Illinois Posts: 756	Sounds like your MAF is dying. Actually, it sounds like it's dead already. Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2 __________________ American Racing 1 7/8" Headers and Hi-Flow Cats, CAI cold air intake, Flowmaster AT exhaust, Vengeance Racing Stage 2 cam, VMax ported throttle body, TEA valve springs and titanium retainers, Trick Flow hardened pushrods, 180* T-stat, Comp Trunion kit, ZL1 Fuel Pump, ADM Fuel Pump Control Module, 20% window tint, Whipple Supercharger. Tuned by Mike Norris Motorsports. 656rwhp/584rwtq @10 PSI.

06-24-2012, 10:35 AM	#11
ADM PERFORMANCE Drives: Anything I want Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: DfW - Texas Posts: 5,407	Wow that is not good. No codes?

06-24-2012, 10:36 AM	#12
SS_Diaz Drives: 2010 Victory Red 2SS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Antonio Tx Posts: 317 View My Garage	Yeah i checked the wires and ground was good. Hopefully its something small like the MAF. Im taking it to HHP Carolina tomorrow to install my boost and a/f gauge so i eill have them see if they can diagnose the problem. I'll keep everyone updated. Or is it a bad idea to even try and drive it there? __________________

06-24-2012, 10:37 AM	#13
SS_Diaz Drives: 2010 Victory Red 2SS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Antonio Tx Posts: 317 View My Garage	No codes at all. Just plugged in the tuner and read the dtc codes just to see if something would pop up but nothing __________________

06-24-2012, 11:02 AM	#14
solobaric Drives: 2002 Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 526	Sounds kinda like your maf but hard to say for sure. I'd consider having it towed or trailered there just to be safe. Let us know what they find.