what's wrong with my car?
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what's wrong with my car?
ok
i was cruising down the highway at 110mph
for alil over an hour
then i slow down to stop at the service area
but the RPM wouldn't go down.....
so i turn off my stereo and start hearing this weird
noise ...sounded like an airplane ......
and of course....my Service engine sign comes on...
can someone help me?
alternator? could it be?
or my transimission>?
i was cruising down the highway at 110mph
for alil over an hour
then i slow down to stop at the service area
but the RPM wouldn't go down.....
so i turn off my stereo and start hearing this weird
noise ...sounded like an airplane ......
and of course....my Service engine sign comes on...
can someone help me?
alternator? could it be?
or my transimission>?
Re: what's wrong with my car?
Originally posted by NemaMax
ok
i was cruising down the highway at 110mph
for alil over an hour
then i slow down to stop at the service area
but the RPM wouldn't go down.....
so i turn off my stereo and start hearing this weird
noise ...sounded like an airplane ......
and of course....my Service engine sign comes on...
can someone help me?
alternator? could it be?
or my transimission>?
ok
i was cruising down the highway at 110mph
for alil over an hour
then i slow down to stop at the service area
but the RPM wouldn't go down.....
so i turn off my stereo and start hearing this weird
noise ...sounded like an airplane ......
and of course....my Service engine sign comes on...
can someone help me?
alternator? could it be?
or my transimission>?
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have you tried turning off your engine for a while? cuz i remember running my 2k 90mph+ for straight 3 hours and same kinda thing happended. But after cooling it down a little bid at a gas station, everything came back normal. it's probably the stress on your engine. which year model is it btw?
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Originally posted by NemaMax
it's 2000 maxima
and
it was doing 4000 RPM at a speed of 70 mph
after cooling it down for a lil bit
things came back to normal
but the service engine sign is still on
it's 2000 maxima
and
it was doing 4000 RPM at a speed of 70 mph
after cooling it down for a lil bit
things came back to normal
but the service engine sign is still on
70 mph @ 4000 rpm....did you have the O/D off all that time??
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