Yesterday my car started having a serious problem. I started the car and it just began sputtering and shaking then the engine would die off. I had to get it towed back to my house and now I may need to get it towed to a shop unless I can find out what the problem is. If I start it and let it idle then it'll run okay, then once I give it gas it starts to die out and smoke. It sounds like theres some popping noises and there's also a pretty strong smell coming from it.

When I attempt to drive it, it jumps a lot and eventually turns off while moving. So that's not something I want to deal with.

Here's a quick vid I took, I'm not sure if it will help with anything but it may be of some assistance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHg0j...ature=youtu.be

Any help would be much appreciated, I'll be at work though so unfortunately I won't be able to get any work done on the car during the day.

Edit: I've now replaced the fuel filter, fuel pump, and changed spark plugs and my ignition coil for cylinder 3 which was having a misfire. I took my car to auto zone and it turns out I have 4 CEL codes, P0180: Fuel temperature sensor, P1320: ignition signal, P1440 EVAP control system small leak, and P0464: Fuel level sensor 1 circuit intermittent.

I put a grounding kit in a day before the problem arose, idk if that may have been a part of the problem or what. I did experience my car shutting down while driving prior to putting the grounding wires in as well, which makes me feel like the grounding kit may not have been the cause.

 

Sounds exactly like what happens when I pull the fuse for the fuel pump, maybe you bump is going bad? Try da removing the back seat bottom and the fuel pump assembly cover and listen. It should be a constant buzzing while the car is running.

 

I actually had these same symptoms when my throttle body went bad. You haven't tried cleaning the butterfly recently have you?

 

Nope, yesterday I cleaned my MAF and put in some grounding wires.It was running fine for hours after I had done that. My car had done the sputtering and dying a few days before I had done any of that work though. Although it wasn't as bad.

 

something was going bad and went bad. It sounds like a MAF issue to me and you could of cleaned it wrong or it was already going bad as you mentioned before and it couldnt take the cleaning. Either that or you might have accidentally disconnected a vacuum hose. Any codes?

 

The check engine light is on, it came on after about 20 miles of driving after having cleared the ecu from having the battery disconnected, 20 miles seems pretty quick for it to come back on. I haven't gotten the code checked yet though. I don't think I touched any vacuum hoses or anything while I was doing work. When I cleaned my MAF I used the cleaning spray and was pretty cautious as to not drop it or damage it in any way. The sensor looked like it was still fine as well. I'll check to make sure my air box and everything was put back together properly.

Any idea what could be causing the smoking and the rich smell?

 

I've now replaced the fuel filter, fuel pump, and changed spark plugs and my ignition coil for cylinder 3 which was having a misfire. I took my car to auto zone and it turns out I have 4 CEL codes, P0180: Fuel temperature sensor, P1320: ignition signal, P1440 EVAP control system small leak, and P0464: Fuel level sensor 1 circuit intermittent.

There's been some white smoke coming from my exhaust, and a bit of a hissing sound coming from around the throttle body area. I haven't done a thorough check for the source of the hissing because it was too dark. I've been trying to avoid taking it to a shop because I was hoping it would be something simple for me to fix but I can't get to the source of the problem, instead of paying them massive amounts of money that I don't have readily available right now. I'm thinking about maybe changing the camshaft sensor tomorrow if I have a chance. This whole ordeal is becoming so aggravating as well as putting me at a big inconvenience.

 

Any follow up?