Jae Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Workin on a 99 durango 5.2 ltr the truck has sat for some time so i replaced the cap and rotor as a general starting point as the owner told me this has happened in the past, and I can hear a faint sound of it wanting to kick but no go. Im thinking its sat for so long that there might be water in the line, how would I remove this line or where would I look. Also I got starting fluid to help, and clean the throttle body while im in there. Any ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otlip Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 remove the plugs and shot some wd-40 into the cylinders to make sure they are lubricated to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako III Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 If it sat for a long time with out any fuel treatment you might have to replace the fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 gona work on it tomarrow prob gona replace the coil pak as my buddy said it was getting a weak spark. so i figure replace that and mabe a new wire set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 UPDATE: replaced the coil and she started, but i have more issues. chk eng popped and i dont have an obd2 reader yet and 2 far away to get one to use. needs oil change, and it is smoking a little. im guessing its just oil that leaked outa somewhere and is just burning off so not 2 big of a deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoobob Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Hi Jae, If it's white smoke it's probably just water in the gas, if it smells like oil then you may have a stuck valve of a valve seal that is leaking I wouls start with a full tank of gas with some gas line antifreeze/dry gas and some fuel injector cleaner and see if that helps before removing the valve covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 im gona take it to my buddys tonight i hope, but the smoke is comming off the engine when i shut it down, i think it may be oil on the headers or oil on something that is getting hot and its just smoking off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billybob Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Jae - A common problem on that motor is the intake plenum pan gasket if you do a search, you will see a lot of info on the web. The alum intake has a steel pan bolted on the bottom and when it blows the gasket, oil is sucked into the intake. Look down the throttle body and see if you have oil pooling in the intake. Your OBD will likely flash a cylinder misfire code, usually #8 first, but then others. Burning this oil can ruin your cat as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 ya i saw that i know i dont have to go far down but something about a magnet i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Posted December 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 looked down it yesterday and saw just a little oil it looks clean. i think im gona do wires and plugs next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Posted December 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 billy bob i found out what the code was tonight it is a bad o2 sensor pre cat so an easy fix. this weekend plugs and wires and o2 sensor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billybob Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Good luck Jae, hope that does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Posted December 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 update....replaced wires and plugs and there is a noticable difference in starting even with a bad battery it runs good. oil change and batery next week....and the chk eng light cleared so i dont have to replace o2 sensor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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