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I went to turn my 1997 honda accord on this morning and I saw smoke coming from the hood, and when I raised the hood there were flames down below. I waited a few hours into the afternoon and went to start it again. There were no more smoke and flames but it will not shift into gear like reverse, drive and so forth. The dash lights won't come on but I figure it's a fuse thing. There is a recall for ignition switches for accords built 1997-2000. I am going to take it in for that, but does anyone know if that ignition recall may have any connection to the other problems I just had this morning and after noon? Or will the dealership hit me with the whole "new transmission" thing?
Hello i dont think you will need a tranny your ignition system is tied into a few different areas in your harness from what your explaining the ignition contacts cross each other creating a short,safety neutral switch mounted at tranny ,starter, wich would run thru system blowing out fusebile links that are tied into the harness most likely near your starter ,goodluck please rate
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White smoke is usually coolant burning. Could have also been a large buildup of water/moisture in the exhaust.
How's the coolant level in the radiator ?
it needs a rebuild! valve seals and piston rings are bad!! black smoke is rich fuel and carbon. blue smoke is oil burning(which should never be present) and white smoke is water/coolant.
That smoke came from some wires that shorted and melted. Take the car immediately to a shop and fix the wiring loom, it can burst into flames at any minute now.
This is called run on,or dieseling ,there maybe a timing problem,or the vehicle is running to hot,the temperature is to high,it may not be cooling good,check the temp of the engine,if it is too hot,then the cooling fan may not be working,or thermostat maybe staying closed.If the vehicles throttle is staying open to much,this could be the problem also.
This is either worn valve stem seals or worn out oil rings. Have someone follow you if the car smokes more as you release the throttle on deceleration it is most likely valve stem seal if it smokes more on acceleration it is worn oil piston rings. If the smoke is white you have a blown head gasket blue smoke means burning oil, black smoke means too rich (to much gas reaching motor)
20 year old car with 160,000 miles on the odometer and it is smoking from under the hood. Walk away from this car. The smoke could be just leaking valve covers and the gas smell could be nothing more than a gas leak. But it could be something far more expensive to repair. My advice is to walk away and find a good car with no problems. They are out there, so why take a chance on what could be a money pit,
There could be a few things causing this. When the car finally starts, is there any smoke coming out the exhaust pipe? White smoke would mean your headgasket is leaking and is letting coolant into the engine, then it is burned along with the fuel. Does the car run hot? Meaning has it ever overheated? Back to the smoke, if its black, your oil is getting in and is burning.
Now, the reason why it would be hard for a car to start, could be, a leaking headgasket, flooding the car while the car is sitting.
And yes, the car would be able to crank, but just wont start, for a while...because it has to get rid of all that fluid that has leaked into the engine while sitting at night.
Another thing you could look at, is your fuel pump, is it supplying a sufficient amount of pressure? If it isnt, it will take a while for it to pressurize and deliver fuel into the engine. You can check the fuel pump yourself by renting a fuel pump pressure tool from stores like autozone, kragen and more.
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