CAR WAS FINE BEFORE THIS. rotten smell maybe 3 times in past 2 months. BUT OTHER THAN THAT EVERYTHING WAS PEACHY.. Car randomly made 2 different LOUD echoed crackling noises then cut off. When stopped i noticed oil was bone dry which there was no warning of. And car was overheated which can't remember what the gauge said. But first time ever happening. So I put water in radiator and noticed it had a seal leak so I got another radiator. It stopped over heating for overnight morning came around and car started to not wanna start (killing of battery) and starting running VERY ROUGH. Idling VERY funny with a little jumping act to it. Started throwing codes p0301, p0302, p0303 so changed out spark plugs as they were filed down from the cut off session we had. Still throwing same codes. Still killing battery within 5 minutes of cutting off, still over heating at slow moving or idling. It seems like its drinking thru gas very fast. When pushing gas its like its bogging out with gargling noises to it. Especially when going up a hill. After its got speeds of 30 or more it stops bogging unless stomping gas. There are some smells coming from car. When starting up or hitting gas it smells kinda rich like fuel pump issues and when driving down the road is kinda rotten smell like a Cadillac converter problem. ***MUST KNOWS ▪︎FYI a/c wasn't working before problems starting accuring and still don't work. ▪︎ been told about a little tick like noise that people have told me is from timing belt. ▪︎water pump not pumping water into radiator? ▪︎VERY LITTLE white smoke in AM but its not heavy at all and only for 3 secs. ▪︎Fans are working.
I LIVE IN MY CAR RIGHT NOW DUE NO STEADY INCOME BECAUSE OF MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE AT WORK. so I don't have money to blow on parts that aren't needed.
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