Engine trouble :(
Hey guys, I'm New here so I'll try to
keep this simple and maybe get
some help. I'm no mechanic by far
but growing up, I was a "daddy's
girl" so I learned a few things about
engines and how they somewhat
work. Any way, a few weeks back I
traded my Chevy Avalanche 5.3 V8
for a 35th anniversary edition 99
mustang 3.8l V6 w/ 121504 miles on
it cause I was thinking with gas
prices being as they are, surely i'd do
better with a smaller engine and gas
tank. Was told it had a new clutch,
pressure plates and throw out
bearing and shifted good except for
the squeal that what stop if i applyed
slight pressure to the clutch. Ran
great for about 4 days or so and I
realized after filling my tank up, I only
had 1/4th left and only driven167
miles. Then I noticed white smoke
whenever i'd crank the car and black
if I reved it up so i changed my air
filter, checked the coolant and oil,
which I had to add 2 quarts of and let
it sit over night to cool so i could
repeat the process in the morning.
Same thing except this time my
service engine light came on and
would start flashing while I was
driving. Took it by O'Reilly's to have
tested and it read misfire on 1&3 so i
bought plugs and wires and changed
them, which was not fun by the way,
cranked right up and still smoke but
light was off. Next day, same thing,
light on, white smoke. Took PCV off,
cleaned it. Took EGR off, cleaned it,
glad I did, it was bad clogged.
Sanded it down and painted, yes I
painted it. Lol (Rustolium High Heat
Black) at this point I may have 200
miles on it and have had to add $10
in gas. so again, light off drive a little
bit, car starts loosing horse power,
light back on so back to O'REILLY's I
go. Misfiring1&3 again so this time I
put a coil pack, check my firing order
to make sure the wires are in the
correct position, cranks a little better
but still loosing horsepower, spitting
and sputtering, can't run AC so i call
the car lot and they send me to their
mechanic who basically tells me I've
done all I can, stop wasting my
money, I need a rebuild or engine
replacement. Sorry for the long
introduction but can somebody steer
me in the right direction? Oh and
cats are good, no exhaust leaks
although to me it seems to be
running hot inside and out even
though temp gauge says A-ok. Could
this possibly be cylinder damage?
Thanks
