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I had hoped I would never experience this - especially as I drive my car with a lot of respect, but its happened....
Earlier this evening my car went "bang". I don't mean a nice overfuelling pop or anything like that - I'm talking a full-on Uncle Buck style explosion.
All power gone, car trundles to a halt.
I try and restart car, it struggles badly. It eventually starts and dies instantly. Start it again, it dies again. Eventually it starts and manages to stay running for about 10 seconds, all the while black smoke is pouring out the back, a lot at first but then a steady puff-puff-puff of blackness out the exhaust. I switched the car off soon after this.
Any ideas on what might've happened? Couldn't see any oil, water or similar coming out of the car, and everything in the bay looked "normal" (but then Im not a mechanic)
It never rains but it pours..
Earlier this evening my car went "bang". I don't mean a nice overfuelling pop or anything like that - I'm talking a full-on Uncle Buck style explosion.
All power gone, car trundles to a halt.
I try and restart car, it struggles badly. It eventually starts and dies instantly. Start it again, it dies again. Eventually it starts and manages to stay running for about 10 seconds, all the while black smoke is pouring out the back, a lot at first but then a steady puff-puff-puff of blackness out the exhaust. I switched the car off soon after this.
Any ideas on what might've happened? Couldn't see any oil, water or similar coming out of the car, and everything in the bay looked "normal" (but then Im not a mechanic)
It never rains but it pours..