bigcheese
01-04-2013, 01:49 PM
I'm not sure if these problems are all related. The belt has been squealing for a few weeks, usually just at startup. Will keep going usually until I make it off of my street.
Then I started having some trouble starting the car. I would have to hold down the gas for a few seconds until the engine gets going or else it would go dead. I pump the gas 3 times and hold it a second each time whenever I start the car, have done this as long as I've had the car.
Then last night, when I get a little ways from home, it starts making a noise it's never made before. The engine became louder and started sounding, I guess, like a tractor or something. The noise seems to be coming from the driver's side, underneath the hood.
Any ideas? Do I have three unrelated problems?
Then I started having some trouble starting the car. I would have to hold down the gas for a few seconds until the engine gets going or else it would go dead. I pump the gas 3 times and hold it a second each time whenever I start the car, have done this as long as I've had the car.
Then last night, when I get a little ways from home, it starts making a noise it's never made before. The engine became louder and started sounding, I guess, like a tractor or something. The noise seems to be coming from the driver's side, underneath the hood.
Any ideas? Do I have three unrelated problems?