What causes car to cut off while driving but starts right up and engine loses power while driving and produces black exhaust smoke?
Burning oil change spark plugs and air filter
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SOURCE: 04 grand prix shuts off
possibly the crank sensor, it will make the car shut down for no apparent reason. then the car will start after it sits for a bit.
SOURCE: '97 Grand Prix 3.1L...Head Gasket? Manifold? Control Module?
Hi Melody- it feels like you could be right. it feels like your car was well worn when you got it. common causes of overheating are coolant too low, which is what i suspect was the case when you first got it. a stuck closed thermostat not allowing coolant to circulate. i assume you have an electric cooling fan- check to see if your fan motor is fried. you could also have large air pockets inside your cooling system which can give false coolant level. when you pour coolant into your radiator rather than your overflow tank, you introduce air into the cooling system that has to be purged by allowing the bubbles to work their way out through your radiator by squeezing your coolant hose you can assist the escape of these air pockets (with engine running) evidence of a cracked head can be presence of coolant in your engine oil-pull your oil dipstick and look. you say no evidence of coolant leakage, however, look underneath your car and check to see if there is coolant splatter surrounding the underside. it maybe that your car is maintaining enough pressure to run but when engine temps reach a point to where the radiator fan should kick on, and/or the thermostat should open to allow coolant flow and these things dont happen-the result is what you describe with no power and overheating that will eventually overstress your head(s) warped heads can cause the symptoms you describe. you can perform a compression test to help pinpoint a blown cyl. an idea for fixing your car for cheap would be to take it to your local high school auto shop. the only way kids learn the trade is by subject cars. ill bet you can even arrange them to pick it up. the will fix your car for cost. you would only need to supply whatever parts are needed to make the repair. its a win-win situation because they get to learn by fixing your car and you get to use your car for doing mommy things without fear of labor fees. which are around $120/hr. I hope i have helped you with your car good luck!
SOURCE: I need a diagram for serpentine drive belt for a
2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 3.8 LITRE V6 SERPENTINE BELT
Go to the following web site (copy and post the web address to your browser)
http://www.daycoproducts.com/daycoweb.nsf/cf652a4feb630ad0862571a4005ae40c/a866a821123f887c862571a5006988df!OpenDocument
There are 2 PDF documents above the photo. The first gives you theRouting guide for the vehicle/engine - 6-24 - on pages 103/104 of the PDF doc and the second document ( Illustration PDF) gives you the belt routing diagram for 6-24.
Hope this gives you what you need.
Cheers
Sean
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SOURCE: My 1999 grand prix stalls and dies at stops.
My Pontiac Grand Prix is also a 99, it has 216,+ thousand miles on it, it runs great, idles good, I need to replace the oxygen sensor tho as it shuts off on me while driving or sometimes coming to a stop. You might try checking the fuel filter and pump as well.
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