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Car idles rough

Tiny
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I have a 2001 dodge caravan the other day it would start and run for about a minute and then shut off. I checked the fuel pressure and spark all seemed good but it would not run for only a minute. I even put dry gas in the tank.
today I went out and the car would run I even drove it up the road. But when idling it spits and spudders. Please help.
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 AT 11:47 PM

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Tiny
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Inspect the EGR valve for not seating completely.
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011 AT 12:05 AM
Tiny
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I did and I cleaned the valve and it seems to work good. But still having the same issue.
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011 AT 4:11 PM
Tiny
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You're going to need a scan tool to analyze the sensor data and look for what it out of parameter.
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011 AT 4:31 PM
Tiny
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I noticed smoke coming out and it smells like antifreeze. This happens about a minute or two after I start the engine. Someone said it could mean a head gasket. Is this possible?
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011 AT 11:16 PM
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It's a coolant leak but head gaskets rarely leak externally. You need to pressure test the cooling system to find it.
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011 AT 11:21 PM
Tiny
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Found leak. However my mil came on and I scanned and got a p0352 code. I got another coil pack and erased the code but that did not fix the problem. I still have this code. What can I do to fix this. I think this is my problem all along. It run good while it was cold but when she got up to operating temp is when it acted up by skipping and throwing this code again.
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Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 AT 12:49 AM
Tiny
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This question is about a leak. If you have other issues, please start a new question.
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Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 AT 12:53 AM

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