driving the car after it has had the engine rebuilt 2 weeks ... smoke comes from the tailpipe and the check engine light blinks. please help.
Aug 25, 2014 at 8:13 AM
HMAC300
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sor codes if engine light blinks. an d if was rebuilt a couple of weeks ago from a blown engine all the oil and other stuff may not be quite out of the system yet. Or take it back to where it was done and complain.
Aug 25, 2014 at 8:42 AM
CARMENNLONG
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thank you .. we took it back to the guy that rebuilt the engine . he can not find anything wrong . says oxygen sensor is bad and the motor mounts are bad. but he drove it and says it's good . but will look at it tomorrow and see if all is okay and i thank you for your response.
Aug 25, 2014 at 10:30 AM
CARMENNLONG
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sorry, it was checked at Advance Auto and the code was bad pistons.
Aug 25, 2014 at 10:31 AM
ASEMASTER6371
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Good evening,
The flashing check engine light indicates a misfire. I attached a guide for you below of possible causes.
Hello and thank you for your response. But this is a 2016 Chrysler 200. There is no smoke.
Jun 4, 2021 at 4:17 AM
DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.
Since this is a different vehicle since your earlier post what we ask you to do is start a new question with all your vehicle information and be sure to include all symptoms. Here is the new question link: