1993 Oldsmobile Ciera code 42

1993 OLDSMOBILE CIERA
159,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MORGAREIDGE
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the car stalls, backfires, runs very rough,smokes and does this on startup at times and sometimes when driving down the road, this will go on for 2-3 mins. and then it will run smoothly. Using a diagnostic code reader the code 42 comes up. what is code 42 and what is the repair. Thank you.
Jul 13, 2009 at 4:06 PM
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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Hello and thanks for the donation! Your condition is caused by a timing issue. Below are more details about your trouble code and how to diagnose it..


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Jul 13, 2009 at 4:19 PM
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