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Causes of backfireing??

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DemonGT

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i just replaced my water pump and started my car and it idled normal but every few seconds has a slight back fire..its not real loud like a gun or anything....it didnt do this when i pulled it into the garage?

odd thing is about two weeks ago it did the same thing..i started it and it did the slight poping/backfireing, then it sat for a few days and i completely forgot about it and when i started it up the next time it didnt do it at all...now i parked it and replace the WP and now its doing it again?

backfiring out the exhaust is to much fuel or its real rich right??
 

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it could really be a number of things. Plugs, wires, TPS is bad or needs cleaning, timing, etc...

when it was happening to me, it was my plug wires.
 

srothfuss

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My car pops when it's cold... I just let it warm up and then it's fine...

You can pull your codes and do a cylinder balance test to see if everything checks out OK. If you pass that, then take the noises as a sign that the car just wants you do drive it..
 

HISSIN50

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If it has sat a lot lately, driving it some is not a bad idea. the fuel will help clean varnish out of injectors (if not bad) simply from the flow and actuation, etc.

Good luck.
 

DemonGT

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it sounds like firecrackers in the mufflers...plug wires are brand new...every thing else is just about new...dont have meny miles on anything as the car wont stop having problums
 
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