Hi everyone,
I've been searching online about this issue for a while without any luck. This morning I went to turn on the car (2000 Ford Focus ZTS) and heard a pop, at the same time white-grey smoke that smelled awful came out of the defrost vents. Immediately afterwards the car stalled. Now when I go to start it, it sometimes starts, then stalls immediately. Other times it will rev up to about 3500 RPMs and then stalls.
Any thoughts of what this could be? Blocked cats would cause the engine to stall, correct? Would it cause the smoke in the vents though?
The IAC would also cause the car to stall, but again could it cause the smoke?
Heater core would cause the smoke, but would it cause the car to stall?
Are there any issues that would cause both of these symptoms at the same time? Before this morning the car was running perfectly fine.
Thank you in advance!
Kory
I've been searching online about this issue for a while without any luck. This morning I went to turn on the car (2000 Ford Focus ZTS) and heard a pop, at the same time white-grey smoke that smelled awful came out of the defrost vents. Immediately afterwards the car stalled. Now when I go to start it, it sometimes starts, then stalls immediately. Other times it will rev up to about 3500 RPMs and then stalls.
Any thoughts of what this could be? Blocked cats would cause the engine to stall, correct? Would it cause the smoke in the vents though?
The IAC would also cause the car to stall, but again could it cause the smoke?
Heater core would cause the smoke, but would it cause the car to stall?
Are there any issues that would cause both of these symptoms at the same time? Before this morning the car was running perfectly fine.
Thank you in advance!
Kory