Wont Stay Running??? Help PLEASE!!!!!

[Sho]

Ok well the car is a Bone Stock 94 GT 5 Speed.

Symptoms are:
1. It has a dicey Idle, maybe choppy It goes up and down?
2. If I'm running down the road and push in the clutch the car will die, But as soon as I pop the clutch or hit the key it fires right back up to symptom #1.
3. To me the motor sounds a little weird. I know that sounds dumb but I don't know how to explain it, It just sounds off.

I took the car to vato zone to have the codes ran and the guy told me it has a misfire in cylinder #8, Bad EGR Valve, and a Vacume leak on the left side. Now I'm not sure how he knew it was the on the left side but that is what he said.

I will say that I don't really notice a loss in power but it does sound a little funny maybe?

What do you guys think about all of this, any help would be great?

 

[MustangChris]

vacuum leak sounds very probable. pull the plug on #8 and post pics.

 

[sn95jones]

A vacuum leak can cause so many problems I wouldn't be surprised if that's your main problem, but I would try cleaning your EGR valve with some carb cleaner too because it the EGR valve has too much carbon build up it won't work properly.

 

[Sho]

Thanks guys, I will pull the plug tomrrow and post up some pics. I will also look for a vacuum leak and see what I find. Anyone have a way of tracking a vacuum leak?

 

[MustangChris]

start with the hard vacuum lines. move on to intake manifold bolts.

 

[1997gtRioRed]

just get a propane torch and turn it on full blast without lighting it. spray it all over your engine bay by all vacuum lines/manifold and if you hear the idle increase you know its a vacuum leak because its sucking in the propane and thats more fuel.

 

[Sho]

Guys here are some pics of the #8 plug

 

[toyman]

Probably okay. Here are some pictures as a guide.

Have you checked for any codes?

 

[CC'S95GT]

your haynes/Chilton manual has a spark plug guide in the back. It also can tell you how to read codes with a paperclip if you don't have a reader.
You can also take brake cleaner and spray over your vacuum lines till you hear the idle increase.
When ever i have a running issue like this, I start by changing plugs, wires, cap, and rotor and replace the fuelfilter.

 

[RichV]

Hard to tell because of the camera flash, but it looks too clean. Shiny white porcelain is either uber lean or you're getting coolant in the #8 due to a bunk HG and it's being steam cleaned.

 

[Sho]

Well codes say a Misfire on #8, EGR valve and a Vacuum Leak on the Left bank?

 

[Sho]

And this is a pic of #8 Plug but I replaced all of the plugs and they are all a mirror image of what this plug looks like?

 

[Sho]

I just popped the hood to check the oil and water and because the Low Coolant Light came on lastnight.

I checked the oil and it wa fine, nothing looked odd. But when I checked the Water I found this:

What do you guys think of all of this? I really need the help here.

 

[Sho]

Its like a paste?

 

[CC'S95GT]

I don't know WTF that is. Drain that crap out and do a flush. you might have to flush it more than once to get that crud out..

 

[ram360]

drain, your rad and buy some radiator flush and follow the instrusctions. What do you run in your cooling system. Straight water? It's possible your intake gasket is leaking.

 

[1997gtRioRed]

wtf that looks like headgasket repair in a bottle

 

[Sho]

Do yall think that with all the other symptoms it points to a Blown Head Gasket?

 

[Sho]

So I just went outside to drain the cooling system and found this:

When I pulled the drain plug at the bottom of the rad I got clear as could be water. No coolant just clear water. Witch means that whatever is in my rad its floating at the top of it and not running through the system right?

 

[CC'S95GT]

not likely.