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kevin2305
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Mar 11, 2012, 12:24 PM
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i have a 2000 lincoln ls v8 tried to boost it and i heard a noise from the engine and the air filter started smoking i immediately stopped now do i have to worry about the car blowing up? or could i take it to a mechanic in few days which will be my off day ????
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Mar 11, 2012, 1:27 PM
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Discretesignals
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Mar 11, 2012, 4:52 PM
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Boost it? With what? You check your fluid levels? Anything leaking from underneath the car?
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(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Mar 11, 2012, 5:07 PM)
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kevin2305
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Mar 11, 2012, 11:22 PM
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i havent tried to boost it again as the smoke kinda freaked me out. is that normal for a v8?
and i dont want to try boosting it until i know for sure that it will not further damage the car.
please let me know your suggestions and opinion as i am a novice car guy any info on this will be much appreciated.
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kevin2305
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Mar 11, 2012, 11:26 PM
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i tried to boost it with my buddys car. and the fluid levels seem to be okay and there is nothing dripping from under.
am i overthinking the whole smoke thing or did i do the right thing by not continuing? any advice will be much appreciated. thanks.
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nickwarner
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Mar 12, 2012, 3:42 AM
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You didn't by chance have the jumper cables backwards did you? That would create a lot of sparks and smoke immediately as you would be creating 24 volts in a 12 volt system. Is the wiring charred? Is there a worn spot on the wire that is grounding to the body?
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Discretesignals
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Mar 12, 2012, 4:59 AM
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Ah ok...boost as in jump starting. Here I was thinking the OP was hitting the nitrous button.
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