# running problems/ backfiring **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 1, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-problems-backfiring/12804 "2006-06-01T19:34:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![baseball24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baseball24/32/7452_2.png) [@baseball24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baseball24)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-problems-backfiring/12804/1 "2006-06-01T19:34:36Z")
well heres the scoop… i drive a 98 camaro v6 3.8L engine… 87,xxx miles… today im driving my car and it starts to back fire so im like hmm maybe bad gas… so im driving all day and i start to notice my temp gauge go up to 240ish then back down to 180 and back up and on and on… the car smells really bad and takes off terrible and just back fires all the way down the road. the check engine light went off, took it to autozone and they said the code was back firing which i knew that… anyone have any ideas what it could be? ---
**Author:** ![Bonger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Bonger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bonger)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-problems-backfiring/12804/2 "2006-06-02T15:37:51Z")
Is it leaking anything? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-problems-backfiring/12804/3 "2006-06-02T15:40:21Z")
> [@baseball24](#): > > well heres the scoop… i drive a 98 camaro v6 3.8L engine… 87,xxx miles… > > today im driving my car and it starts to back fire so im like hmm maybe bad gas… so im driving all day and i start to notice my temp gauge go up to 240ish then back down to 180 and back up and on and on… the car smells really bad and takes off terrible and just back fires all the way down the road. > > the check engine light went off, took it to autozone and they said the code was back firing which i knew that… > > anyone have any ideas what it could be? a backfiring code? new to me. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-problems-backfiring/12804/4 "2006-06-02T19:35:07Z")
Not sure what to think of the smell thing. Maybe running rich, not too familar with GM fuel systems though. Could be telling you it needs a V-8 though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-problems-backfiring/12804/5 "2006-06-02T19:56:31Z")
head gasket? loose head stud? ---
**Author:** ![Ovrwrkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ovrwrkd/32/7586_2.png) [@Ovrwrkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ovrwrkd)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2006, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-problems-backfiring/12804/6 "2006-06-02T20:36:03Z")
> [@newman](#): > > a backfiring code? new to me. :word: Have someone who knows what’s they’re doing run a diagnostic… backfiring code? :bloated: Bad spark plug, bad plug wires, bad head gasket, too vague… ---
**Author:** ![baseball24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baseball24/32/7452_2.png) [@baseball24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baseball24)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2006, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-problems-backfiring/12804/7 "2006-06-03T10:20:01Z")
its misfiring… i had a girl at autozone do it so she probably didnt know what she was talking about, my friend ran one and it said misfiring… …and hopefully a ls1 will b in it soon but from what i have heard its probably my spark plugs and wires… im going to check it out later today and see whats up ---
**Author:** ![Bonger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Bonger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bonger)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-problems-backfiring/12804/8 "2006-06-05T21:09:16Z")
> [@2TurboZ](#): > > head gasket? loose head stud? Thats what I thought. ---
**Author:** ![baseball24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baseball24/32/7452_2.png) [@baseball24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baseball24)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-problems-backfiring/12804/9 "2006-06-06T05:33:51Z")
i changed the plugs and wires, what a pain… and it still continued… then i bought new coil packs and its all better