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Old Oct 13, 2019 | 01:49 AM
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Hello again,
I have a 2004 Buick Park Avenue with 166,000 miles on it. I had a misfire issue around 130,000 and ended up replacing the coils, wires, and the sending unit ( I think that'* what its called). I haven't driven the car in over a month, and I turned it on yesterday and it drove no problem. However, later in the day today after I had driven the car several times, I started it up, backed out of the driveway, and it started running really rough, RPMs jumping up and down like it wasn't warm. The check engine light then appeared and I started smelling a strong burning smell, kind of like the smell you get after you light a firework. I pulled back into my driveway, and left it on so I could hear the exhaust note, and it was making a ticking sort of noise, hard to explain. I thought I could've lost oil while it sat, but I checked the dipstick and it read normally. What could my problem be? I couldn't imagine that I'm already misfiring again?!
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Old Oct 13, 2019 | 02:50 AM
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Pull any codes, get back to us.
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Old Oct 13, 2019 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by henryhbradley
I have a 2004 Buick Park Avenue with 166,000 miles on it. I had a misfire issue around 130,000 and ended up replacing the coils, wires, and the sending unit ( I think that'* what its called).
Did this fix it?

Originally Posted by henryhbradley
and the sending unit ( I think that'* what its called).
What is the sending unit really called in this case? There are various sending units in your car.

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I started smelling a strong burning smell, kind of like the smell you get after you light a firework.
From the exhaust? From the engine bay? From the HVAC vents?

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and it was making a ticking sort of noise
This plus the long slumber makes me suspect someone crawled up in there, built a nest, and chewed a spark plug wire or two. Have you looked around in there?
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Old Oct 13, 2019 | 09:18 PM
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. . . and what Mike said:

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Pull any codes, get back to us.
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