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Engine Problems With A 96 Firebird V6 3.8L 1 Year, 6 Months ago Karma: 0  
hey all i recently bought this car a few weeks ago with 100,000 miles on it.....got it looked at the other day mechanics said nothing big was wrong with it and that it just need some of the fluids changed or flushed...also the front brakes needed to be replaced.....so i got all that done and took my car to wash it today and as soon as i was done washing it i turned the car back on and it started chugging as soon as the car got to a certain rpms and the engine light went on as well.....i need to know whats wrong if any u all could please help me.....i want to get it fixed asap....also i was wondering if i should be driving it still b/c i wasnt planning on it until i take it to get it fixed
 
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Re:Engine Problems With A 96 Firebird V6 3.8L 1 Year, 6 Months ago Karma: 5  
Is it possible that you wet the ignition system? Try some WD 40...
 
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Re:Engine Problems With A 96 Firebird V6 3.8L 1 Year, 6 Months ago Karma: 0  
yeah thats what some of my friends thought as well where would i apply the WD40 where is this part of the car....it not the key part i take it
 
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Re:Engine Problems With A 96 Firebird V6 3.8L 1 Year, 6 Months ago Karma: 5  
Under the hood, typically, on the distributor and spark plug cables.
 
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