Ok,
I understand this may be a little odd as far as my initial approach to diagnosing an engine problem but I'll give it a try anyway. I am in the beginning phase of trying to understand what has occurred so bare with me.
Last night while on my way home, I noticed what I would describe as a slight whirring noise. It was one of those deals where you think to yourself, "that sounds a little off, wonder what that is". Literally, this was a just two minutes before the car did what it did.
As I pulled onto the road leading to our house, the car made an unusual pop or pharumph sound, then started to run really bad. RPM's dropped off, no power, barely could get it to idle really jockeying the gas peddle. The charge light and E-brake light came on, then it died. Popped the deck lid and could smell a slight oil smell and since it was at night, slight smoke could be seen in the beam of the flashlight. It was a warm night and temp was sitting at its usual spot on the gauge and had good oil pressure per the gauge as well. Course start the engine but it would lope and then die. Here is a link to the way it was running.
http://youtu.be/wr4xF-mkqPU
After approx. 30 minutes the car was able to start and keep running.....just barely so I went for it and drove it home less than a mile away. Dealing with AAA for a tow that short of a trip and to be honest, they were such a pain in the A$$ I really wanted to punch them through the phone.... Lol
On e home, it continued to run really bad but it still idled. Here is a link to it's idle.
http://youtu.be/kIrmwteNegQ
So here is my query to the groupe. Just by watching the small clips, has anyone experienced this or have any suggestions? At this point, any would be helpful......
Thanks