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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 3596813" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>If there's no knocking, tapping or other bad noises coming from it, and it seems to be running fine, I'd say you just blew out some deposits. While engines that never get pushed sometimes break when you do push them, most just cough up a wad of gunk and breathe a bit easier for a while. </p><p></p><p>When I was in my late teens, my mom had a manual trans VW Rabbit. She only ever drove in town, always drove slow and probably never felt the pedal against the mat. To save gas one time, a buddy and I borrowed it to go float the Illinois river. I was hooning it down Hwy 10 when a comically large cloud of black smoke erupted from the tailpipe. </p><p></p><p>I thought I'd just cratered her engine and shut it off immediately, then coasted to a safe stopping place. No oil under the car and the water temp was fine. We pulled the coil wire and cranked it, no bad noises. Plugged it back in and took off again. We immediately noticed improved throttle response. A few weeks later my mom asked what we'd done to the car because it felt "peppier" and her gas mileage had gone up noticeably. </p><p></p><p>All's well that ends well! <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 3596813, member: 1132"] If there's no knocking, tapping or other bad noises coming from it, and it seems to be running fine, I'd say you just blew out some deposits. While engines that never get pushed sometimes break when you do push them, most just cough up a wad of gunk and breathe a bit easier for a while. When I was in my late teens, my mom had a manual trans VW Rabbit. She only ever drove in town, always drove slow and probably never felt the pedal against the mat. To save gas one time, a buddy and I borrowed it to go float the Illinois river. I was hooning it down Hwy 10 when a comically large cloud of black smoke erupted from the tailpipe. I thought I'd just cratered her engine and shut it off immediately, then coasted to a safe stopping place. No oil under the car and the water temp was fine. We pulled the coil wire and cranked it, no bad noises. Plugged it back in and took off again. We immediately noticed improved throttle response. A few weeks later my mom asked what we'd done to the car because it felt "peppier" and her gas mileage had gone up noticeably. All's well that ends well! :) [/QUOTE]
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