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Old Feb 23, 2025 | 02:52 PM
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Default No start spitting sputtering blue smoke

have a 21 C8 z51 woth 4k miles ,
been in the garage since late December started it a few times briefly to move it..
Went to start it today here in the Northeast it’s 50° starts spit sputtered stalled tried to start it again spits butter, stalled unable to start Blue smoke now just cranks and cranks and cranks.
have a scanner I told the code on his battery for a few minutes, nothing no start just cranks and cranks and cranks.
WTF !!
car is now stuck in my garage unable to move it because you can’t get it in neutral without the engine running😡😡😡😡😡

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Old Feb 23, 2025 | 02:57 PM
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Have your battery fully charged. Push the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor and keep it there while trying to start. I suspect fouled plugs. Best not to start the car for short amounts of time when in storage.
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