Hello,

I have done lots of reading in the forums past two years but only got around to joining recently.

I have not really driven on gravel or soft roads. Always blacktop or pavement. It only started after the car had sat for a while, about 3 months since its last drive(it was started every week or so and left to run a while but rarely driven during that time.)

I guess I will end up taking it to the shop and have the problem diagnosed for sure before working on anything. Will try to pull the engine codes after school today. I know the O2 sensors are bad but maybe there is something else also.

Is Black Batty(bam a lam) a Nick Cave reference?