I was driving the car and all of a sudden it shuts down on me. wait 30 minutes and it turns on and I drive it home. Now the problem is getting worse, I have to play with it on a cold start to get it to start.when i do get it started I have to keep my foot on the gas for a minute or two before it runs steady. What i noticed is that the fan doesn't come on and the engine starts smoking which I think is oil burning after its warmed up then it shuts down and just cranks over til its cold. Again the problem is getting worse. So far I've checked ICM, fuel pressure, replaced egr and the map. Next guess TPS, fuel Injector and ecm. Any ideas please help me.

 

Have you checked your ignition coil? What color is the smoke? If it's blue then your burning oil.

 

Yes my spark is fine. Its white smoke, maybe the engine is overheating from the fan not kicking on I really can't rely on my temp gauge. when should the radiator fan kick on?

 

I also noticed that the idle creeps up and when I give it a little gas it revs then the rpms drops back down.

 

White smoke other than on a cold start could possibly be a blown head gasket. Does your oil look kinda milky? That's is a sign (but not always) that your gasket is blown. Also check and see if the white smoke has a sweet smell to it if it does then there's coolant burning in the combustion chambers which again is a sign of blown head gasket or cracked heads.

 

I believe the fan should kick on around 220.

 

220+ is normal, yet not good, keep the temps below 200 all the time and it will be a whole new car.

 

Alright I'll also do a compression check. Would a blown head gasket cause the symptoms I'm having?