'98 engine light

[dank05]

Hey i just bought a 98 cavy and i was driving home from work and i stopped at a stop light and the car died, then the next stop light the car started shaking and the check engine light came on, when i tried to go. i got very little power as i tried to take off, then all of a sudden i got all power back and a few seconds later usually when stopping and starting to go again, i would lose power again...when i got home i notice my car smoking. I know very little bout cars so can ne one help me??? someone with similar problems???

[amac209]

get it scanned. where was the smoke coming from? what colour was it? black, blue, gray?. i've seen a few of these cars with plugged exhausts(catalytic convertor) sounds like you might have a blown head gasket. check the oil does it look like a milkshake? is the coolant low? does it do this in all gears or just drive? might be a sticking torque convertor lock up. at any rate get the computer scanned it's trying to tell you something.