legacy lost nearly all power with flashing check engine
today i was driving up a hill near my house. at first
everything was fine but it began to lose power. the
hill is quite big so about half way up i attempted to
accelerate again to no result and it bogging down
on me even more. right before i reached the top of
the hill the check engine came on and began
flashing. i immediately pulled over and shut it off.
checked the oil and it had some but was low. i
added some and left the car there. later today i
went back and it stared fine but was making a high
pitched whining noise. the check engine was off so
i attempted to drive it home since it wasn’t far
(maybe 1 mile). the light came on again and was
flashing so i pulled over again and shut it off. the
car smelled hot but my temp wasn’t going up my
gauge, it still read cold. the exhaust was pretty
smoky, more than usual for it being cold started,
and it felt like it was misfiring but i was on a rough
road so i’m not too sure. i don’t really know what it
could be. any ideas?
