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Trouble getting my Grand Prix started

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Deffcon1

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One day I went out and my 2000 Grand Prix would not start. It would roll over constantly but would not fire and run. Instinctively I changed the plugs on it, which I found out were factory original and had 235k miles on them. Now It runs fine but it requires being jumped to start. When I go to start it all the lights come on, the dingers ding and I can hear the fuel pump run but when I turn the key everything dies. The lights turn off and it acts like it has no power at all. When I let go of the key the lights come back on. If I hook it up to another car with jumper cables it starts right up no problem and will run just fine. The only thing I have noticed is after I run it for a while a little bit of white smoke that kind of smells like burning rubber coming out from around the middle, front spark plug. Is this just a bad battery or something worse? And what could the white smoke be and how could I go about fixing it?
 


Start by pulling the battery cables off the battery and ensuring they are clean and tight when you put them back on.
 
I would definitely check all of your grounds. Make sure they are clean and not corroded. Mine was doing something similar and it ended up being ****ty grounds on the battery.
 
burning down nearby neighbors house and causing death and destruction, better get it looked at :th_scratchhead:
 


If the valve cover is leaking is that something I should worry about? The car has 235k miles and it really only needs to keep running for another few months until I graduate.
 
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