 Cold engine likes to die |
 Mar 27, 2013 - 3:37 PM
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So believe it or not, it's been a little chilly in Florida the past few days. By chilly I mean low to mid 40s. I know its snowing in other parts of the world but for FL, it's chilly! I started my car Monday, turned over just fine and then promptly the rpm's fell to 0 and it died. I tried again, same thing. I thought if i drive it some it'll warm up and be fine. It died 3 more times when the clutch was pushed if, so i had to keep my foot on the gas so it wouldn't die used my left foot to brake to get to work. after about 5-10 minutes of that it would run without dying. I'm thinking that the battery's ok, else it wouldn't have turned over at all correct? Anybody have an idea why a cold engine would die like that? I'm stumped.
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Mar 27, 2013 - 7:13 PM
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It could be a number of things. Plugs, cap, rotor, wires, fuel pump, stuck open injector(s), compression loss... If you haven't replaced any maintenance item (spark plugs, distributor cap & rotor, spark plug wires, fuel filter) I'd start there, since it's a good idea to do it anywho.
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PaddyTapps Cold engine likes to die Mar 27, 2013 - 3:37 PM
DST94 Does it only die when you push the clutch in, or w... Mar 27, 2013 - 4:24 PM PaddyTapps As soon as I turn it on it dies so yeah only with ... Mar 27, 2013 - 4:44 PM PaddyTapps Just drove to pick up dinner and on the way back i... Mar 27, 2013 - 6:54 PM
DST94 QUOTE (Syaoran @ Mar 27, 2013 - 5:13... Mar 27, 2013 - 10:58 PM PaddyTapps Thanks guys. I'm tempted to say that it's ... Mar 28, 2013 - 9:14 AM Smaay save your money, that seafoam is just crap! Mar 28, 2013 - 9:55 AM PaddyTapps QUOTE (Smaay @ Mar 28, 2013 - 9:55 A... Mar 28, 2013 - 10:06 AM rave2n QUOTE (PaddyTapps @ Mar 28, 2013 - 11... Mar 28, 2013 - 11:18 AM PaddyTapps hm, never knew that. I used to have a tiburon i us... Mar 28, 2013 - 12:00 PM nics sounds like idle speed valve to me Mar 28, 2013 - 1:00 PM PaddyTapps Pulled the spark plugs this is what i found:
in o... Mar 28, 2013 - 3:34 PM Syaoran Looks like coked oil to me. Might want to check fo... Mar 28, 2013 - 5:20 PM PaddyTapps Oil is definitely leaking from the oil pan gasket,... Mar 28, 2013 - 7:00 PM Syaoran The idler pulley doesn't control your idle. It... Mar 28, 2013 - 7:50 PM PaddyTapps Yeah I didn't think the pulley had anything to... Mar 28, 2013 - 8:00 PM Syaoran QUOTE (PaddyTapps @ Mar 28, 2013 - 9... Mar 28, 2013 - 11:06 PM celica74 Looks to me like you either have bad rings on #2 o... Mar 30, 2013 - 11:40 PM PaddyTapps QUOTE (celica74 @ Mar 30, 2013 - 11... Mar 31, 2013 - 9:45 PM PaddyTapps Im having some difficulty figuring out what the id... Apr 2, 2013 - 12:56 PM rave2n Time for new spark gaskets! Apr 2, 2013 - 1:03 PM PaddyTapps QUOTE (rave2n @ Apr 2, 2013 - 1:03 P... Apr 2, 2013 - 1:10 PM rave2n QUOTE (PaddyTapps @ Apr 2, 2013 - 1... Apr 2, 2013 - 1:23 PM PaddyTapps QUOTE (rave2n @ Apr 2, 2013 - 1:23 P... Apr 2, 2013 - 1:27 PM mindkiller The idle control valve and IAC (IDLE AIR CONTROL V... Apr 3, 2013 - 5:53 PM PaddyTapps Looks like my Saturday's going to be booked ha... Apr 3, 2013 - 6:04 PM PaddyTapps Update: yesterday evening I checked my dist cap an... Apr 4, 2013 - 9:07 AM DEATH FYI - OEM is the only way to go on that cap and ro... Apr 4, 2013 - 10:57 AM PaddyTapps I have to pick up the IACV gasket from the dealers... Apr 4, 2013 - 11:15 AM |
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