 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 28, 2013 - 9:14 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '13 From Tampa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Thanks guys. I'm tempted to say that it's misfiring, which really is no surprise to me because the car has been neglected for who knows how long. I'm going to replace spark plugs & wires and sea foam the gas tank, oil, and vacuum tube to the intake manifold this weekend and an oil and filter change. Even though she leaks oil, I have no idea when the last one was done so definitely going to get that done. If that clears the issue up, great! if not then I'll look into the distributor cap & rotor and everything else. If all else fails, then to the service center we go
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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 Syaoran It could be a number of things. Plugs, cap, rotor,... Mar 27, 2013 - 7:13 PM
DST94 QUOTE (Syaoran @ Mar 27, 2013 - 5:13... Mar 27, 2013 - 10:58 PM 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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