 Engine Keeps Cutting Off, pissed off & broke |
 Apr 28, 2007 - 4:29 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jul 14, '03 From Jacksonville, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%)  |
I've had a problem with my car for the past month, and nothing we have had done seems to work.
The problem: - Very low, and rough idle. - Stalling. - The engine cuts out no matter if I am stopped at a redlight, or if I am accelerating. It can be fine one day, but terrible the next. If it cuts off, I can wait a few minutes and it comes back on. If I let it sit for 30+ minutes, it will work for the rest of the day and possibly the next. When it cuts off it's very random, and it forces me to not go to work, or I am late to work. I'm about to lose my job. Things I have had done: - I've had the injectors cleaned or something. - New fuel pump. - Replaced PVC Valve. - Replaced IAC Valve. Things it's not: - The battery, or connections. - The alternator, or connections. Now they're telling me the distributer. Any other ideas? Discuss. I totally put this in the wrong section, could one of the mods please move it? 
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Apr 28, 2007 - 10:08 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
sounds like one of the most dreaded problems ever...an intermittent short or overheating component. is there any commonality to when the problem occurs?
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Jen Engine Keeps Cutting Off Apr 28, 2007 - 4:29 PM
Jen Another theory:
Something is in the gas tank. Apr 28, 2007 - 4:45 PM mikeismad0408 something could be in the gas tank...sorry im illi... Apr 28, 2007 - 4:53 PM Jen QUOTE(mikeismad0408 @ Apr 28, 2007 - 5... Apr 28, 2007 - 4:55 PM Jen BUMP. Please help. Apr 28, 2007 - 6:19 PM playr158 hrm small things i might replace would be things l... Apr 28, 2007 - 9:04 PM
Jen QUOTE(playr158 @ Apr 28, 2007 - 10:0... Apr 28, 2007 - 9:19 PM Hanyo does your car idle real bad? Like the steering whe... Apr 28, 2007 - 10:16 PM Jen QUOTE(Bitter @ Apr 28, 2007 - 11:08 ... Apr 28, 2007 - 11:11 PM Remy I know you have a new fuel pump but what about the... Apr 28, 2007 - 11:28 PM Jen QUOTE(Remy @ Apr 29, 2007 - 12:28 AM... Apr 28, 2007 - 11:33 PM stephen_lee check all of your vacuum hoses. ESPECIALLY the hos... Apr 29, 2007 - 2:23 AM My2Celi I'm thinking like what he said. Could be your ... Apr 29, 2007 - 2:58 AM lagos vac leak. start the engine a look for loose or cr... Apr 29, 2007 - 10:13 AM Jen If it was a vac leak, wouldn't the mechanic kn... Apr 29, 2007 - 6:05 PM lagos sadly, most mechanics arent too smart when it come... Apr 29, 2007 - 6:28 PM bindertch Are you getting any check engine codes? My sources... Apr 29, 2007 - 6:59 PM Hanyo this is a strange problem because: 1) the engine s... Apr 29, 2007 - 9:28 PM bindertch The MAP sensor will make it run rough but it would... Apr 29, 2007 - 10:39 PM Jen yes, engine codes. all of them said the distributo... Apr 30, 2007 - 10:00 AM lagos if thats what th codes say, then thats what it is.... Apr 30, 2007 - 10:49 AM ecaddiction Maybe take it to a different shop? Which shop in J... Apr 30, 2007 - 1:51 PM Jen QUOTE(lagos @ Apr 30, 2007 - 11:49 A... Apr 30, 2007 - 6:23 PM hurley97 have they checked the timing?
I'm not sure ho... Apr 30, 2007 - 7:50 PM Jeremiah I'm not sure how you all handle your mechanics... May 1, 2007 - 6:29 PM DrAg1n320 Hey, hopefully i'm not to late, if your vehicl... May 3, 2007 - 10:45 PM alltracman78 It could be the coil.
Which is in your dist.
I don... May 5, 2007 - 2:35 PM Bitter funny thing is...even if you pull the hose from th... May 5, 2007 - 3:11 PM alltracman78 It might run sometimes, but normally the engine wi... May 5, 2007 - 4:24 PM Jen not working still. i told you that the engine code... May 9, 2007 - 11:01 PM supradog1 QUOTE(Jen @ May 10, 2007 - 12:01 AM)... May 9, 2007 - 11:47 PM lagos wait... you took the car to goodyear? a place that... May 9, 2007 - 11:25 PM Jen okay, no longer at goodyear. took it to the dealer... May 10, 2007 - 12:02 AM lagos well, we are trying to help but your not giving us... May 10, 2007 - 12:09 AM Jen 1) Fuel injectors
2) Fuel pump
3) PVC valve
4) IAC... May 10, 2007 - 12:13 AM Delta_Phoenix Seeing that you've had most of the diagnostic ... May 10, 2007 - 7:18 AM lagos QUOTE(Jen @ May 10, 2007 - 1:13 AM) ... May 10, 2007 - 8:45 AM WALKER This may sound dumb, but has all this been on the ... May 10, 2007 - 9:14 AM lagos QUOTE(WALKER @ May 10, 2007 - 10:14 ... May 10, 2007 - 9:23 AM Jen All of that has been replaced.
QUOTEDoes the car ... May 11, 2007 - 12:07 PM Jen bump. May 11, 2007 - 11:38 PM Kwanza26 Sounds like a fuel problem... or lack thereof. Di... May 11, 2007 - 11:56 PM stephen_lee on my car actually something similar happened. it... May 12, 2007 - 1:13 AM Jen the distributor was replaced
please read the whol... May 12, 2007 - 1:21 AM lagos are you SURE they replaced the fuel pump? you have... May 12, 2007 - 9:13 AM Jen QUOTE(lagos @ May 12, 2007 - 10:13 A... May 12, 2007 - 9:09 PM supradog1 were is the car now??? what dealer ship did you ta... May 13, 2007 - 11:52 AM alltracman78 QUOTE(Jen @ May 9, 2007 - 11:01 PM) ... May 13, 2007 - 12:57 PM Jen They are now saying it's the PCM? What do ya... May 14, 2007 - 7:34 PM Bitter it could be an issue where the main wiring harness... May 14, 2007 - 10:22 PM alltracman78 QUOTE(alltracman78 @ May 13, 2007 - 12... May 15, 2007 - 2:02 PM Jen If it's my ECU, they are crediting my account ... May 18, 2007 - 10:39 PM lagos well at least they are willing to keep hacking awa... May 18, 2007 - 10:58 PM Jen Okay, update. It's finally fixed.. at least.. ... May 22, 2007 - 7:13 AM |
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