Feb 29, 2008 - 6:45 PM
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So i drove to pick my girlfriend for lunch, car started fine when i left, drove for about 20 minutes never over 80mph car ran flawless like always. When we were leaving the resurant however i went to start my car and it started right up...but then died... So i started it again and again it fired right up then died... wtf!? it did it one more time to me, then on the fourth try it started up fine and ran great... I turned it on and off again like another 5 times before we left the parking lot and it was fine... WTF?
It started just fine then the RPM's slowly started to go down untill it died... Possible fuel pump problem? OR Something electrical malfunctioning? I dont get it, i've never even heard of this happening ever before, to anyone... thanks -------------------- 1 JL 1,000/1v2
2 JL 12" W6v2 2 Focal 6.5 component 165a1 Kenwood DDX512 head unit Running 142.6db with the back seat up:) |
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Feb 29, 2008 - 8:51 PM
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It could be that or a whole bunch of other possibilities.
I wouldn't take it anywhere unless it happens again. If the car is running fine the tech will have a hard time [if he can] finding the problem, and you'll most likely waste $$. What you can do [while you're waiting for it to do this again] is find your diag box under your hood. Get a SMALL paper clip, you don't want to force the terminals in the box. Jump TE2 and E1. Note, TE2 isn't a typo. If you don't understand this, do a search for how to check codes. It's the same thing, except to normally check for codes you jump TE1 and E1. You're going to jump TE2 and E1. AFTER you jump the terminals, turn the key on and drive the car. Take it for a drive to the mall, whatever, just make sure you get some good time and varied driving. I'd say at least a half hour. Stop the car, turn the key off, remove the jumper and jump TE1 and E1 and see if you got any codes. If not, there's not a whole lot you can do at the moment. If you did, that most likely gave you an idea of the problem circuit. -------------------- ![]() |
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