 Engine starts, then dies |
 Nov 1, 2004 - 4:29 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Aug 19, '04 From Berkeley Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Sadness. It's about 55 degrees outside - two hours ago I went to go watch a movie with some friends. The first time I started the car, it died almost instantly. Tried it again, with the same results. I could keep it going with some gas, but as soon as I let off, it would die. I idled it myself for a couple minutes, after which the car acted fine.
Sounds like I'm having the same type of problems as these guys - cold start switch? vaccum leak? http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10034 http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=11899 Engine isn't too old - 70k, and up until now has been running great. What's a cold start switch? And.. vaccum leak means a line has a hole in it? Why would that fix itself after the engine warms up? |
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Nov 1, 2004 - 6:46 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 22, '04 From Rhode Island Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
i had same problem. .. somehing like a idle air senser intake senser .. that was replaced and no more problems
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Nov 1, 2004 - 10:51 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 4, '03 From Twin Cities MN Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
thats happened to me in colder temps as well when the car has sat cold for awhile in damp air... a quick getaway has solved the problem everytime...
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Nov 1, 2004 - 10:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 22, '04 From illinois Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well, i don't know about our cars, but my friend 200 SER has a cold start switch on the ecu, which you switch over to in the winter.
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Nov 2, 2004 - 5:48 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 19, '04 From Berkeley Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
hmm, i forgot to also say that according to my friends standing outside, there was a pretty strong smell of gas. Most likely from my partially flooding the engine trying to start it right?
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Nov 2, 2004 - 10:12 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
this seems to be a very common celica issue. check your egr system and make sure its not cloged. aslo, check to make sure there arent any loose or cracked vac lines.
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