Car left me stranded on freeway!
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Car left me stranded on freeway! I just hit 160,000 miles on my camaro yesterday and as I was driving home traffic came
to a stop on the freeway my car started idling real low and died. It would crank over fine
but wouldnt start. No ses light either. After about 5 min it started and managed to get out
of the lane. I just wont idle and if i gas it it stumbles then it revs. Im thinking fuel pump.
Any ideas?
to a stop on the freeway my car started idling real low and died. It would crank over fine
but wouldnt start. No ses light either. After about 5 min it started and managed to get out
of the lane. I just wont idle and if i gas it it stumbles then it revs. Im thinking fuel pump.
Any ideas?
Yep check the Alternator... & Fuel pump.
The very first night I picked up my car I got stranded in the middle of I-15.
(I live in Utah and I was moving it from southern Utah to Northern, needless to say nothing is in Central Utah)...
So I had to hitch a ride with a rice burner who was kind enough to stop by.. lol
The very first night I picked up my car I got stranded in the middle of I-15.
(I live in Utah and I was moving it from southern Utah to Northern, needless to say nothing is in Central Utah)...
So I had to hitch a ride with a rice burner who was kind enough to stop by.. lol
I spent an extra $300 bucks that night, for towing to a city I had never heard of and a hotel room -__-
The damn alternator went out, luckily the seller felt bad and paid to get a new one in
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Sounds like an IAC valve issue. They tend to gum up on high mile cars. Remove (from the throttle body) clean with carb cleaner, and reinstall. May fix the problem, may be an actual part failure. My experience is that dirty IACS will cause stalling when the RPMS fall to idle. This may also be accompanied by a smell of fuel.
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Sounds like an IAC valve issue. They tend to gum up on high mile cars. Remove (from the throttle body) clean with carb cleaner, and reinstall. May fix the problem, may be an actual part failure. My experience is that dirty IACS will cause stalling when the RPMS fall to idle. This may also be accompanied by a smell of fuel.
Sounds like an IAC valve issue. They tend to gum up on high mile cars. Remove (from the throttle body) clean with carb cleaner, and reinstall. May fix the problem, may be an actual part failure. My experience is that dirty IACS will cause stalling when the RPMS fall to idle. This may also be accompanied by a smell of fuel.
Would you say that could be the IAC? (110k Miles)
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Well my exhaust had been smelling little richer. I started it up yersterday morning and
ran fine for about 3 mins then it just shut off. After that I didnt bother anymore. Gonna
clean IAC when i get home.
ran fine for about 3 mins then it just shut off. After that I didnt bother anymore. Gonna
clean IAC when i get home.
Cleaning the IAC is easy and basically free. Make sure you clean the throttle body blade edges with some carb cleaner as well- the edges where it actually touches the throttle body itself because they get carboned up.
Lastly, you need to scan for codes. The fact that you say it ran fine for 3 minutes leads me to believe it is having trouble once it goes into closed loop like possibly a failing o2 sensor.
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No codes,02 sensors replaced in Jan. tb Was cleaned but not the iac about
3 weeks ago along with maf, Spark plugs. I never had a fuel pump go bad so
i dont know what the symptoms are. Anyhow i ordered a walbro already,now
I wait for it to get here.
3 weeks ago along with maf, Spark plugs. I never had a fuel pump go bad so
i dont know what the symptoms are. Anyhow i ordered a walbro already,now
I wait for it to get here.
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^^^ Was planing on swapping the pump anyway i even did the trap door mod awhile back lol.
Still gonna clean the iac. I got my fuel selonoid mounted on the fuel rail so its doesn't
have the schrader valve can i still check fuel pressure without it?
Still gonna clean the iac. I got my fuel selonoid mounted on the fuel rail so its doesn't
have the schrader valve can i still check fuel pressure without it?