98_Formula

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My car just today stopped running, it was fine in the morning, i drove to work, drove home, parked it, all running as usuall, SSDD...shut it off, went inside... then about 45 mintues later i went to start my car up to go to class, and it went to about 500 rpm and sputtered out... i tried it again and again, with the same results, it would almost catch, but then sputter out, after the 6 or 7th try it would barely even get up to 500rpm, just sputter a big and thats it. Anybody have some ideas?

I checked under to car to see if there was a wire or something hanging like from my 02's... but nuttin...

My only mods are SLP loudmouth catback, bbk throttle body, maf ends, and K + N fipk... i also have sportlines, so maybe i hit something important pulling in my driveway? it does bottom out sometimes.

Obviously its getting spark... and the batterys strong... there were no warning signs...

I was thinking maybe:
Fuel pump
fuel filter
02 sensors?
...
maybe somethign more major... any ideas or some tests i can try to rule some things out would be a big help...

thanks in advance



o yea and i checked my oil and coolant and both were fine...

shouldaboughttheZ

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Fuel filter would be a simple and cheap fix, $10 and 10 minutes.

Can you hear the pump prime up before you start your car?

98_Formula

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yes i can... actually i tested that and for spark... both checked out. so i got some starter fluid **** for the car, sprayed it in my filter and started it too see if it was a fuel problem... sure enough it started right up... but it never died out... just kept running, i revved it up too, still kept going... so i shut it off, and restarted it... started right up... so i guess its fixed... almost like i flooded my car... ? i didnt know you could do that... maybe i fowled up the plugs a bit or something, we'll see tomorrow morning

98_Formula

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back up, this keeps happening, and keep have to spray that stupid starter fluid onto the filter... and its happening more often now... what could be causing this?

Dimitri-

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Mine was starting and then cutting off (similar to yours?), changed the fuel filter wasnt that. Had to take it to a mechanic.. told me it was the MAF sensor, and had to replace it.

200something for a new maf, rest was labor
375$ fix

98_Formula

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yikes i have had thunderracing maf ends on my car for like well over a year without a problem... maybe thats it but i would be surpised it woudl just start up like htat... recently i got a SES light, it was for a air pump... would that cause this kinda problem?

once the car is running its fine... its getting it started thats a problem.

Berry's 98SS

Your air is supposed to help your emissions during startup. So it might be something to check out, although ive never heard of this problem before, so dimitri may have a point as well. Since it is a problem he has already faced. All you can probably do is the process of elimination. Good luck!!!

Dimitri-

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Did it shoot out black smoke when you were trying to start it/after it started?

I could only keep mine going if I gave it gas, and would eventually die out

1funz28

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a buddy of mine had same problems and dealer said fuel pump, he thought he ran out of gas filled tank heard pump very little fuel out of schrader valve

98_Formula

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^^ well i'm thinking its a fueling issue, it wont stay running at all now. I'm gonna change my fuel filter tomorrow hopefully that will help, if not it might be my pump i guess? if so i'll prolly just get a racetronix job as i plan to spray when the car is running good (yea that will solve my problems, right?) short of installing a fuel pressure gauge onto my car is there a way i can check if its not getting fuel?

98_Formula

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my car did the same thing, i checked the schrader valve and all i got was like 2 drops of fuel. i changed out the fuel filter, and then $10 and 20 minutes later....

yyyyeeeaaaaaaaa its fixed... it was the fuel filter. i thought for sure that was too easy a fix and that it was the fuel pump... well now that thats done time 4 some

ishot2pac69

wait you paid a hundred dollars for labor on a maf

Dimitri-

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Somethin like that
heh =\

98_Formula

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OMG... i would not take my car back there!!! it takes maybe 5 minutes and 1 tool to change a maf....

Dimitri-

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I know, it was pretty expensive and I told him that too. Thing is I didnt know it was the MAF until he told me and changed it already. :\
Live and learn.