LS184

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i was cruiseing in 5th gear at 55 thn all of a sudden i loose engine power, i push the gas down and nothing happens, i downshift to 4th and it works fine for about 3 seconds, thn i realize **** the cars dieing so i slam on the brakes to turn down a street thn i realize my power stearing for some reason isnt working so i slam on the brakes real hard and turn left with all i got and the car finally turns, i get on the street and the car sputters to a stop and coasted for like 10 feet, i had full tank of gas, the oil was at normal levels, i get back in the car and turn the keys to accesory and all my gauges are reading right except for my oil pressure gauge, its sitting at 0, i try cranking it over and the oil pressure gauge goes to like 15-20 psi, the engine sputters for about 2 seconds and dies, i ended up getting it towed back to my house, i have no freakin idea wht the hell could b wrong with it it wont evn start, it must b something with the oil pump or something cause the gauge reads 0, and b4 it happened the change oil gauge came on, im stumped...any ideas?

406malibu

what was the temp? ive had a problem like that with a previous car, it was because it over heated.

Ryan33187

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Yea thats what happened to my old one when it over heated.

LS184

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temp is at 220-230 which is where it alwalys is at, the car wont evn start, and the oil pressure gauge is sitting at 0psi....could a bad oil pump prevent the car from evn being started? the oil change light is also on.

LS184

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hey ryan whts new?....but whould tht cause the oil psi to b at 0, and not start? its been sitting for 4 hours not and it wont start, and the psi gauge is sitting at 0 still, im stumped

spdracr

So your oil pressure is 0 with the engine not running?

406malibu

idk, do you have a way to scan the car for codes? that might help, if not, dont start it w/o oil pressure.

406malibu

yea, the oil wont read unless the cars running... decent point...

LS184

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ya, the gauge is at 0 whn i turn the keys to accesory, and it whould crank up for like 3 seconds and sputter for like 4 seconds and the gauge whould go to like 15-20 psi and thn die...now it wont start at all

spdracr

oil pump is probably fine.

406malibu

yea, even with key turned to accesory your oil pressure will be 0

LS184

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well thn mayb im thinking of the voltage gauge moveing up whn ur on accesory, im starting to get myself confused here, its been a long day, but whn it happened i noticed the oil gauge drop to 0 as i was coasting b4 it died, i also noticed the last few days tht the gauge has been at like 20, thn sometimes it will jump to over 40, and thn today the change oil light came on, i dnt get tht?, im not throwing any engine codes, and from wht i can tell it didnt overheat, i just cant tell wht whould b causeing it not to start

Texfinn

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Fuel pump? When you turn the key to ACC, does the fuel pump prime (~2 second electrical buzz from underneath the car)?

LS184

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yes it does prime.....could it b a clogged fuel, or oil filter?

406malibu

i know its a stupid question, but did you check your oil level?

LS184

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ya tht was the first thing i looked at, it was mayb a little low, could use like a half of a quart

Rushin

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Wait a minute... 220? Mine never goes over 210. Considering the boiling point of water is 220 and antifreeze only helps so much, you're on a thin line. Something is already wrong here. Besides that, however, it sounds like a fuel pump going bad.

SladeX

I'm going on a line here that temp is not right...

Although tuned now, while driving my car's temp would hover around 180, and only hit 210 at a light. Now I have it tuned to stay at 180 and fans at 185.

Coolant temperature sensor if shot would not allow you to turn on your car and would shut off the car when overheating. Even if cold, if the sensor is giving an overheat condition, it'd shut down immediately after firing up.

spy2520

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98s were the only ones with working temp gauges guys. 99-02 pretty much always read around 210.

LANDONZ

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one more idea, is it turning over? Check your alt. My alt went out while driving one day and I lost everything one at a time until my car just shut down, Just a idea. My warning gauges also starting coming on while i was driving