Car died....again...
Car died....again... I was at subway and backing out and all the sudden the car shut off. started it up again and the rpms were low, so revved the **** out of it and the idle went back to normal. went to park it and it dropped down again. and wanted to die. Not sure what the hell was up with it, the idle surges at times at traffic lights and feels it wants to die but after a couple revs its all fine.
not sure what this is..
not sure what this is..
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Bring it by and we'll take a look at it for you.
Could be a lot of things. Initially, I would seriously recommend taking the time to do a long visual inspection of the engine compartment. Make sure everything is plugged in properly and all the hoses are connected as they should be.
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Could be a lot of things. Initially, I would seriously recommend taking the time to do a long visual inspection of the engine compartment. Make sure everything is plugged in properly and all the hoses are connected as they should be.
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so that was your revving your **** like a dumb *** at the subway at park and preston. 
little word to the wise, if you're car is having problems running, period, i dont think revving it to the high moon is the best idea. just sayin....
little word to the wise, if you're car is having problems running, period, i dont think revving it to the high moon is the best idea. just sayin....
Last edited by TINKRD; Feb 13, 2008 at 03:13 PM.
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I was at subway and backing out and all the sudden the car shut off. started it up again and the rpms were low, so revved the **** out of it and the idle went back to normal. went to park it and it dropped down again. and wanted to die. Not sure what the hell was up with it, the idle surges at times at traffic lights and feels it wants to die but after a couple revs its all fine.
not sure what this is..
not sure what this is..
I had my damn car literally do a similar thing the other day except it actually stranded me for like 5 minutes until it quite bitching enough for me to drive it home keeping the rpms at like 3 to 4k just to make it run. When I got home I cleaned the hell out of the MAF let it sit a while and all was well when I started up and has been fine for the past 4 days. I had my roommate charge my K&N about a month or so ago and I think the MAF must have gotten junked up. I also have a ported MAF so that could be it but I just think it was dirty as hell and started dumping way to much fuel.
yes full tank of texaco gas.
New battery, clean terminals.
yes it was, i think i saw your gf. and i think i saw the back of your head.. she looked familiar. were you outside of of chipotle? if so then i think i caught a glimpse of you. Well, its done it before, and stabbin the gas tends to fix it right up. and it was funny, when the car died a bunch of high school kids in their new honda revved at me to move when it died.. 
they were startled when it started back up and i revved it.
I had my friend clayton (98mysticz) hook it up before when the idle was off, he said everything looked ok.
ill clean the maf, and no i dont have a ported TB. and ill check the plugs too, but just changed them.
New battery, clean terminals.
they were startled when it started back up and i revved it.ill clean the maf, and no i dont have a ported TB. and ill check the plugs too, but just changed them.
Last edited by bmxer8699; Feb 13, 2008 at 04:56 PM.
will do, but i did find one problem.. I need more mods..
while i was at a light on the way home from work the idle was wobbling as well as the oil pressure. and it does it reguardless of when the oil was changed
while i was at a light on the way home from work the idle was wobbling as well as the oil pressure. and it does it reguardless of when the oil was changed
well if your RPM's are dipping low, then your oil pressure is going to drop as well with the oil pump running off the crank.
yes full tank of texaco gas.
New battery, clean terminals.
yes it was, i think i saw your gf. and i think i saw the back of your head.. she looked familiar. were you outside of of chipotle? if so then i think i caught a glimpse of you. Well, its done it before, and stabbin the gas tends to fix it right up. and it was funny, when the car died a bunch of high school kids in their new honda revved at me to move when it died.. they were startled when it started back up and i revved it.
I had my friend clayton (98mysticz) hook it up before when the idle was off, he said everything looked ok.
ill clean the maf, and no i dont have a ported TB. and ill check the plugs too, but just changed them.
New battery, clean terminals.
yes it was, i think i saw your gf. and i think i saw the back of your head.. she looked familiar. were you outside of of chipotle? if so then i think i caught a glimpse of you. Well, its done it before, and stabbin the gas tends to fix it right up. and it was funny, when the car died a bunch of high school kids in their new honda revved at me to move when it died..
they were startled when it started back up and i revved it.I had my friend clayton (98mysticz) hook it up before when the idle was off, he said everything looked ok.
ill clean the maf, and no i dont have a ported TB. and ill check the plugs too, but just changed them.
what did clayton hook it up with? a tech 2? still sounds like a bad IAC sensor to me. get a tech 2 and see what its reading.
and yes that was us outside chipotle