Car problems, need help car people!
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Alright whenever my car is running for about a min or so the RPM meter drops below 1000, and ofcorse an engine is suspost to stay at 1000 RPM's +, mine goes to about 500, then it dies. I am so sick of having to put it in park and start the car up again, especially when people are waiting behind me at a red light. Any idea what is causing this?
I forget the term but you can set and change your idle speed on your car it could be that something has slowed down you idle speed causing the car to cut off because it's not getting enough gas.
I would have someone who you trust and knows about cars up your idle speed and that should fix the problem but then again i steel only good cars so what do i know.
I would have someone who you trust and knows about cars up your idle speed and that should fix the problem but then again i steel only good cars so what do i know.
Easy power loss could be caused by a number of things just go get it checked out at a repair shop.
spark plugs maybe?
What kind of car? Carberator or Electronic Fuel Injection? Kinda important quesitons heh
If your car is a stick shift and it is in gear while not moving it will do that sometimes.
| Paden wrote: |
If your car is a stick shift and it is in gear while not moving it will do that sometimes. |
Wow your about as bright as Bush is.
ANTI-PADEN!
| Reebo wrote: | ||
Wow your about as bright as Bush is. ANTI-PADEN! |
Lol, no it's not stick shift, it's the problem that Reebo mentioned, it only happens when i'm idle, most of the time I have to throw it in neutral and give it some gas so it stays above 1000 RPM's.
If it's fuel injection it could be a number of things. Is your SES light (service engine soon) coming on? Check the codes and that should give you a start. You can check the codes by jumping two of the pins on the harness where you hook an ALDL cable up. Not sure what car you got, but on mine it's pins 6 and 12.
My car used to idle low, then the ses light would turn on. I checked the codes and it said I had an error in my electronic timing circuit. I found a loose ground on it, worked great after that. Good luck.
My car used to idle low, then the ses light would turn on. I checked the codes and it said I had an error in my electronic timing circuit. I found a loose ground on it, worked great after that. Good luck.
oh btw, the plugin for the ALDL cable should look something like this
Pin #'s
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12
Pin #'s
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12
Fuel pressure regulator.
I had that problem in my car, i dunno if we have the same problem though. The one thing i'd check is the O2 sensor, after that my car idled fine. The other problem i've seen that happen to is my friend's car, which is like 18 years old, so we just adjusted the air flow meter so it idled at 1000 again.
best to get the codes read.
could be....
mass airflow sensor
oxygen sensor
chip/computer(unlikely)
loose wire somewhere(unlikely)
plugs(unlikely)
wires(unlikely)
dirty or wet distributor(assuming your car has 1)
fuel pump (not it if it runs fine when you give it gas)
could be....
mass airflow sensor
oxygen sensor
chip/computer(unlikely)
loose wire somewhere(unlikely)
plugs(unlikely)
wires(unlikely)
dirty or wet distributor(assuming your car has 1)
fuel pump (not it if it runs fine when you give it gas)
take your penis out. that usually solves most of my problems
Still no idea what make/model/year of car, but it could also be the Idle Speed Control, esp. if it happens to be a Ford 
| Reebo wrote: | ||
Wow your about as bright as Bush is. ANTI-PADEN! |
actually this does happen
Maybe if you drive a go-cart Paden.
| Fanelien wrote: |
Maybe if you drive a go-cart Paden. |
| principessa wrote: |
Still no idea what make/model/year of car, but it could also be the Idle Speed Control, esp. if it happens to be a Ford |
95' Ford Escort
hehe....then I would bet on the ISC :p
common issue for like 92-96's if I remember correctly...
common issue for like 92-96's if I remember correctly...
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