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Haphasto
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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 Posted: 10/09/03 - 14:40 Post subject: 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?
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Reebo
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Location: Downtown Miami
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 14:50 Post subject:
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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.
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Aeain
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Joined: 22 Oct 2002
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 14:50 Post subject:
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Easy power loss could be caused by a number of things just go get it checked out at a repair shop.
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compusmack
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 15:31 Post subject:
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spark plugs maybe?
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Stixl
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 15:43 Post subject:
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What kind of car? Carberator or Electronic Fuel Injection? Kinda important quesitons heh
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Paden
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Location: North CAROLINA!
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 16:01 Post subject:
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If your car is a stick shift and it is in gear while not moving it will do that sometimes.
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Reebo
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Location: Downtown Miami
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 16:34 Post subject:
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| 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!
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Haphasto
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Joined: 10 Nov 2002
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 16:40 Post subject:
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| Reebo wrote: | | 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! |
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.
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Owyyn
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 21:06 Post subject:
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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.
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Owyyn
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 21:07 Post subject:
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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
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principessa
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 21:10 Post subject:
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Fuel pressure regulator.
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Verdeloth
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 21:30 Post subject:
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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.
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kireol
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Location: Royal Oak, MI
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 22:01 Post subject:
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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)
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r00typooh
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Miami, FL
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 22:02 Post subject:
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take your penis out. that usually solves most of my problems
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principessa
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 22:06 Post subject:
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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 
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Paden
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 22:56 Post subject:
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| Reebo wrote: | | 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! |
actually this does happen
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Fanelien
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:01 Post subject:
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Maybe if you drive a go-cart Paden.
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Paden
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:06 Post subject:
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| Fanelien wrote: | | Maybe if you drive a go-cart Paden. |
ok what ever
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Haphasto
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Joined: 10 Nov 2002
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:11 Post subject:
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| 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
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principessa
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:17 Post subject:
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hehe....then I would bet on the ISC :p
common issue for like 92-96's if I remember correctly...
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Haphasto
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:20 Post subject:
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| principessa wrote: | hehe....then I would bet on the ISC :p
common issue for like 92-96's if I remember correctly... |
any idea how to fix it, or where it's located?
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Fanelien
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:20 Post subject:
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go to your mechanic, they'll play with it... or smash it and your car into a brick wall.
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principessa
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:25 Post subject:
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ISC is about 120 dollars and yea, I would let my mechanic change it...it's a dealer only part, too, if I am not mistaken...
But, get the car checked out.
Is the happy light <check engine> coming on at all?
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Fanelien
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:27 Post subject:
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the check engine light in my old ford never worked. then my engine died.
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Haphasto
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:28 Post subject:
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| principessa wrote: |
Is the happy light <check engine> coming on at all? |
when it dies yes.
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weee my 6th post on my own thread
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principessa
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:34 Post subject:
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/bonk
it always comes on when the car stalls LOL
I meant has it come on at all while you were driving, etc...
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Haphasto
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Location: St. Louis, MO
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:35 Post subject:
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| principessa wrote: | /bonk
it always comes on when the car stalls LOL
I meant has it come on at all while you were driving, etc... |
nope, when I go idle for more than 30 seconds the engine starts shaking, a little more every second until it dies.
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Venkmen
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:58 Post subject:
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if it just started out of the blue it could be something as simple as a clogged fuel or air filter for that matter.
sounds like a fuel delivery problem of some kind since you are able to give it some extra juice and keep it running.
Always check the easy shit first before dropping a f**k-ton of cash on something that it "might" be.
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principessa
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Posted: 10/09/03 - 23:59 Post subject:
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aye, Venkmen, like a bunch of us said--let a mechanic look at it <nod>
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scoresia
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Location: Florida
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Posted: 10/10/03 - 08:53 Post subject:
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95 Escort is fuel injection. Also has 2 fuel filters, one near the injector the other in the gas tank. What is happening is one of a few things
1) clogged filter - in that case, gas cleaner (you can buy it at any auto parts store and add it to your gasoline)
2) your injector is having a problem could 1. be clogged 2. the computer regulating it is faulty. There is a microship that regulates fuel mixtures, these tend to go haywire alot.
3) spark plug wires are bad.
My suggestion, have your car hooked up to a computer which will test all systems and tell you what the problem is. Find a reputable place, should only cost you $50 for the diagnostics test.
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