 Engine Keeps Cutting Off, pissed off & broke |
 Apr 28, 2007 - 4:29 PM
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I've had a problem with my car for the past month, and nothing we have had done seems to work.
The problem: - Very low, and rough idle. - Stalling. - The engine cuts out no matter if I am stopped at a redlight, or if I am accelerating. It can be fine one day, but terrible the next. If it cuts off, I can wait a few minutes and it comes back on. If I let it sit for 30+ minutes, it will work for the rest of the day and possibly the next. When it cuts off it's very random, and it forces me to not go to work, or I am late to work. I'm about to lose my job. Things I have had done: - I've had the injectors cleaned or something. - New fuel pump. - Replaced PVC Valve. - Replaced IAC Valve. Things it's not: - The battery, or connections. - The alternator, or connections. Now they're telling me the distributer. Any other ideas? Discuss. I totally put this in the wrong section, could one of the mods please move it? 
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May 9, 2007 - 11:25 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
wait... you took the car to goodyear? a place that normally just does oil changes and tuneups is going to be really horrible at diagnosing this type of stuff. you should take the car to toyota and ask them to JUST do a diagnosis. normally its about 50-90bucks. they will tell you what the problem is and then you can decide if you want them to fix it or have a friend help you with it.
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Jen Engine Keeps Cutting Off Apr 28, 2007 - 4:29 PM
Jen Another theory:
Something is in the gas tank. Apr 28, 2007 - 4:45 PM mikeismad0408 something could be in the gas tank...sorry im illi... Apr 28, 2007 - 4:53 PM Jen QUOTE(mikeismad0408 @ Apr 28, 2007 - 5... Apr 28, 2007 - 4:55 PM Jen BUMP. Please help. Apr 28, 2007 - 6:19 PM playr158 hrm small things i might replace would be things l... Apr 28, 2007 - 9:04 PM
Jen QUOTE(playr158 @ Apr 28, 2007 - 10:0... Apr 28, 2007 - 9:19 PM Bitter sounds like one of the most dreaded problems ever.... Apr 28, 2007 - 10:08 PM Hanyo does your car idle real bad? Like the steering whe... Apr 28, 2007 - 10:16 PM Jen QUOTE(Bitter @ Apr 28, 2007 - 11:08 ... Apr 28, 2007 - 11:11 PM Remy I know you have a new fuel pump but what about the... Apr 28, 2007 - 11:28 PM Jen QUOTE(Remy @ Apr 29, 2007 - 12:28 AM... Apr 28, 2007 - 11:33 PM stephen_lee check all of your vacuum hoses. ESPECIALLY the hos... Apr 29, 2007 - 2:23 AM My2Celi I'm thinking like what he said. Could be your ... Apr 29, 2007 - 2:58 AM lagos vac leak. start the engine a look for loose or cr... Apr 29, 2007 - 10:13 AM Jen If it was a vac leak, wouldn't the mechanic kn... Apr 29, 2007 - 6:05 PM lagos sadly, most mechanics arent too smart when it come... Apr 29, 2007 - 6:28 PM bindertch Are you getting any check engine codes? My sources... Apr 29, 2007 - 6:59 PM Hanyo this is a strange problem because: 1) the engine s... Apr 29, 2007 - 9:28 PM bindertch The MAP sensor will make it run rough but it would... Apr 29, 2007 - 10:39 PM Jen yes, engine codes. all of them said the distributo... Apr 30, 2007 - 10:00 AM lagos if thats what th codes say, then thats what it is.... Apr 30, 2007 - 10:49 AM ecaddiction Maybe take it to a different shop? Which shop in J... Apr 30, 2007 - 1:51 PM Jen QUOTE(lagos @ Apr 30, 2007 - 11:49 A... Apr 30, 2007 - 6:23 PM hurley97 have they checked the timing?
I'm not sure ho... Apr 30, 2007 - 7:50 PM Jeremiah I'm not sure how you all handle your mechanics... May 1, 2007 - 6:29 PM DrAg1n320 Hey, hopefully i'm not to late, if your vehicl... May 3, 2007 - 10:45 PM alltracman78 It could be the coil.
Which is in your dist.
I don... May 5, 2007 - 2:35 PM Bitter funny thing is...even if you pull the hose from th... May 5, 2007 - 3:11 PM alltracman78 It might run sometimes, but normally the engine wi... May 5, 2007 - 4:24 PM Jen not working still. i told you that the engine code... May 9, 2007 - 11:01 PM supradog1 QUOTE(Jen @ May 10, 2007 - 12:01 AM)... May 9, 2007 - 11:47 PM Jen okay, no longer at goodyear. took it to the dealer... May 10, 2007 - 12:02 AM lagos well, we are trying to help but your not giving us... May 10, 2007 - 12:09 AM Jen 1) Fuel injectors
2) Fuel pump
3) PVC valve
4) IAC... May 10, 2007 - 12:13 AM Delta_Phoenix Seeing that you've had most of the diagnostic ... May 10, 2007 - 7:18 AM lagos QUOTE(Jen @ May 10, 2007 - 1:13 AM) ... May 10, 2007 - 8:45 AM WALKER This may sound dumb, but has all this been on the ... May 10, 2007 - 9:14 AM lagos QUOTE(WALKER @ May 10, 2007 - 10:14 ... May 10, 2007 - 9:23 AM Jen All of that has been replaced.
QUOTEDoes the car ... May 11, 2007 - 12:07 PM Jen bump. May 11, 2007 - 11:38 PM Kwanza26 Sounds like a fuel problem... or lack thereof. Di... May 11, 2007 - 11:56 PM stephen_lee on my car actually something similar happened. it... May 12, 2007 - 1:13 AM Jen the distributor was replaced
please read the whol... May 12, 2007 - 1:21 AM lagos are you SURE they replaced the fuel pump? you have... May 12, 2007 - 9:13 AM Jen QUOTE(lagos @ May 12, 2007 - 10:13 A... May 12, 2007 - 9:09 PM supradog1 were is the car now??? what dealer ship did you ta... May 13, 2007 - 11:52 AM alltracman78 QUOTE(Jen @ May 9, 2007 - 11:01 PM) ... May 13, 2007 - 12:57 PM Jen They are now saying it's the PCM? What do ya... May 14, 2007 - 7:34 PM Bitter it could be an issue where the main wiring harness... May 14, 2007 - 10:22 PM alltracman78 QUOTE(alltracman78 @ May 13, 2007 - 12... May 15, 2007 - 2:02 PM Jen If it's my ECU, they are crediting my account ... May 18, 2007 - 10:39 PM lagos well at least they are willing to keep hacking awa... May 18, 2007 - 10:58 PM Jen Okay, update. It's finally fixed.. at least.. ... May 22, 2007 - 7:13 AM |
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