Car stalls at ignition |
Car stalls at ignition |
Oct 6, 2008 - 9:59 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '07 From Montreal, QC, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I noticed that since it got colder outside, my car stalls in the morning / evening when I do a "cold start".
I turn the key in the ignition and the engine starts but suddently stops by itself, even if i'm still turning the key. I noticed that ever since i did my oil change for some 10W full syntec (my oil change is due - so i did 5000kms like that), the oil light on the dashboard stays on for a few secs. after I started the car as if oil pressure was low. Also, sometimes (usually when engine is cold or if i give a lot of gas), when i stop at a stop sign or red light and put it in neutral, the engine feels almost as if it was gonna stall (RPM goes REALLY low... let say 200-300RPM), but then it catches its normal idle (around 800RPM). Engine is at 197 000 kms so Timing belt / water pump are due at 200 000kms... I'm thinking it could be the head gasket... I'm about to sell her... I mean, all this + clutch + bushings + front suspension... that's a lot to change... too much for me since I'm probably gonna buy a GT-Four in April 2009 anyway... This post has been edited by reko: Oct 6, 2008 - 10:05 AM -------------------- |
Oct 7, 2008 - 7:12 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
by taking it off and cleaning it out, they cost about $160, so try cleaning first.
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