The problem is that when I start the car, it cranks and doesn't start. But if I turn it over again it starts right away, but keeps trying to die the whole time I am driving and does die and I have to wait a few minutes before starting the whole scenario over again. I have so far replaced the fuel pump assembly, the ignition coil, and have replaced the battery and spark plugs, wires and distributor. I even took it back to the shop to have them test the work they did (fuel pump) and there is no issue with that. So I am basicly back to square one and someone suggest that it might be the ignition circuit that is attached to the ballast resistor. I really need help.
2006-10-07 07:52:57 · 4 answers · asked by lipglossaddiction 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Check the computer for a crankshaft posistion sensor code. Check Code history, Pending codes, or Current codes. If there is a code found in any of these files you have a crankshaft sensor problem! These sensors are known for having an erratic behavior when starting to fail. Also if you have an intermittent short in the wire harness from the crankshaft sensor, and camshaft sensor, to the dist. it'll drive you nut's trying to find it. The harness has to wiggled while a continuity checker,(Ohms on a Multimeter), is being done. If there's a break in the wire inside it's insulation you'll never see it! It'll run fine until the wire's disturbed enough, and then electricity will not pass through it. So sometimes the vehicle starts, runs fine, then bleech!, dies or sputters! I'm putting my money on the crankshaft sensor is going out, and would like to know what kind of a 'shop' is this? Midnight Willie's or what? They're just replacing part's to take your money in my opinion. Happens to women all the time because of unscrupulous characters who give decent small shops a bad name,(See the 60 Minutes report on this!). Or these people DO NOT know what they're doing, BATTERY? Check this out with a load testor, Fuel pump? Bet that was EXPENSIVE! Sorry I rant but, vehicles are getting very intrinsic, and you almost need a Doctor's degree in Computers to work on them.
2006-10-07 08:33:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use Restore from www.restoreusa.com
Bad compression can cause that, also try replacing the valves on the fuel line
2006-10-07 07:58:04 · answer #2 · answered by American Idle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your corburator is blocked at the gas inlet point.
Clean it.
2006-10-07 08:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by SKG R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a gallon of gas and a match
2006-10-07 07:54:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋