My car kind of stalls out whenever I try to accelerate. It feels like it is about to stop and the check engine light flashes, and then it goes. This happens mostly when starting to drive after stopping, and also sometimes when I am already moving and accelerating. Sometimes if I am stopped for awhile, like at a traffic light, it stalls out completely and I have to restart it. I took it to the mechanic and he said he couldn't find anything on the computer. He cleaned the fuel injection and said it is running fine now. Well it's not! I am taking it to the dealer over Thanksgiving, but I will have to drive home from college for a few hours. Does anyone know what's wrong, and will I make it worse by driving that much?
2006-11-15 00:37:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
it's a '95 toyota tercel with 75K
2006-11-15 00:59:52 · update #1
this is a good example of mechanics reling on a computer to tell them whats wrong it cannot some times........i will say this he may have gone in the rite direction with out looking at it id start with addind 1 quart of automatic transmission fluid t the fuel tank to about 8 galons of fuel this will clean out the rest of the injection system and valves the engine light is working normal forget about that as its just telling you your car is idling o slow if the trans fluid doesnt work in 75 miles have the idle speed set up a little with the screw that may do the trick good luck and let us know how it worked out
2006-11-15 01:59:42 · answer #1 · answered by mobile auto repair (mr fix it) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Id recommend checking the oxygen sensors on your car...both of them. Also, check the vacuum hoses with a soapy water spray to identify leaks. Finally, Id look into the fuel filter/egr system. Since you have an OBDII Tercel, you can go to your nearest Toyota dealer and have them pull the check engine codes to fully diagnose the problems. While the idle may be wrong, usually from my experience, the idle speed is something that does not normally require maintenence...there are no idle air control stepper motors.
2006-11-16 01:51:54 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to share a little more information with us. How many miles are on this what kind of car? I had a problem like that before in a '91 Jeep Cherokee with about 200K miles on it. It turned out to be the fuel filter, which probably had about 120K miles on it. Enough gas made it through to the engine while it idled, but at higher speeds it suffered from fuel starvation.
In short, I don't know. I wouldn't worry about driving it home for Thanksgiving, I would just be worried about getting there.
2006-11-15 08:56:41 · answer #3 · answered by jaymonic77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your idle may be a little low, but it also sounds like a spark advance or a fueling problem. During acceleration, the throttle plate opens allowing more air to enter. This reduces vacuum pressure which should both allow for some spark advance, but also the fuel should inject more fuel. A fuel metering sensor is not working, or the computer isn't doing its job
2006-11-15 09:13:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the check engine light is flashing the engine is misfiring badly! It needs to be repaired ASAP. You can damage the catalytic converter or the engine itself. Without looking at the car it sounds like a fuel system or ignition system problem.
2006-11-15 10:46:12 · answer #5 · answered by Mark P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if I were you, I would take it to the Dealer, I'm thinking it's definately fuel related, possibly the throttle positioning sensor but thats just a guess
2006-11-15 09:54:18 · answer #6 · answered by nbr660 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your idle air flow valve may be sticking. It can either be cleaned up for little cost or replaced. It won't get worse, but it won't get better. Good luck.
2006-11-15 08:42:54 · answer #7 · answered by cakes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have your converter checked.
2006-11-15 08:42:45 · answer #8 · answered by DASH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of car do you have?
2006-11-15 08:40:18 · answer #9 · answered by MR B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋