my boyfriends car just cuts off including the power and the steering wheel locks. he cant make it more than a couple blocks without it happening. one of his "boys" came over and said it was the "____ "coil (sorry i dont remember) or the oil pump. i've been reading some resolved questions about oil pumps and it doesnt seem to match up. its a 2001 mitsubishi eclipse with 107,710 miles on it he bought it used in march. 4 cylinder if that helps?
part 2 of question: is $1300 too much to change oil pump including parts and labor?
PLEASE HELP this car situation is RUINING MY CHRISTMAS
2006-12-25 10:06:44 · 7 answers · asked by jean grey 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Oil pumps don't cut off an engine. The steering wheel becomes hard to turn because the power steering needs the engine running to turn the pump. First thing is go to an auto parts and ask them to scan your trouble codes. This may give you an idea as to what is wrong. Keep the "boys" out of it. If I read this correctly the engine cuts off while driving not idling ?? This makes a difference in possible problems. If it happens while driving I would suspect the crankshaft position sensor or camshaft position sensor. You may have more than one of each sensor. If your bf is going to be a diy he should invest in a HAYNES or CHILTONS repair manual at the auto supply for around $ 20. Let us know if we helped
2006-12-25 11:22:07 · answer #1 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Highly unlikely to be the oil pump, since it is mechanically driven by the crank shaft (which causes the pistons to go up and down). The ignition system could be at fault, which includes the coil, wires, spark plugs, and fuel injectors. Another possibility is a faulty ignition switch. This switch is located behind and attached to the key lock on the steering column. This switch could be going bad, thus causing the intermittent failures you describe. Again this is a fairly expensive part (dealer item only). Yes, $1,300 is good shop manual price for an oil pump replacement.
2006-12-25 10:55:47 · answer #2 · answered by John Sr. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definite the oil pump in many circumstances runs off the crank, distributor, or cam in line with engine layout. you could basically pour oil over the recent rockers and replace the covers and you would be advantageous in case you have confidence your transformations. We used to take an previous bent up conceal, decrease a fit in the proper of it with a torch and fasten that, then we could run the engine and not get squirted with oil for the time of the rocker adjustment. yet in any different case we used to best our Fords became to eliminate the distributor, acquire an added long oil pump shaft or weld 2 collectively, then stick it down in the path of the distributor hollow into the proper of the pump and crank it utilising a reversible drill. that could pump up the oil properly and get all of it in the path of the bearings, and rockers.
2016-10-28 08:41:00 · answer #3 · answered by ridinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ignition coil maybe? well at any rate it could be that, but it could be ignition wires, i doubt its the oil pump from my experience and oil pump going out will go out and then it wont work at all, not stop and work, stop and work, it will go out, then the motor will lock down, then 1300 dollars will seem like grocery money
2006-12-25 10:12:43 · answer #4 · answered by stormy8183 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like an electrical fault and yes it could possibly be the coil pack, or the module or the associated wiring or possibly the fuel pump or the relay.
Paul
2006-12-25 10:19:02 · answer #5 · answered by chilledoutpaul 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just go have a nice quiet drink and dont even worry about it
2006-12-25 10:21:30 · answer #6 · answered by vincent c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hun you may wanna tell your boyfriend that if he has to pay that much,maybe you can get Another car for that price
2006-12-25 10:18:33 · answer #7 · answered by rpoker 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋