Engine just dies while driving.
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Engine just dies while driving.
I'll be driving along at about 40 mph and the engine will just die. It won't do anything funny before that either. Tonight when it happened I just popped it into neutral, hit the key, and it started back up. It would go a few feet and then die again. The stereo and all of the lights will stay on though. I pulled into a parking lot and turned it off and drank a soda. I got back in the car and drove the rest of the way home without a problem. It does this intermittently. And it's not giving any codes either. I'm kind of new to this fuel injection stuff so if I ask any stupid questions don't give me too much crap. I'm still learning.
I checked all of the battery and alternator wires and everything looks fine. The voltage from the alt is fine also. I'm so :confused:
[Modified by Golden80, 11:25 PM 7/22/2002]
I checked all of the battery and alternator wires and everything looks fine. The voltage from the alt is fine also. I'm so :confused:
[Modified by Golden80, 11:25 PM 7/22/2002]
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Re: Engine just dies while driving. (Golden80)
Put a fuel pressure gauge onto the Schraeder valve to check fuel pressure when it next happens.
The fuel pump could be going or it could be a problem with the three contacts just under the fuel pump mounting flange. They get corroded with time and simulate a bad fuel pump.
The fuel pump could be going or it could be a problem with the three contacts just under the fuel pump mounting flange. They get corroded with time and simulate a bad fuel pump.
