My baby needs some help..
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Pro
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 551
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From: San Antonio Texas
My baby needs some help..
Year: 87
Auto:Yes
Problem: Car starts up just fine when cold. Now here is the problem..
If I drive the car for about 15-20min, turn it off, turn it back on within 10-20mins. It idles like it wants to die. When I put in on drive it shakes like I stated before ( it wants to die.) Now if the car is off for about 4-8hrs, it starts and drives great..
Thanks,
Raul
Auto:Yes
Problem: Car starts up just fine when cold. Now here is the problem..
If I drive the car for about 15-20min, turn it off, turn it back on within 10-20mins. It idles like it wants to die. When I put in on drive it shakes like I stated before ( it wants to die.) Now if the car is off for about 4-8hrs, it starts and drives great..
Thanks,
Raul
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 4,212
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From: Sun City West Az
Re: My baby needs some help.. (rmedina)
Kinda sounds like a fuel pump on it's way out. Hook up a fuel pressure guage and monitor the pressure before start up (key on, engine off)...after start up and then again through it's "don't want to run" cycle.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,699
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From: The Black Hole LA
Re: My baby needs some help.. (rmedina)
The fuel pump is one idea but I would also pull the codes on it. Sounds like whenever the car is cold it runs fine but after it warms up it runs bad. Could be a sensor going bad somewhere that doesn't really effect the car until it warms up. Just an idea of where to start.
