L Squared
06-27-2003, 11:31 PM
Hey y'all,
It's been forever since i looked at the board. My life got extremely busy so i've lost touch with the board.
Anyway, I've been having this sporadic problem with my car. Every once in a while it won't start. And it doesn't seem to have a pattern. The car turns and turns and it won't turn over completely. If i let it sit a while (no set time always a random ammount of time) it'll start and run just fine
I'm trying to figure it out since i'm taking a trip to FL in july and i want to make sure it won't happen at a rest stop or something.
Here are my ideas on what it could be which one makes the most sence to everyone.
-Fuel filter: It seems to me that if the filter was cloged it wouldn't start at all. I could be wrong as I often am.
-Cloged injectors: Causing the fuel not to spray and flooding out the plugs. This seems like a stretch but next time i fill up some injector cleaner if going in the tank.
-Fuel Pump: Something is making a bad connection everyonce in a while. Or maybe it's a sign that it's going to go out completely. Odd since it runs fine once it starts.
-Fuel pump relay: I managed to see some old post about this and i suppose it's entirely possible. Although i'm not sure how to tell that this is the problem.
I'm convinced that it's in my fuel delivery as it runs fine once it starts. It doesn't miss although it kinda sputters a little when you do try to start it. It seems to take a little more cranking that it used to.
Anyways those are my thoughts on it and if you read to the end of this long post thanks for the time. Any ideas and solutions are welcome.
Thanks!
-Lē
It's been forever since i looked at the board. My life got extremely busy so i've lost touch with the board.
Anyway, I've been having this sporadic problem with my car. Every once in a while it won't start. And it doesn't seem to have a pattern. The car turns and turns and it won't turn over completely. If i let it sit a while (no set time always a random ammount of time) it'll start and run just fine
I'm trying to figure it out since i'm taking a trip to FL in july and i want to make sure it won't happen at a rest stop or something.
Here are my ideas on what it could be which one makes the most sence to everyone.
-Fuel filter: It seems to me that if the filter was cloged it wouldn't start at all. I could be wrong as I often am.
-Cloged injectors: Causing the fuel not to spray and flooding out the plugs. This seems like a stretch but next time i fill up some injector cleaner if going in the tank.
-Fuel Pump: Something is making a bad connection everyonce in a while. Or maybe it's a sign that it's going to go out completely. Odd since it runs fine once it starts.
-Fuel pump relay: I managed to see some old post about this and i suppose it's entirely possible. Although i'm not sure how to tell that this is the problem.
I'm convinced that it's in my fuel delivery as it runs fine once it starts. It doesn't miss although it kinda sputters a little when you do try to start it. It seems to take a little more cranking that it used to.
Anyways those are my thoughts on it and if you read to the end of this long post thanks for the time. Any ideas and solutions are welcome.
Thanks!
-Lē