What could this be??
03-12-2006, 10:10 PM
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What could this be??
I was just coming home tonight, and i was pulling in to the turning lane to my apartment. All of a sudden the engine turned off. I have a 03GT with 63,xxx miles. I bought it laster February and had absolutely no problems with it so far. I was driving the car normally, nothing crazy. I am thinking fuel injectors. Anybody have any ideas?
03-12-2006, 10:12 PM
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RE: What could this be??
sounds like the infamous IAC, more details please
03-12-2006, 10:13 PM
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RE: What could this be??
more info. would it restart? checked your battery? fuel filter or pump? car throw any codes?
03-12-2006, 10:13 PM
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RE: What could this be??
Don't even consider fuel injectors yet.
Start with the simple, obvious stuff. It's usually something simple.
Sounds like an IAC like Brute said.
03-12-2006, 10:15 PM
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RE: What could this be??
It restarted right away, no codes, although i wasn't looking carefully-i was rolling into incoming traffic. Popped the hood, battery lloked fine, all the gauges in the instrument cluster were fine after i restarted.
03-12-2006, 10:27 PM
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RE: What could this be??
If it is the IAC, will this happen again soon? (question for those who has had this happen before) I plan on cleaning it tomorrow after work.
03-12-2006, 10:42 PM
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RE: What could this be??
chances are it might, try to keep the throttle open just a bit if if you're stopped in traffic
03-13-2006, 12:15 AM
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Yeah, i'm not too worried about it when i am stopped, more along the lines of when i let off the gas while cruising....
03-13-2006, 05:36 PM
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Well, i have the carb cleaner. I went to take out the screws and they are so tight that i started to strip them. I'll try puting WD40 on there to loosen them up. If that doesn't work, think a ford dealership would loosen them up for me?
03-13-2006, 05:38 PM
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RE: What could this be??
im not putting this together today. call me a noob but IAC stands for.....