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Old 06-03-2006, 03:56 AM
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Default car shuts down when moving

hey yall i just got a membership to this site and love it... anyways. when im going in my car, the car will just shut down and turn off. then ill have to restart the car, and it will do this ever once in a while. does anyone else have this problem?? thanks
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Old 06-03-2006, 04:08 AM
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Default RE: car shuts down when moving

Check your intake. My car was doing that and i noticed the airfilter and tube to the maf werent totally sealed. I guess just a lil extra air through the maf messes up the engine and causes a stall. Apparently the sensors are just really sensitive.
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yes they are!
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Old 06-03-2006, 09:38 PM
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yeah i just replaced my filter and it isnt on there all the way so that is probablly it thanks.
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