car died, need help UPDATE - Doh!
07-12-2006, 02:46 AM
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car died, need help UPDATE - Doh!
02 gt, driving home from work, doin maybe 55, car just dies, pull off side of road, try to fire it, it fires for a second and dies, try to restart, nothing. so i wait for tow truck, wait 15 mins or so, car fires for a second then dies, so i figured fuel filter. changed it and same thing, car fires for a second then dies, then wont fire again. i checked the fuel cutoff in hte truck, i pushed down on it and it wont move so i assume it hasnt popped. It says i have about an 1/8 tank, i have ran it this low before without issue. i have a svt in tank pump (installed new bout 2 months ago), 42inj, yadda. so it is sitting in front of my house, just sitting there sucking. hope someon can come up with ideas before i hve it towed to ford, gulp. help.
07-12-2006, 04:37 AM
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RE: car died, need help
My car had a similar problem but it only happend when the car was at a dead stop... Try checking the IAC valve or the MAF sensor. Clean the MAF sensor with electronics cleaner and in my opinion id replace the IAC valve. You can get one at any autoparts store for about 35 dollars... Hope it helps...
07-12-2006, 07:40 AM
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RE: car died, need help
Never a good idea to trust the fuel gauge.
With a supercharged car like yours, it's a horrible idea to run around in your car with such little fuel in the tank, get that gas sloshing around in the wrong direction and that boosted beast will reduce it's rotating weight by about 2 rods faster than you can say....DAMMIT!
Add some gas to your car. If that doesn't solve it, start with the IAC and TPS. Then you can start worrying about your pump possibly failing.
With a supercharged car like yours, it's a horrible idea to run around in your car with such little fuel in the tank, get that gas sloshing around in the wrong direction and that boosted beast will reduce it's rotating weight by about 2 rods faster than you can say....DAMMIT!
Add some gas to your car. If that doesn't solve it, start with the IAC and TPS. Then you can start worrying about your pump possibly failing.
07-12-2006, 11:14 AM
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RE: car died, need help
iac, MAF, fuel pressure regulator... if you say you havea new pump it SHOULD be good, but new doesn't ever mean good!
that's why on all ford bulletins, they say "install known good part" not "install new part"
that's why on all ford bulletins, they say "install known good part" not "install new part"
07-12-2006, 12:50 PM
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RE: car died, need help
thanks for the suggestions. Should i be able to hear the fuel pump if i turn the key to the "on" position and crawl under the car? I read an old post of someone saying they could hear it whirr, but they had like a 98. I turned the key on this morning, it wouldnt even try to fire and i couldnt hear anything from the tank. If i was outta gas, wouldnt it sputter and die? This just plain died. The maf is new (lightning maf) and i know the car will run without it. My idiot mechanic (at the time) couldnt figger why he was having a hard time tuning it, turned out that the maf was unplugged. Where and which one is the fuel pump fuse? How do i determine if the iac and others are bad? I really dont want to just start buying parts til something fixes it.