car died for 1st time
01-07-2007, 03:40 PM
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car died for 1st time
well as some of you will know, i installed my billsteins a few days ago, and i just replaced both my fog light bulbs.....
so i was on a cruise testin out the new shocks/struts and i hit it pretty hard, got up to about 55 in a turn then my car just died
powersteering went out and it slowed to a stop.....started right back up however
what could i have done wrong? i didnt touch any connections nor did i touch the bulbs
ps. i also noticed one of the burnt out foglights was shattered, the other was not (both were out, i have been puttin this off for a while)
so i was on a cruise testin out the new shocks/struts and i hit it pretty hard, got up to about 55 in a turn then my car just died
powersteering went out and it slowed to a stop.....started right back up however
what could i have done wrong? i didnt touch any connections nor did i touch the bulbs
ps. i also noticed one of the burnt out foglights was shattered, the other was not (both were out, i have been puttin this off for a while)
01-07-2007, 05:44 PM
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RE: car died for 1st time
If it's dying under throttle I'd say you have some sort of fuel issue more than likely.
However if you were getting out of the throttle and it dies - IAC will be the first and likely culprit.
However if you were getting out of the throttle and it dies - IAC will be the first and likely culprit.
01-08-2007, 01:35 PM
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RE: car died for 1st time
ORIGINAL: wisk
Mine died the other morning too.. real weird. I ran it up to 90 real smooth shifting, and then just pulled it in neutral and let it coast, and the thing died...
Mine died the other morning too.. real weird. I ran it up to 90 real smooth shifting, and then just pulled it in neutral and let it coast, and the thing died...
01-08-2007, 07:14 PM
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RE: car died for 1st time
UPDATE:
today on the way to work my "check fuel cap light" went on.
after i checked that the cap was tight, which it was, the light was still on
it was on after work, then after 15 min of drivin it goes off
i have also noticed that the replacement bulb for the one that was shattered is
definatly duller and not as bright then the other fog light bulb
car has yet to die a second time
today on the way to work my "check fuel cap light" went on.
after i checked that the cap was tight, which it was, the light was still on
it was on after work, then after 15 min of drivin it goes off
i have also noticed that the replacement bulb for the one that was shattered is
definatly duller and not as bright then the other fog light bulb
car has yet to die a second time