my car idles

[Wduaqnug]

my friend suggest that fuel pump froze due to weather, that i should put dry gas


it happened twice this week

 

[MazerRackham]

OMG, i just checked, and MY car idles tooo! :Q What should we do?

 

[ohtwell]

Ummm!! Every car idles.

Do you mean that your are experiencing rough idle?


: ) Amanda

 

[notfred]

Your brain doesn't idle, seems to stall whenever you try and get it going.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: ohtwell
Ummm!! Every car idles.

Do you mean that your are experiencing rough idle?


: ) Amanda

Not every car. I know a few race-prepped cars that don't idle. It's fun trying to constantly blip the throttle just enough to keep it running.

ZV

 

[Wduaqnug]

engine turns off, all warning lights come on, I put car in parking and restarts fine

 

[Wduaqnug]

it starts fine from beginning

 

[ohtwell]

Originally posted by: Wduaqnug
engine turns off, all warning lights come on, I put car in parking and restarts fine

That's called stalling!!

What kind of car? Do you notice anything before it stalls?


: ) Amanda

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Wduaqnug
it starts fine from beginning

So, it's extremely unlike your brain then, which is just rusting away in a junkyard somewhere?

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Wduaqnug
engine turns off, all warning lights come on, I put car in parking and restarts fine

That's not a frozen fuel pump then. If it froze, it wouldn't start the first time, or if it did, it wouldn't restart after stalling. Under what conditions is it stalling?

ZV

 

[KingNothing]

Is this dry gas the kind you "just add water" to?

 

[ohtwell]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
Is this dry gas the kind you "just add water" to?

LOL!!


: ) Amanda

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
Is this dry gas the kind you "just add water" to?

Kinda like his dehydrated brain.

 

[Wduaqnug]

on tuesday it stalled after was driving for about 20min, was making left turn boom press gas and it doesnt go, all warning lights go on, i put car in parking and restart and no noises, everything works smooth. today left car for 5hours parked, started it, let it warm up for few minutes, put it in drive to get out of parking space and it stalled, restart it and worked smooth

 

[Wduaqnug]

i bought two bottles of dry gas or fuel antifreeze from hess gas station

 

[ohtwell]

I'd replace the fuel pump.


: ) Amanda

 

[Wduaqnug]

ohtwell but i am not positive if it's fuel pump


I guess gotta spend $$$ take it to shop monday, have them hook it up to the computer

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: ohtwell
I'd replace the fuel pump.

: ) Amanda

Wduaqnug's fuel filter might need changing if its been a while.

 

[Wduaqnug]

you think its possibility fuel filter causing this, i only replaced oil and air filter

 

[Zenmervolt]

Whatever it is, it's not freezing. Depending upon the mileage it could be the fuel pump relay, or it could simply be vapor lock, though vapor lock is generally only a problem during hot periods.

ZV

 

[speed01]

What kind of car is it? It sounds like a possible filter problem.

 

[Wduaqnug]

will computer show anything if its not constant problem

 

[ohtwell]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: ohtwell
I'd replace the fuel pump.

: ) Amanda

Wduaqnug's fuel filter might need changing if its been a while.

Oops!! That's what I meant. I had just re read something and I had fuel pump on my mind when I posted.


: ) Amanda

 

[Wduaqnug]

1995 mercury mystique 4 cylinder

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Wduaqnug
you think its possibility fuel filter causing this, i only replaced oil and air filter

Depends, how many miles have you and spunky put on the car w/o changing the fuel filter?