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Car shuts of randomly, won't start after.
Thursday, October 04, 2007 10:33 PM
Important points:
-Engine stopped while driving last night.
-Pulling the fuel pump fuse and putting it back in seemed to fix it.
-Engine stopped while driving again tonight
-Would not start up this time.
-Engine was able to crank, for a long time, but didn't fire up.

Details:
So the other day I was running on fumes. I gassed up and drove a bit, when I noticed that my ride was feeling very smooth. Turns out the engine had shut off. I had the Check Engine light, Check battery light and check oil light. Power steering and brake booster were off. So I pulled over and tried to start up the car. The starter turned forever, but the engine would not stop. So I checked the engine, but it was dark and I didn't really know what I was looking for. I checked the battery terminals, checked the IDI cover connection, snugged up the relays. I went into the car and pulled out the fuel pump fuse, put it back in a miraculously the car started. I thought I was a genius.

Tonight it happened again. But this time it would NOT start. I could crank it over as long as I wanted, but it wouldn't start.

So I got it towed and went back to work. When I got home I tried starting it up and it went just fine.

I'm going to get the computer scanned, although I don't have a CEL.

Any suggestions?




Re: Car shuts of randomly, won't start after.
Friday, October 05, 2007 6:13 AM
Doing a scan will not work, especially if the ce lite is not on, only thing your going to get is "no codes stored" or "passed", i would bet you 10 to 1 that the fuel pump is going out and you need a new one.






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