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Old Oct 25, 2013 | 08:21 AM
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Idle Problems

My car will start up run for a little and then it will slowly starts to sputter and start to die. Now my car wont start at all, is it out of fuel or is it something else?
Old Oct 25, 2013 | 08:57 AM
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An engine needs 3 things to start:
-Proper air delivery
-Proper fuel delivery
-proper spark delivery

So... besides the obvious question of: How much fuel is in the tank???

There are other checks:
-Pull a spark plug. Is it wet with fuel or dry? Wet = flooded. Dry = no fuel.
-Pull a spark plug wire and check for spark when cranking. No spark = check ecu power.
-Check all sensors & connections. The main sensors affecting fuel delivery: CHTS and AFM.
-Open FSM and read.
Old Oct 25, 2013 | 09:02 AM
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I don't know if there is any fuel in the tank because i don't trust the fuel gauge. I am going to fill it up this weekend but i will try the other things, thanks!
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