Please help! Stranded in Seattle, car starts then dies 96 tl
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Please help! Stranded in Seattle, car starts then dies 96 tl
I know this doesn't go here, but please show mercy.
So I drove from Portland to Seattle this morning to get my passport. No problems driving up, made 3 stops total on the way, car started perfect. I went to my passport appt, go back to my car, start it and finish a phone call. Then right after hanging up, the rpms drop and it sputters a bit before dying. Now, I can turn it on, starts up but stays at 1k or lower for 5-10 secs then dies. I've been stuck now for over 2 hours and need to get home!
No cel
battery connections look good
battery power is good
I am parked so the front of the car is facing down hill at a 80 degree angle to the curb, so I can't roll it anywhere.
I took my tools out of the car and forgot to put them back....sigh
ANY help or even responses for a bump are greatly appreciated as I am pretty much screwed.
So I drove from Portland to Seattle this morning to get my passport. No problems driving up, made 3 stops total on the way, car started perfect. I went to my passport appt, go back to my car, start it and finish a phone call. Then right after hanging up, the rpms drop and it sputters a bit before dying. Now, I can turn it on, starts up but stays at 1k or lower for 5-10 secs then dies. I've been stuck now for over 2 hours and need to get home!
No cel
battery connections look good
battery power is good
I am parked so the front of the car is facing down hill at a 80 degree angle to the curb, so I can't roll it anywhere.
I took my tools out of the car and forgot to put them back....sigh
ANY help or even responses for a bump are greatly appreciated as I am pretty much screwed.
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Re: Please help! Stranded in Seattle, car starts then dies 96 tl
Posted here because the tl section is dead and I'm literally stranded 180 miles from home.
The car is a 96 2.5 tl
I've checked everything I can think of, I really would appreciate ANY ideas
The car is a 96 2.5 tl
I've checked everything I can think of, I really would appreciate ANY ideas
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Re: Please help! Stranded in Seattle, car starts then dies 96 tl
If your running out of time like literally and you get no help before 6pm, I highly recommend you just bite the bullet and tow it back home.
Or better start getting some numbers right now.
Or better start getting some numbers right now.
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Re: Please help! Stranded in Seattle, car starts then dies 96 tl
Do you have gas in it? The car facing down hill and the low gas level might be starving it.
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The starving was my first instict, I'm sitting at about an 1/4 to 1/8 tank. If I give it gas it dies almost instantly with no rpm increase. If it starts it will sputter instantly and fights to break 1k rpms
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My next plan is to see if I can get a tow truck to get me to a level street and see if I have better luck. If that doesn't work I'll probably have to just have it towed to a shop up here and get a ride home from my roomate, but he wouldn't even be able to get up here until around 9....
ThAnks for the help fellas, truly appreciated
This sucks
ThAnks for the help fellas, truly appreciated
This sucks
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Re: Please help! Stranded in Seattle, car starts then dies 96 tl
Well 80* angle is steep LOL but at 1/8 of a tank I will say that is your problem. Borrow a gas can and put a couple gallons in. Will the tow be free? If not try putting gas in first.
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Re: Please help! Stranded in Seattle, car starts then dies 96 tl
Do the dash lights turn off when the car dies? Those cars are notorious for ignition switch contacts to fail. Once started, hold key so ignition stays in the ON position. See if that helps./
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Thanks guys, I'm going to try and walk to a gas station and see if adding gas would help. Any reason to think the spark plugs may be bad?
It's just not my day today, I don't even have my in car tools because I let a buddy borrow them and never got them back in the trunk.
It's just not my day today, I don't even have my in car tools because I let a buddy borrow them and never got them back in the trunk.
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Dash lights don't dim, if I hold in the on position it either acts like normal or the starter makes that grinding noise. It's not staying running for even 5 secs now
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Oh and by 80 degree I was referencing to the curb, but the street downgrade must be near 16" per meter
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Re: Please help! Stranded in Seattle, car starts then dies 96 tl
I had a friend with an older TL 3.2L . He had an issue where the car would just shut off after 20 minutes. Turned out it was the notorious ignition contacts. Doesn't really sound like your problem though.
What you described sounds exactly like a motor that's not getting enough fuel. If a motor isn't getting enough fuel and you press the gas pedal, it always sputters out, right?. Hopefully putting gas in will solve the issue.
What you described sounds exactly like a motor that's not getting enough fuel. If a motor isn't getting enough fuel and you press the gas pedal, it always sputters out, right?. Hopefully putting gas in will solve the issue.
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