need help my car keeps on dying.

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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 05:54 PM
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Default need help my car keeps on dying.

last night my car started dying when it would be at idle.if i start it will dye. if im slowing down at a light with the clutch in it will die. car is turbo, injectors , ignition i dont know if any of these factors would be why or maybe i just got some bad gas. i noticed it started dying after i filled up at a truck stop with 93 octane. i think i ran over a big rock last night because it hit the bottom of the car hard. if you got any ideas let me know i already changed the fuel filter and it still does it. also the car does not feel as powerful and im getting alot better milage. my gas went from about 250 and now im getting 320.
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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im hearing i could have water in the tank doing it has this happened to anyone.
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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 08:35 AM
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anyone have any info on this. i added one of those cleaners to the tank.
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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 08:48 AM
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Default Re: need help my car keeps on dying. (redturbosi)

If it started happening after your went to a truck stop gas station you might have gotten some bad gas. Sometimes those guys will switch the gas lines and fill up the tank with the wrong octane. You could ry calling your local paint stores and see if any of them carry any Xylene or Toulene. If you have room for 5 gallons in your gas tank for some Xylene or Toulene then you should give that a try. It's not like those cheap octane boosters which only raise your octane rating a fraction of a point. Adding Xylene or Toulene will raise your octane rating by a few points depending on the ratio of gs to Xylene/Toulene you use.

A 5 gallon can of the stuff costs about $35-$45 from your local paint store.

EDIT: but if your car is dying at idle then I dont know if bad gas would be the cause.
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