jpatricks1

When I got the car last year it always wouldn't start on the first try. It would take 2-3 tries but it would always start.

Around January it suddenly wouldn't start. Had the distributor replaced and it worked fine.

Lately I noticed when the fuel's running low (not empty) it would stall when I had to brake abruptly (which leads me to think it might be a fuel pump problem).It would start eventually in about a minute after a few tries.

Last night the A/C would suddenly die and then the engine would stall. The CEL would blink a few times and I would hear a buzzing sound from the ECU when it would blink. The moment I move the ignition to ACC and then back to on the A/C would go back again. Again the engine would start after about a minute. The car would run ok for about 100-150 meters and it would stall again. This time though I still had half a tank of fuel.

With the A/C off, the engine runs great. Stepping on the gas does not change anything, when the A/C suddenly dies, the engine will stall after a second

Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks!

Former User

Test the ignition switch and check for CEL codes.

jpatricks1

That's what's strange about it there's nothing. It works fine without the A/C.

I had the same problem with my EK with a d16 engine before (sort of). The idle would get so low when the A/C is on that the engine would die but the moment I turn off the A/C switch idle would go back to normal. And if the engine does die it takes one flick on the ignition to start.

Not this time though, when I turn off the A/C switch the engine would still die and it would take a minute or two of cranking the engine to start

A08

I had an ef that would shut off when i hit the brakes, it was the ignition switch