some quick help...
04-03-2006, 08:45 PM
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some quick help...
Got off of work today and stopped by to go get a haircut. When i went back out and tried to start my car. It starts up and everything, but then the engine just dies out. Tried restarting it over and over and same thing happens-Starts up and dies. When i let go of the ignition. I'm wondering if its the alternator? Anyone have this problem?
Modified by Son99ek at 6:55 AM 4/4/2006
Modified by Son99ek at 6:55 AM 4/4/2006
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Re: some quick help... (Son99ek)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Son99ek »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Got off of work today and stopped by to go get a haircut. When i went back out and tried to start my car. It starts up and everything, but then the engine just dies out. Tried restarting it over and over and same thing happens-Starts up and dies. When i let go of the ignition. I'm wondering if its the alternator? Anyone have this problem?
Modified by Son99ek at 6:55 AM 4/4/2006</TD></TR></TABLE>
it sounds like a fuel pump, main relay, or ignitor problem. you can check your alternator and battery at a local autozone etc...
get in the car, roll up the windows turn the radio off. then turn the ignition one spot and listen for the fuel pump prime... no prime thens its your main relay or fuel pump , check your fuses too.
if it primes, as you start the car it then dies its most likely your main relay.
if it just turns over and over and over but never starts its your ignitor inside the distributor...
i say its your main relay since thats is the most common device to go bad compared to the rest..
its about $60 from the dealer
borrow a friends to test... you can also use the eg main relay aswell. eg and ek are the same.
**** im tired
Modified by Son99ek at 6:55 AM 4/4/2006</TD></TR></TABLE>
it sounds like a fuel pump, main relay, or ignitor problem. you can check your alternator and battery at a local autozone etc...
get in the car, roll up the windows turn the radio off. then turn the ignition one spot and listen for the fuel pump prime... no prime thens its your main relay or fuel pump , check your fuses too.
if it primes, as you start the car it then dies its most likely your main relay.
if it just turns over and over and over but never starts its your ignitor inside the distributor...
i say its your main relay since thats is the most common device to go bad compared to the rest..
its about $60 from the dealer
borrow a friends to test... you can also use the eg main relay aswell. eg and ek are the same.
**** im tired
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