hey guys i need some major help on this one .. i was driving on the highway and my car just died then i pulled over and turned the key and it started up but i was only able to drive on a few blocks and it died again but it has a very hard time to start it just turns over and then its starts up again and of i go for a couple of blocks ...... at this time im very pissed and i just leeve the car there, i thought it was the fuel pump . next morning i go to get it again and it startes right up but stalls a low idle so i drrive back home with it and its runnig not to bad but dosent have as much power , after 20 min of driving the car dies on me again.. when i turn on the ignition the engine light comes on ,, i hear the pump going and i hear the click sounds of the relay go on ,, so i dont know what it is maybe my distibutor ?? please give me info i need your help guys thanks..

 

It's obd0. you can almost run without the 1-wire o2 sensor on these engines. they don't affect the engine that much like if it were an engine with obd1 or obd2 electronics. sounds to me like you've got a distributor going out. that is assuming all connectors are tight, and grounds are in good shape.

 

the EXACT thing happened to me, turned out to be my ignition coil

 

which oddly enough is in the dizzy lol. so either replace the ignitor or replace the whole unit. i know at my local advance they are able to test ignitor coils, so if you can do that and determine that it's malfunctioning, you might save yourself some money.

 

I've had similar problems with mine at one time. Check your vacuum lines at your map sensor, (as long as you're running a firewall mounted map still). The lower hose on my map sensor came off and it sounded just like your problem.

 

i had the same probs about 2 weeks ago.. the pump was workin but the strainer was stopped up.. i changed the filter, coil, plugs, wires, blah blah blah.. u could hear the pump hum but after about 20 mins it would just shut off.. changed the pump and strainer.. ran better than ever

 

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hey guys it ended up to be my computer rust got inside the computer thanks