engine trouble

[EJdm]

94 teg...engine starts and sometimes dies by its self..what could be the problem???

[wrekonize]

clogged fuel filter...

[EJdm]

i check the fuel filter...gas is coming like crazy..anything else???

[mitch lab]

try main relay and distributor

[khaxnguyen]

light weigh fly wheel? super light weight?

[EJdm]

just replace dizzy cap, plugs, sparks about a month ago...light fly wheel no...
noob question...where can i find the main relay

[mitch lab]

even tho it starts with that dizzy and you replaced cap doesn't mean it might not be the problem. There is som sensors inside the distributor that can go bad. At least try another distributor or borrow someones' just to test it.

[EJdm]

k thanks...

[mitch lab]

np

[92tegracer07]

id asy the relay...sell you mine out of my teg for 20....even install it if you arent too far away....lmk

[itsnotarex]

crank sensor? I've had this problem on two previous cars; a jeep and a subaru forester....both times was the crank sensor.

[mitch lab]

that should be located in the distributor in obd1 car and obd2 is on the oil pump located by the crank

[EJdm]

the main relay...isnt that inside the car by the fuse box???

[r_Senik]

the main relay...isnt that inside the car by the fuse box???
it is

[EJdm]

the car cranks a few times before it starts as well...could it still be the main relay or dizzy???

[mitch lab]

does it die when it idle or when you give it gas then it die?

[EJdm]

it dies randomly...when im driving normally, when im stop at a light and when i leave the car on at my house....i order a main relay at Acura so lets hope that was it....

[hondaxpurt]

well i had a problem similar and it turned out to be the throttle was closing too much and choking out the engine and it would die randomly. i also had low idle and ran rich too. hows your idle?

[EJdm]

it idles sometimes but not all the time, after that rpm is at 750-800...is this the main relay???
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q170/slor209/DSC02778.jpg
i also put a relay out of my civic..i drove for awhile and die like before...can it be something else???

[chip P.]

compression test, CPB test.( cylnder power balance.)
check fuel injectors for a faulty one or clogs, check fuel pressure, did you get the spark plug wires mixed up? , check timing.

[EJdm]

compression is at 170...timing check and is good...dont know how...will check on the others...thanks guys

[green91]

main relay don't usually make the car die after its running, it just wont start period. if it does it when your foot is off the gas its probably the idle air control valve (on the back of your Intake manifold). if it does die while you are driving and you are on the gas more than likely your distributor is bad.

[green91]

well i had a problem similar and it turned out to be the throttle was closing too much and choking out the engine and it would die randomly. i also had low idle and ran rich too. hows your idle?

huh?? your throttle is designed to close completely. your IACV is probably bad also.

[SandM]

damn chris, two different threads and both needs IACs.... hmmm

[green91]

yes its a common prob you know that **** paul lol. i just hate reading these dumbasses who don't know how fix cars give bad advice. i didn't know you dc was red i thought it was white lol

[SandM]

yes, its red... any my idle is up at like 2k right now after a spirited drive because MY IAC is bad! what are the chances

[green91]

are you low on coolant

[SandM]

no f*ker.... i already swapped it out and fixed it, but then took it back out and put the old one in because my car started bein a *****, then put in a new speed sensor, and havn't put the good one back in yet.....
havn't we been over this coolant thing a few times now... and the answer is always.... no chris, i'm not low on coolant

[EJdm]

thanks i'll replace that as well...we all start to learn somewhere...


yes its a common prob you know that **** paul lol. i just hate reading these dumbasses who don't know how fix cars give bad advice. i didn't know you dc was red i thought it was white lol

[VickNotic]

GOT GAS?

:)

[SandM]

GOT GAS?

:)

actually yea, i ate golden corral for dinner... nasty gas brah