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calaisturbo.com.au - ruff idle then dies.. then backfires

Started by airbagedVLT-wagon · 27 Oct 2004 · 13 replies

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airbagedVLT-wagonArchived member
well im at the end of the line... this is it... my car is ***in up agin... it starts... then misses then dies... then i start it its ok... got to drive its start spluttering and backfires and all this ****.. im sick of **** goin wrong with it... im at the point where it will be for sale very soon!!!
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airbagedVLT-wagonArchived member
oh and my mechanic came out the other week and replaced all my cas and dissy and all that crap too... and its due for new plugs/oil would low oil level cause this?? also my mechanic thinks that its electrical...
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airbagedVLT-wagonArchived member
anyone?
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CALTURBArchived member
heya dude my vlct is doing that as well, i replaced the pwr transistor an coil an readjusted the timming check your leads in pitch black whilst engine is running too look for arking... mine turned out to be the pwr transistor.. good luck!! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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airbagedVLT-wagonArchived member
yeh my mechanic replaced theat the other week.
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CALTURBArchived member
this can sometimes can become expensive, my freind had to replace the engine harness all the way back to the ecu due to the heat under the bonnet and old age caused a break in one of the wires somewhere. it cost him about $500 to get it replaced [ bitch of a job ] let us know wat u find dude....
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airbagedVLT-wagonArchived member
got told could be my computer ***in up???? im lost... and im so close to fixin it and sellin it...
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airbagedVLT-wagonArchived member
well.... my mate just came over to have a look at my car... he popd my bonnet i startd it and it was runing ****... then it was bak to normal... all he was doin was crimping the fuel return line.. he said my fuel regu lator is ***d... now..... i need to drive my car 2morro 2work... is it ok to drive with my fuel return line crimped with cable ties... dodgy i know.. but its 10pm and i need my car 2morro.. cheers
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MonstaS4Archived member
Certainly sounds ignition related. Find a mechanic who specializes in fuel injection. He should be able to use a 'scope to check the trigger signals from the CAS back at the ecu connector. This will determine if you are getting a 'clean' signal to the ecu. (i.e. no interference). He should also be able to check the voltage going to each spark plug. This should show up a crook power transistor/dizzy/lead.
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airbagedVLT-wagonArchived member
did u not read my last post? my mate crimpt my fuel return line and it was fine.....
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sikcalaisArchived member
its either the spark plugs or the leads, my mate had the excact same prob a while ago cause he got water in the spark plugs so we blew that water out and it was all good
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MonstaS4Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by airbagedVLT-wagon did u not read my last post? my mate crimpt my fuel return line and it was fine..... Sorry man, i started typing a reply before you posted the bit about the fuel reg. Guess i was way off the mark then......
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airbagedVLT-wagonArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by MonstaS4 Sorry man, i started typing a reply before you posted the bit about the fuel reg. Guess i was way off the mark then...... nah its all good.. its getin full service 2morro anyways its due for it..(96,000KM) so new plug could be it too.. lol...
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BrentArchived member
Its the afm
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