Engine Issue

2001 KIA RIO
195,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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KIACARUSER
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My car started up this morning, I idled it for about 10 minutes then drove 2 blocks. It started petering out and the engine died at the the second block. I replaced the battery yesterday. After pushing it home I tried the engine again and it started on the first try.Wondering what the problem is?
Dec 15, 2010 at 7:54 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Such problems are difficult to diagnose and the few things that you need to pay attention to are :

1. Alternator. Get the charging tested. Since you had to replace the battery, it could be a charging fault and when battery gets drained, it would fail. With a new battery, if the charging rate is no good, it would fail soon.

2. Fuel system. It could be a failing fuelp pump, relay or its wiring circuit.

3. Ignition switch. A failing ignition swich can cause intermittent stalling and non starting.

Dec 17, 2010 at 2:48 PM
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