1998 Cadillac Catera car quits afer about 15 to 20 miles

Tiny
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  • 1998 CADILLAC CATERA
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 90,000 MILES
After driving about 20 miles the car quits and about 15 minutes later it starts back up what could this be?
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 AT 10:27 PM

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Tiny
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When it quits do below immediately

Get a carb cleaner and spray into the carb or the throttle body on an EFI. Did it start and die? If not disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 and ground it to the engine -have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If so-you have a fuel problem, check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel pump/pressure regulator and listen to the injector/s are they pulsing or hook up a noid light. No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil, distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, cam and crank sensors-
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Sunday, September 7th, 2008 AT 4:43 AM

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