1995 Dodge Neon

DEBWW

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1995 DODGE NEON

My car just went on a trip of 1300 kms. The next day, the check engine light came on.

It's a 1995 Dodge Neon with 161000 kilometers

The check engine light went off since then.

Since then, when I put the car into drive, it tries to stall. Usually in drive. I have to hit the gas pretty fast to get the RPM's up. It falls between 0 and 1 when it tries to stall.

Anyway any info would help. I am thinking it is the fuel filter. If it is, would that be hard to change?

I just had a person come over to check it out. He seems to think it is the timing belt. Which I just had replaced last month :(

Anyone out there?

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PEPPERMRJ

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You need to have that check engine light investiated. Pull the codes and post back.
That will help narrow it down a lot.

Good luck and post back. :)

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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006 AT 6:27 PM

DEBWW

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The check engine light went off after I loosened the gas cap. Lol. One of those Neon quirks I guess. I was able to go for a short drive earlier. Without problems. I had to talk to "Rod" the whole way to keep moving. Lol

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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006 AT 6:06 AM

DEBWW

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I am thinking it might have been water in the gas tank. The car would stall when parked. Get jerky when I would drive. And the check engine light would go off and on. Anyone else have any ideas?

I took it out this morning with no problems. I put gas in yesterday and engine coolant. Hopefully it's a case of water in the gas. :Shock:

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Thursday, March 30th, 2006 AT 9:35 AM

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