My car just started this yesterday. My wife had been driving it all day with no problems and she stopped at an intersection and the car died and when she tried to restart it, it would idle a few seconds and die again. We got it pushed out of the road and after it sat for 5 minutes it started and ran for 3-4 minutes then started dying again. It would run with starting fluid but as soon as I quit spraying the starting fluid it would die again. I changed the fuel filter (It blew the line off and sprayed fuel out when I removed the clip past the filter so filter was not clogged and it had pressure in the line). After changing the filter it ran fine. I drove it home with no problems. Today my wife drove it around with no problems she picked me up for lunch and on the way back to work it died again and would idle a few seconds and die everytime I started it. If I let it sit 5 minutes it would run a few minutes just fine and quit again. After letting it sit for 20 minutes it ran fine for about 30 minutes then started doing it again. I can hear the fuel pump running right up until a half second after it dies. It is definately fuel related because it runs on starting fluid. The fuel pump seems good, filter is new and the old one was clean when I pulled it. Check engine light is not on when it does this. Any ideas would be appreciated. It can't be ignition module because when it does this it has spark and will start and run while spraying starting fluid in the intake. But as soon as I quit spraying the starting fluid it will die.
Apr 1, 2010 at 9:57 AM
