car wont start and misfires - stranded, please help
11 January 2015, 04:56 PM
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car wont start and misfires - stranded, please help
hey all
driving home last night. during acceleration the car lost all power at about 5000 rpm
after that i was rolling along. every time i tried to accelerate the car would go slower. the engine breaking would increase!
i rolled into a petrol station a few 100m away.
had a look under the bonnet and saw nothing wrong.
tired to restart the car and it did start after a few attempts. i managed to coax it home. just!
holding the throttle in a continuous place the car would run fine, however as soon as you opened it up at all it would splutter and misfire terribly for a couple seconds then start accelerating at the rate that you would expect for the throttle position.
today though i cant even start the car
sometimes it will idle for 2 seconds and then die but that's it.
dose anyone have any idea at all? it would be very greatly appreciated!!!!
im currently at my cousins about 100 miles away with limited tools. i cant get home atm or to work tomorrow
driving home last night. during acceleration the car lost all power at about 5000 rpm
after that i was rolling along. every time i tried to accelerate the car would go slower. the engine breaking would increase!
i rolled into a petrol station a few 100m away.
had a look under the bonnet and saw nothing wrong.
tired to restart the car and it did start after a few attempts. i managed to coax it home. just!
holding the throttle in a continuous place the car would run fine, however as soon as you opened it up at all it would splutter and misfire terribly for a couple seconds then start accelerating at the rate that you would expect for the throttle position.
today though i cant even start the car
sometimes it will idle for 2 seconds and then die but that's it.
dose anyone have any idea at all? it would be very greatly appreciated!!!!
im currently at my cousins about 100 miles away with limited tools. i cant get home atm or to work tomorrow
11 January 2015, 05:21 PM
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Of course not but it is impossible to diagnose this over the internet. It could be anything to be honest. But as said, fuel pump and plugs is the best place to start looking. Although you aren't going to be able to fix it tonight with limited tools.
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11 January 2015, 06:26 PM
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AA are on there way, however id like to get some help from people who know impreza well. last AA bloke i saw knew his stuff. but experiences off garages and other people who "know what there doing" tends me to want to try fix it myself
11 January 2015, 06:28 PM
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hey all
driving home last night. during acceleration the car lost all power at about 5000 rpm
after that i was rolling along. every time i tried to accelerate the car would go slower. the engine breaking would increase!
i rolled into a petrol station a few 100m away.
had a look under the bonnet and saw nothing wrong.
tired to restart the car and it did start after a few attempts. i managed to coax it home. just!
holding the throttle in a continuous place the car would run fine, however as soon as you opened it up at all it would splutter and misfire terribly for a couple seconds then start accelerating at the rate that you would expect for the throttle position.
today though i cant even start the car
sometimes it will idle for 2 seconds and then die but that's it.
dose anyone have any idea at all? it would be very greatly appreciated!!!!
im currently at my cousins about 100 miles away with limited tools. i cant get home atm or to work tomorrow
driving home last night. during acceleration the car lost all power at about 5000 rpm
after that i was rolling along. every time i tried to accelerate the car would go slower. the engine breaking would increase!
i rolled into a petrol station a few 100m away.
had a look under the bonnet and saw nothing wrong.
tired to restart the car and it did start after a few attempts. i managed to coax it home. just!
holding the throttle in a continuous place the car would run fine, however as soon as you opened it up at all it would splutter and misfire terribly for a couple seconds then start accelerating at the rate that you would expect for the throttle position.
today though i cant even start the car
sometimes it will idle for 2 seconds and then die but that's it.
dose anyone have any idea at all? it would be very greatly appreciated!!!!
im currently at my cousins about 100 miles away with limited tools. i cant get home atm or to work tomorrow
Just checked your posts - your car running on gas might be useful info to mention
Also see you have recently been fettling with spark plugs etc ,, any chance something has worked loose or plug leads fallen off again ?
11 January 2015, 06:41 PM
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got it running and ticking over for 30 seconds (dies with even the slightest throttle)
just had a code come up finaly
P0230 - fuel pump primary circuit
just had a code come up finaly
P0230 - fuel pump primary circuit
11 January 2015, 06:46 PM
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iv checked the coilpacks and plugs on right had side (iv got little hands) all seem secure
11 January 2015, 07:01 PM
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Same symptoms on mine. Paul at Zen fitted a new fuel pump and MAF for me and it solved the problems for him to be able to map it.
Now I've seen hiw simple they are to fit, it's definitely a DIY job.
Now I've seen hiw simple they are to fit, it's definitely a DIY job.
11 January 2015, 07:08 PM
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11 January 2015, 07:38 PM
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in searching for the pump my mate turned the ingiton on and i could hear it going. aa man turned up and took me to get some more fuel
turns out the fuel gage is ****ed and the tank was empty!
thanks to everyone for the help
much appreciated
turns out the fuel gage is ****ed and the tank was empty!
thanks to everyone for the help
much appreciated
11 January 2015, 07:47 PM
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But you still got a code come up. That still needs looking into. How much fuel did your gauge show that you had?
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