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Old 03-16-2010, 03:06 PM
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OK, here is whats going on. I have a 2004 Z with 105k miles on it. I know I do a lot of driving with it. A few weeks ago it started to have a hard time starting. It would usually take two tries. So I ended up replacing the sparks and recharging my air filter. Now what happens is when I go to start it the rpms go up and die right back down usually stalling the car. This happens multiple times. If I give it some gas when I start it then its fine and it will stay running. It just seems it only happens when I first start it. When idle the rpms will fluctuate just a little. I'm not sure whats going on. Any suggestions? I did check all wires and hoses.
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OK, here is whats going on. I have a 2004 Z with 105k miles on it. I know I do a lot of driving with it. A few weeks ago it started to have a hard time starting. It would usually take two tries. So I ended up replacing the sparks and recharging my air filter. Now what happens is when I go to start it the rpms go up and die right back down usually stalling the car. This happens multiple times. If I give it some gas when I start it then its fine and it will stay running. It just seems it only happens when I first start it. When idle the rpms will fluctuate just a little. I'm not sure whats going on. Any suggestions? I did check all wires and hoses.
Check your fuel pump.....
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Try cleaning your MAF.
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Could it be the throttle positioning sensor?
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it could be a whole list of things
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Any CEL's?
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Nope, no CELs. I guess I will try cleaning the throttle body this weekend to see if that helps at all.
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MaF sensor
fuel pump
alternator
bad fuel injectors
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^^^ yea can be a whole mess of problems.. have to diagnose per DSM..
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I ended up cleaning the throttle body over the weekend and that seemed to do the trick. I didn't have any issues since. Thanks everyone!!
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