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Old Aug 3, 2016 | 07:42 PM
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I dont know if its a huge coincidence or its the cause of it but the car's shutting off randomly while im driving ever since i hit a huge pot hole and slammed the car really hard. I notice it only happens when i press down the clutch to shift or coming to a stop with the clutch also press down of course
There's no code , no light , no recall for the cam sensor , i already called the dealership to make sure and the car doesnt have trouble starting right up after. Im pretty sure something got loose when i slammed the car hitting that damn pot hole but i just dont know what it is, any thoughts ?
Car has 88k miles with oem clutch , K&N intake , plenum spacer . That's it
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 04:42 AM
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pump ?
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 05:17 AM
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Had a similar situation with a bad battery connection. Car would shut off when coming to a complete stop and the battery would move. Fixed terminal connection fixed the issue for me.
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 06:30 AM
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Had similar situation. Clean the MAF. They sell a spray at your local autozone. Corrected my low idle when I came to a stop, and the random shut offs when I would stop or put in nuetral. It's def a good idea to do this anytime you clean your filter.
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 11:58 AM
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Thanks guys, hopefully its that simple
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Old Aug 4, 2016 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Highway Riding
Had a similar situation with a bad battery connection. Car would shut off when coming to a complete stop and the battery would move. Fixed terminal connection fixed the issue for me.
Checked and the battery connection is solid. Theres no play, and like i said, it only happens when the car's hot. If only it throws a damn code
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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by terrj
Checked and the battery connection is solid. Theres no play, and like i said, it only happens when the car's hot. If only it throws a damn code
Missed the hot part. I would clean the MAF like others have mentioned.
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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Highway Riding
Missed the hot part. I would clean the MAF like others have mentioned.
I will try tomorrow, hopefully thats all it is.
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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 09:03 PM
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if not the easy stuff, your Z may have a busted BCM or harness
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Old Aug 6, 2016 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by KingBaby
if not the easy stuff, your Z may have a busted BCM or harness
Well it is a 13 years old car after all, im not surprised when things like this go wrong anymore haha. I just hope it throws a code or something so i can pin point the problem
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 08:28 PM
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UPDATE : The culprit was my TB , it was extremely filthy so after a thorough cleaning the problem went away . Hopefully this helps anyone who has the same problem.
Make sure you disconnect the NEGATIVE plug on the battery first before cleaning the TB and leave it unplug for a whole day . I did that and i had no high idle or CEL when i turned the car on. Cheers !
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 11:03 PM
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Don't forget to relearn if there's idle issues, good job!
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Old Sep 3, 2016 | 08:31 PM
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Didnt have to do anything at all. I guess i got it right the first time, extremely lucky
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Originally Posted by terrj
UPDATE : The culprit was my TB , it was extremely filthy so after a thorough cleaning the problem went away . Hopefully this helps anyone who has the same problem.
Make sure you disconnect the NEGATIVE plug on the battery first before cleaning the TB and leave it unplug for a whole day . I did that and i had no high idle or CEL when i turned the car on. Cheers !

what is a TB?
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what is a TB?
Jeebus.....

It's a throttle body
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