Notices
Maintenance & Repair 350Z up keep and diagnosing/fixing problems

Car dies after start

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Oct 3, 2012 | 09:35 AM
  #1  
brandon7219's Avatar
brandon7219
Thread Starter
New Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 210
Likes: 4
From: Offutt AFB, NE
Default Car dies after start

Hey all. So the story is I'm ob my way home turn to go up a hill when all the sudden I lose all engine power. Pull off into a spot an try starting up again. Starts up for a couple seconds then dies. Then I tried again giving it gas to see if that's the problem and it seemed to die a little quicker then previously with no gas.

I open up the hood to find any *hopeful* immediate signs and see the my jwt filter is not even attached. It is sitting in the inlet hole on the frame. I reattach it and try it again. Once with no gas an once with gas. Again it seemed to die quicker trying to give it gas.

I am currently waiting for the tow truck to show up. Any guesses from you all?
Reply
Old Oct 3, 2012 | 09:40 AM
  #2  
La_Fiebre's Avatar
La_Fiebre
Registered User
 
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 232
Likes: 0
From: Langhorne PA
Default

Maybe Maf is bad
Reply
Old Oct 3, 2012 | 09:40 AM
  #3  
Planetwister's Avatar
Planetwister
Registered User
 
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 84
Likes: 0
From: Redding CA
Default

Damn that sucks. Is there a check engine light? Maybe a sensor or fuel pump?
Reply
Old Oct 3, 2012 | 09:49 AM
  #4  
brandon7219's Avatar
brandon7219
Thread Starter
New Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 210
Likes: 4
From: Offutt AFB, NE
Default

Forgot to add that.

No CEL light. The Z has 80k on it. Only mods are the jwt pop charger and plenum spacer.

There are no immediate signs, nothing leaking on the ground no disconnected wires or lines that I can see.

Last edited by brandon7219; Oct 3, 2012 at 09:55 AM.
Reply
Old Oct 3, 2012 | 01:25 PM
  #5  
pbgrep's Avatar
pbgrep
Registered User
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 94
Likes: 0
From: williamsburg
Default

squirrel crawled into your intake and made a nest which is now clogging your entire air intake, not likely, but it could happen.
Reply
Old Oct 3, 2012 | 02:54 PM
  #6  
brandon7219's Avatar
brandon7219
Thread Starter
New Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 210
Likes: 4
From: Offutt AFB, NE
Default

welp... upon further investigation it was the MAF. A piece of cotton was stuck to it. So alls well that ends well i guess. thanks for the inputs
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
lolwatbro
Maintenance & Repair
9
Oct 9, 2021 04:58 AM
OdesiTT
Maintenance & Repair
27
Sep 30, 2015 10:47 AM
Katie93
2003-2009 Nissan 350Z
24
Sep 15, 2015 05:57 PM
RyansZ33
Maintenance & Repair
8
Sep 15, 2015 05:54 AM
Darkspy
VQ35HR
0
Sep 7, 2015 09:09 PM




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 06:59 AM.