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Old Feb 25, 2015 | 06:59 PM
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So this morning the weather is really cold and I started my car normally nothing wrong, drove for about an 1hr turned off my car n now it won't start even with brand new battery, and if I leave the car alone for awhile I can start the car up for like 2 seconds and it'll shut off again, it's keep going on n off like that... or maybe fuel injector?

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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 10:14 AM
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I would suspect TB issue. There is no idle air circuit on the Z33 it's all regulated by the throttle body so if it starts but fails to idle I would start at the throttle body. Might want to try the TB relearn.
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 03:27 PM
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try cam shaft sensors... they are cheap and easy. a friend with an 03 had this issue
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 08:46 PM
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Thanks for the answers guys! And forgot to mention that I turned off the car but left my headlights on so when I went back out to my car I noticed all the interior lights started to fade and then I was like f**k! But now even with new battery still won't work.
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 08:48 PM
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I would suspect TB issue. There is no idle air circuit on the Z33 it's all regulated by the throttle body so if it starts but fails to idle I would start at the throttle body. Might want to try the TB relearn.
Thanks for your input!
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Originally Posted by travlee
try cam shaft sensors... they are cheap and easy. a friend with an 03 had this issue

Thanks! Will give this a try too!
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If you wiped out the battery start with the TB relearn.
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Originally Posted by monztr
If you wiped out the battery start with the TB relearn.
I've been doing research on how to do the TB relearn but I can't seem to find it here, is it pretty hard? How can I find the procedures to do it? Thanks again for your update?
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=350z+throttle+body+relearn
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So I checked fuel, sparks, fuses etc... everything good. Cleaned out the throttle body and now car will start and idle, but if I press on gas rpm won't change and if I put in gear the car will shut off. Any inputs?
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you change anything recently?
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Nope
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does it crank but just not start?
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It'll start but even if I give it gas rpm stay the same and if I put in gear the car will shut off
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man that is a weird one
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Mayb a bad throttle body or bad pedal sensor?
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by VBoi88
It'll start but even if I give it gas rpm stay the same and if I put in gear the car will shut off
Is your car automatic or manual?
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 08:30 AM
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 08:33 AM
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What happens if you start it in gear? Does it crank but not fire?

How does it die? Immediate shut off, or does it sound like it's bogging out?
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Old Mar 11, 2015 | 11:20 AM
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no codes?
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