My car will start, but shortly after just cut off. I dunno why it's doin' this. I thought it was because my battery was old so I went and picked up a new one. That didn't solve it. Any suggestions?

-Chris

 

do you have an safc??? If the setting are wrong this will happen. Just a thought.

 

check for vacum leaks, will it idle if you hold foot on gas?

 

is the maf meter plugged in?

 

My car does the same. If I hold my foot on the gas till it warms up it will idle on it's own.

 

why do people always assume their battery is at fault? How mislead can someone get?

Then again I'm sure theres plenty of reputable mecahnics available to say "oh... well the battery needs to be replaced anyhow..."

 

What's a "mecahnic", lol...

Jumper the yellow two-pin connector near the AFM, and try again...Any difference?

 

If nicholas lived in the middle east....

 

Lol, so THAT's what it is...That throaty arabic hchchc sound, eh?

 

lol

 

sounds like a bad afm problem. I started my car after working on it before. Started then died after a few seconds. Realized i forgot to plug the afm back in. Bad afm maybe?

 

Nevermind I know what it is. Thanks

-Chris

 

Close. It's Air Flow Meter. Find the air filter box. It's the big black flat thing behind the passenger's headlight. Just under the filter box is the AFM. It's bare metal, and connects to the filter box on one end, and a big black hose, going to the intake manifold, on the other.

 

dont forget simple ****... have you changed the air filter or fuel filter *ever* ? could be clogged. typically if ur battery is dead the car won't even crank.

 

The air filter is changed and I have the fuel filter but I need to drain pressure out of the fuel system to install it. In order to do that I need to start the car. Thanks guys I'm gonna go plug it in because it isn't plugged in, lol. Hope it works!

-Chris

 

That totally was the reason why it wouldn't stay on. It worked I got it. But now there's another problem. The car wont go in gear!!!!! I just did a clutch replacement and I guess I did it wrong. I checked the hydraulics and that's not it. I must've fucked something up along the way. I'm pissed...

-Chris

 

Aiya...

By the way, that's what I have to do to my car as well...

 

I had a bad pin on the AFM when mine acted up. I used a small screw and screwed it in the back if the harness to hold the Pin in place. I have not had the problem since....Ed