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Old 09-16-03, 11:13 AM
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It happened again...help!!!

Well my car just died last week while driving....it had the symptoms of a flooded engine so I changed the sparkplugs and it started right back up.

Well after 10 miles the car died again...same symptoms....the RPM just drops to zero and it will not turn over.

Any ideas??? Help me please!!!
Old 09-16-03, 12:09 PM
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Sounds as though your not getting any spark.
Check the coils, plugs, plug wires, etc..
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I did when I changed out my plugs last time At least the wires and plugs. What is the best way to check the coils?
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id check the small wiring around the engine bay. i know theres multiple little wires with a copper protection wrap (to keep it from interfering with other wires). the copper wrap seems to spilt and start grounding out what the wire its suppose to be protecting. well i dont know if that could be any help to you, but just a thought.
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how many miles are on the engine?
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Did you checked if your MAF Sensor is well connected ?
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makes sure all your relays are good. i had one that was just a little messed, caused the same problem
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Where is the MAF sensor (mass airflow?)?

Also, what relays are you talking about?
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The FD doesn't have a MAF sensor. It uses a MAP (Manifold Abolute Pressure) sensor. It's a small (about one inch cubed) black box on the driver's side of the firewall. It says "boost sensor" on it. Although I don't think this is your problem. If it was, you car would run like ****, not just run normally and suddenly die.
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Thanks...new spark plugs will be in tomorrow...I just hope it works
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