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Old 05-02-06, 09:35 PM
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haltech runs but then dies

when i start my car with the haltech it will run for about 5 seconds then just dies
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Originally Posted by see_my_wankel
when i start my car with the haltech it will run for about 5 seconds then just dies
Is the tuning 100% done? was the car working before? has something in the motor setup changed at all? have you checked for vaccuum leaks? clogged injectors? bad idle valve?
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is the fuel pump priming? do you have a fuel pressue gauge, if so what the pressure?
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If The Fuel Pump Resister Is Bad It Will Run For About 5 Sec. And Restart And 5 Sec And So On. If Your Still Using It. I Jumped Mine Out So It Runs 12 Volts All The Time.
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If The Fuel Pump Resister Is Bad It Will Run For About 5 Sec. And Restart And 5 Sec And So On. If Your Still Using It. I Jumped Mine Out So It Runs 12 Volts All The Time.
Why would you run the fuel pump resistor circuit on a Haltech???


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no vacuum leaks and the car was running before. but i dont really hear the fuel pump prime before i start the car, but when i do start it, it smells really rich
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well, maybe your fouling the plugs... maybe you have an injector stuck open???
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Originally Posted by see_my_wankel
no vacuum leaks and the car was running before. but i dont really hear the fuel pump prime before i start the car, but when i do start it, it smells really rich
If you arent hearing the fuel pump priming or the fuel pump relay clicking the ECU might have a bad circuit. Make sure its working or not, that might be it.

Other than that, the fuel pressure regulator might be toast.
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that happened to rez's car when i did his haltech last weekend.

he was losing power to his coils for whatever reason. try running a wire from the battery to the leading coil and see if it stays running. if it does, you know what the problem is and can start looking into fixing it.
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