Thread: Car starts up, Idles, Sputters, then shuts off??

So my 98 200sx SE-R turns over, then idles for a bit (it's idled for a few seconds sometimes, then a couple minutes other times) then will sputter and kick off. Also, if i give it gas when it is idleing it stalls aswell. Not sure as to what the issue might be. The EGR is blocked off...I'm not sure if it's a fuel issue or a vacuum issue. I'm leaning towards a fuel issue because of the fact that when I give it gas it stalls but i'm not sure...any ideas??

FYI this car also hasn't been driven in around a year or so...just got it to turn over a few days ago now this is what im experiencing.

is the fresh air hose pre tb connected to the iacv fresh intake nipple?

Bad gas?

I'm not really familiar with the vacuum system so I don't really know what that means haha, but this is what I have:


This hooked up to:


This because the diagram shows it:


is this what you were trying to tell me? If so then yes that's what i have it hooked up to.

Here is my iacv...is there supposed to be something around it to hook a vacuum line to?

could that really be the issue? i know it's been sitting for a year but could it go bad in that time frame and give me the problem i'm having?

Did the car sit inside a garage where the temperature was somewhat controlled or was it outside in the heat/cold?

it was outside...and i live in CT where the New England weather changes frequently

Well I know how New England weather can be.. it's worth a shot.. if you narrow down all these other things and nothing works, you could try siphoning the gas and adding some fresh 92 octane..

Bad fuel pump?