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

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Posts: 11-18 of 18
2012-11-28 10:33:48
#11
Change your fuel filter and get a new tank of gas... Luckily my car sat for only 7 months but at first it would just shut off... I had a brand new fuel filter put in before it went down but I still had to change it to get it running correctly again... 1 year is MORE than enough time for that... If the car was running correctly a year ago then look at that first..
2012-11-28 14:54:36
#12
Originally Posted by jgood860
Originally Posted by Storm88000
Originally Posted by jgood860
Originally Posted by Storm88000
Bad gas?


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


Awesome, i'm gonna try that...im sure it could use some fresh gas anyways


Originally Posted by SoCalRAcer
Bad fuel pump?


I don't think so, I can hear it humming when I turn the key
2012-11-28 14:59:20
#13
Originally Posted by 92SentraSE-R
Change your fuel filter and get a new tank of gas... Luckily my car sat for only 7 months but at first it would just shut off... I had a brand new fuel filter put in before it went down but I still had to change it to get it running correctly again... 1 year is MORE than enough time for that... If the car was running correctly a year ago then look at that first..


Ok great! I'm gonna pick one up and get some new gas in a couple hours and see if that helps...it can't hurt as I would probably need to get a new one soon anyways, i'll try anything to get this thing going again.
2012-11-28 23:15:05
#14
Hopefully its just a filter, but when my car did this the fuel pump was shot
2012-11-28 23:30:53
#15
Unless you've got boost or high-compression, just buy 87 oct. You don't get anything special from going any higher in rating.
2012-11-28 23:34:22
#16
could also try a bottle of heet, the yellow one for a car that sat for awhile.
2012-11-28 23:36:35
#17
fuel issue im thinking
2012-12-06 16:20:19
#18
swapped the fuel filter, put some heet in it, fixed my issue, thanks guys.
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