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Old 09-10-2008, 09:11 AM
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Default car dies when rolling to a stop

It did it twice this morning, once yesterday on my way home from work and a few times in the recent past.

WTF is wrong with my car? I don't know what's causing this...ignition? Bad fuel filter? Bad injectors? Bad Spark plugs? Bad clutch/throwout bearing?

Sometimes, when I'm starting off from a stop, the car will jerk like I got rear ended and then it'll catch itself and continue.

I'm stumped with this one...
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oh yeah...no CEL, no engine codes, stock clutch at 125k. I'm thinking clutch...
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fuel pump?
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No misfires then... how well is the engine running? Try revving in neutral.
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Default seems like it's running well otherwise.

sometimes when i'm waiting at a light, i can feel the car wants to die...rev drops, it catches itself, and plays that game for a while. sometimes i can rev it up myself and keep it going, but the problem would continue at the next red light.
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how do i test this?
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a/c on? Maybe the compressor is seising and putting some drag on the motor.
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Check your O2 sensor readings and learned values
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nope A/C was off. thanks for the tip tho.
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oh yeah, the car starts right back up again without hesitation, so i'm thinking fuel might be ok now


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