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400exboy2 · 03-06-2007, 04:13 PM

hey guys i have a 93 v6 camry and i just went ouside to go to a friends house and i started my car and it started right up and ran fine. i waited a minute and then put it in reverse and gave a little gas and the car barely reved up and the check engine light came on for a sec and went right back off. i put in back in park and reved it once and the car barely reved up. what it does is like the idle is like 800 on the car, and when its at idle if you give any gas it goes up but then very quickly goes back down to like 400 just about ready to cut off then goes back up to like 1500 by its self then goes back down to like 400 then back to 800. and its like as soon as you give any gas the check engine light comes on for like a half of a second then goes back off. well i hit the gas one more time after waiting like 30 seconds and then it reved right up and went right back down to idle and i never saw the light flicker or anything. so i just hit it one more time just to back sure when the car was idling (gave a little more then half of the trottle didnt plant it to the floor) and it cut right off and wouldnt restart.do you all have any tips or anything. do you all think maybe i just flooded the motor since the car wasnt fully warmed up.

Axel Kain · 03-06-2007, 04:26 PM

A-have you checked under the hood for any intake problems, or anything unplugged? B- have you checked the codes that where probably set....they may help, you know, figure out what the problem is...

on a side note...have you done anything to figure out what the problem is before posting?

400exboy2 · 03-06-2007, 06:54 PM

yeah i already have i looked to make sure everything was plugged in and tryed to look to make sure no hoses came off or anything but i didnt find anything everything looked fine to me. how do i check the codes?

400exboy2 · 03-07-2007, 08:13 AM

how can i reset the computer? because today i went out there and tryed again and no luck again

justchillinjefe · 03-07-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by 400exboy2

how can i reset the computer? because today i went out there and tryed again and no luck again

disconnect the negative terminal on the battery for more than 5 mins.

400exboy2 · 03-07-2007, 11:46 AM

ok thanks do you think reseting the computer might fix the problem? can the computer keep the car from running?

Axel Kain · 03-07-2007, 10:18 PM

maybe, and yes.
to your two other questions, buy a Hatnes manual, saves everyone on this site stress, and would be the greatest investment in your car that you could make.

400exboy2 · 03-21-2007, 07:43 PM

yeah i got a haynes manuel now and that helps alot but i had the car running good again i find out it was a intake problem the main hose that has the other 2 smaller hoses going into had a bad tear by the hose clamp in it so i took it off and taped it up for now and fixed that problem well today it happened again yesterday was around 50 degress outside and it started right up and ran fine yesterday but to i went to get in it and go to work and it wouldnt start again but today it was like 35 degress and windy so it seems like to me when its cold ouside it wont run lol i thought fixing that main hose was the problem but i guess not any ideas?

Corsulian · 03-23-2007, 10:29 AM

Tape is temporary.

Axel Kain · 03-23-2007, 10:20 PM

it may have sucked in your tape enough to let air in again! my bro's celica did that once on the Large intake tube!!

also have you cleaned your throttlebody, and idle control stuff thats there also?