99 camry le starting problem help.

[tousi]

i've driven my 99 camry around for a bit, and then when i parked it and go into the store i came back out and try to start it but it keeps on dieing. for instances i start it and it will idle for a second and then die, but if i rev the engine to like 1rpm then it doesnt die, and if i let go it dies. i can rev it all i want and it wont die but if i let go of the gas and let it idle then it dies.whats wrong with it? please help.

[chesstompowell]

This list is straight from the Haynes repair manual: The most likely cause being at the top.

Engine stalls:

1. Idle speed incorrect
2. Fuel filter clogged/ or water and impurities in the fuel system
3. Ignition components damp or damaged.
4. Faulty emissions system components
5.Faulty or incorrectly gapped spark plugs.
6. Faulty spark plug wires
7. Vacuum leak in the fuel injection system, intake manifold or vacuum hoses.
8. Valve clearance incorrectly set.

[mike787]

Go for a long drive out on the highway and burn off some of that carbon and see if that will do the trick!

[newbie212]

Mine did that whenever I would sit with my ignition on the ACC postion... Then I would try and start it and it would start but die quickly... Drove me crazy... I changed everything and never could figure it out... I think it has something to do with the timing... Because after I sold the car, the new owner said that the timing belt was installed wrong at the place I had it fixed at..