94 Rolla, starts, stalls when driving

[javapop]

I am new here, thought someone may have a little advise.

My daughter's car has 260k+ miles last week dies while she was driving. I checked spark, she was firing, fuel pressure appeared very low. I replaced the fuel pump, and the filter.

It starts now; but when I start driving it a little, it hesitates when I begin to accelerate, or push down on gas. It'll stall, then is a little tricky to start.

The car was purchased last year for 1 time owner, highway miles, not sure when the plugs and wires were replaced,

There's no warning or check engine light going off, does that mean I can rule out sensor issues? Is replacing the plugs and wires a good "starting" point? (pardon the pun)

What ant cap and rotor? Any ideas on what step I should take next?
Thanks!

[jibbajabba]

I"m in the same boat...thinking its' the torque converter solenoid or the TC itself.

Still waiting for some more feedback before digging in.

[javapop]

Originally Posted by jibbajabba

I"m in the same boat...thinking its' the torque converter solenoid or the TC itself.

Still waiting for some more feedback before digging in.

What thread is your issue in?

[jibbajabba]

Originally Posted by javapop

What thread is your issue in?

any ideas? Car idles, but then dies when put into drive

[javapop]

Originally Posted by jibbajabba

any ideas? Car idles, but then dies when put into drive

I think I have a different issue, It'll die after about 5 minutes if I leave it idling, and if I rev it up, it runs very smooth at first, then starts stuttering badly, like there is either fuel injection misses, or air in the system??? I have recorded the noise, may post if I can.

[javapop]

Here's some audio of my issue. I have looped the clearest sound of the issue together.
94 Toyota Corolla Problem

(The loud rattle sound in higher rev seems to be the heat shield on the front of the engine, it stops if I press it down with something)

[javapop]

Could this be a fuel pump issue still? I replaced the fuel pump, and filter;but wondering if I may have gotten a bad one!

Also replaced plugs, wires, and had crack on manifold brazed and welded.

[jelly53]

try cleaning your fuel injectors or better yet just replace them. look to see if any of your fuel line(s) are clogged.

[javapop]

Originally Posted by jelly53

try cleaning your fuel injectors or better yet just replace them. look to see if any of your fuel line(s) are clogged.

What's the best method for cleaning these?

[Rip The E Brake]

Try replacing fuel filter too.

[javapop]

Thanks, I did replace the fuel filter. Nothing seems to have made an improvement.

[javapop]

Would a bad timing belt cause this kind of issue?

[speedy25]

Since you think fuel may be an issue, find out what pressure you have at the manifold. I think the right number is 35-40 at idle.

-SP

[javapop]

After a long couple weeks, finally have gotten the car running smoothly,

Replaced Fuel Pump & Filter, Plugs and Wires, Timing Belt and tensioner, and repaired cracked manifold and replaced valve cover gasket. I also switched out to another "used" pressure regulator.

Some of these were probably not related, seems like the tensioner needing to be replaced probably threw the timing off, that was the biggest issue.

I still have a little hesitation when starting, and when sitting at idle and then accelerating. I am really uncertain what may be a good next step. IF the ignition module (on the distributer) was out; I believe I wouldn't be able to start the car at all. Any one have any suggestions?

Thanks!

[Rip The E Brake]

Time to hook it to a shops computer and do a wiggle test... Take it to a reputable shop and ask them to do an OBD1 Wiggle test.