Well, just today, while I was on the gon-ramp to get onto the highway, my car basically stalled.
It was going fine, then as I pressed the gas, the revs went down, and then the oil light flashed, the cell light, and the battery light as well, and the engine stalled- no stutter no nothing, just suddenly off
so I shifted into neutral, cranked, and the car started right back up
this is kind of the second time that it's happened, but the first time it was while I was on the highway going about 150/160-ish, and then there I lost power and the car seemed like it was about to stall, so I floored it, and then the engine kicked back in
both occasions, stereo system went on fine, no lights flicker or dim, so I'm sure it's not an electrical thing...
I'm thinking possibly vacuum leak, but it'd have to be a huge one for the car to actually stall, maybe a maf problem- but doubtful, or else the car wouldn't just start right back up
so I'm thinking most likely it's the fuel pump.
anybody have any other ideas?
and how do you check to see if your fuelpump is working 100% of the time or not without putting in a new one and then waiting to see if the car will stall again?
thanks in advance!
It was going fine, then as I pressed the gas, the revs went down, and then the oil light flashed, the cell light, and the battery light as well, and the engine stalled- no stutter no nothing, just suddenly off
so I shifted into neutral, cranked, and the car started right back up
this is kind of the second time that it's happened, but the first time it was while I was on the highway going about 150/160-ish, and then there I lost power and the car seemed like it was about to stall, so I floored it, and then the engine kicked back in
both occasions, stereo system went on fine, no lights flicker or dim, so I'm sure it's not an electrical thing...
I'm thinking possibly vacuum leak, but it'd have to be a huge one for the car to actually stall, maybe a maf problem- but doubtful, or else the car wouldn't just start right back up
so I'm thinking most likely it's the fuel pump.
anybody have any other ideas?
and how do you check to see if your fuelpump is working 100% of the time or not without putting in a new one and then waiting to see if the car will stall again?
thanks in advance!