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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 08:17 AM
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HELP!! Car turns off by itself!

wassup everyone... i have yet again another problem with da 95 max... just had the driver side wheel bearing replaced... went for a drive.. n while comin home, pulled up to a red light... n the car jus stalled. i thought it was strange... so restarted the car... n jus waved it off....
now... its getting a bit worse... doesnt happen often... only when the car is warmed up... even if im in gear... foot off the gas.. the rpmz will drop to below 1... while im doing 20-30mph! last nite after da max meet here in nyc... im pullin to a red light n da car jus stalls....even before i get to a stop. dis has me stressed out a bit... gonna get the car checked out tomorrow or tuesday... but would really appreciate some feedback so i know exactly wat to check first.... rite now this is my list...
1. check n clean tb
2. check iacv
3. maybe change air filter? its been a year (short ram)
4. last nite someone mentioned dat i should check my fuel pump... any thoughts on this?
5. i hope not... but alternator/battery?

any suggestions as to what it might be? thanks.
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 08:19 AM
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MAF, when mine went, as soon as the car got warm it shut off....and then I could barely drive it once i got it started again...if i could
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 11:20 AM
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Check MAF.
If it was the Battery or Alternator the car wouldnt start after it shut off most likely.
Check fuel pump and fuel injectors
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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thanks... will check that tomorrow after work
Old Feb 26, 2007 | 05:40 AM
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Possibly faulty ECTS.
Old Feb 26, 2007 | 10:29 AM
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First off, check for error codes. Even if you're check engine light didn't light up, an error code may have been written to the ECU. If you have no codes, I'm willing to bet it's your ECTS (engine coolant temp. sensor) just as Buzpuck11 said. It's a fairly cheap part to replace, and easy too (shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to replace).
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