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Old 02-28-2007, 11:09 AM
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Car dies on start? VID inside.

After the car has been sitting outside for a long time in the cold this usually happans. Its not always that it does this. In the vid I do not touch the throttle in the first start attempt. I do give it gas (obviously) the 2nd time after the RPMs dipped to under 500.

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...iesonstart.flv

Thanks for any input. Im guessing its some kind of ban sensor. My check engine light is on, but it is on for my rear o2 sensor. Also this only happans on the initial cold start. Once the car runs for even a few mins it is fine and starts right up.
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Old 02-28-2007, 11:33 AM
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This is a common problem. I had it. Just take some throttle body cleaner and a tooth brush and clean the inlet on the intake. Mine stopped dying after I did that. There is a write up here about it. You also have to clean a valve but I didn't clean it on mine but it works fine now.
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Old 02-28-2007, 08:30 PM
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I cleaned my throttle body recently. So I know its not that.
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I used to have that problem. I cleaned the throttle body and used seafoam and it went away. It's starting to come back after a year though. The rpms just dip but it hasn't died yet.
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