2 seperate issues, i think
soopacee
10-04-2011, 08:53 AM
first off, my car is sitting at a mechanic right now, but im hoping to get answers so i dont get hosed
1997 chevy lumina
main problem, was driving on highway, car stalled at red light, restarted right away...drove a lil then it started to sputter and act like it was gonna stall....gave it gas, kicked in a lil a drove a little more, then same thing.....finally pulled over and it stalled, tried to restart, no luck....waited like 5 minutes, started right up, revved it a lil and let it idle for about 5 minutes, no problems.....got back on road, same thing happened.....this time when i pulled over and it stalled car wouldnt start, waited like 20 minutes started right up.....got someone to follow me home (roughly 20 minutes away)....didnt do it again :confused:
2nd issue, weather starting to get colder now, not freezing, but not summer either lol....everytime i start my car i have to let it sit and warm up for atleast 10-20 minutes....if i start up and just go i have hardly any power, it barely even goes....if i give it hard gas it eventually will kick in and go, but if i slow down or stop, the power is low again....does this until i warm it up a bit
any thoughts???
1997 chevy lumina
main problem, was driving on highway, car stalled at red light, restarted right away...drove a lil then it started to sputter and act like it was gonna stall....gave it gas, kicked in a lil a drove a little more, then same thing.....finally pulled over and it stalled, tried to restart, no luck....waited like 5 minutes, started right up, revved it a lil and let it idle for about 5 minutes, no problems.....got back on road, same thing happened.....this time when i pulled over and it stalled car wouldnt start, waited like 20 minutes started right up.....got someone to follow me home (roughly 20 minutes away)....didnt do it again :confused:
2nd issue, weather starting to get colder now, not freezing, but not summer either lol....everytime i start my car i have to let it sit and warm up for atleast 10-20 minutes....if i start up and just go i have hardly any power, it barely even goes....if i give it hard gas it eventually will kick in and go, but if i slow down or stop, the power is low again....does this until i warm it up a bit
any thoughts???
maxwedge
10-04-2011, 09:19 AM
Low fuel pressure is one issue a full scan should reveal some other possibilities, see what the shop says, too early to tell.
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