Cuts Out at 45mph
lostcausegarage
08-14-2008, 12:05 PM
My 91 Metro 1.0 Auto cuts out around 45 mph steady throttle when warm. I checked the fuel pressure and it reads 20 psi. To me it feels like the ingniton is cutting in and out. There is not a real pattern but the cutout will last for .5 to 2 seconds then will stop for a while but does it 5-15 times within a mile. It is not a miss but rather it feels like the whole ignition shuts off. Any suggestions??
doug2060
08-14-2008, 12:19 PM
This issue could be caused by many things. Check your wires and spark plugs for wear or damage, distributor too. You may not be getting adequate flow through the catalytic converter. You could have bad cylinder compression. There are so many things it could be. Start with the plugs and wires first...
Johnny Mullet
08-14-2008, 07:10 PM
Doug is correct and there could be many things related to the problem
Is the check engine light on?
Check the coil and coil wire for corrosion also.
Is the check engine light on?
Check the coil and coil wire for corrosion also.
Crvett69
08-14-2008, 09:04 PM
if it cuts out worse faster you go sounds like fuel pump or fuel filter. may not have enough flow
doug7x
08-15-2008, 01:54 AM
if it cuts out worse faster you go sounds like fuel pump or fuel filter. may not have enough flow
check your fuel pump relay...could be bouncing contacts, among (like everyone else said) MANY other things, but I would lean towards a bad (part time) electrical contact somewhere, maybe a bare wire grounding intermittantly, (I'm having a similar problem with my '91 XFI fuel pump), rather than something mechanical....post everything you try, & the results...maybe we can help you narrow it down...good luck
check your fuel pump relay...could be bouncing contacts, among (like everyone else said) MANY other things, but I would lean towards a bad (part time) electrical contact somewhere, maybe a bare wire grounding intermittantly, (I'm having a similar problem with my '91 XFI fuel pump), rather than something mechanical....post everything you try, & the results...maybe we can help you narrow it down...good luck
lostcausegarage
08-20-2008, 05:06 PM
The car now runs fine except for an occasional code 51 for the egr. I'll tackle that next. Here what I think fixed it. After I adjusted the tps it stopped cutting out. What I think was happening was it was telling the ecm that it was at idle when it was not. I noticed it only acted up when going down hill or level (less throttle) and never did it going up hill (more throttle).
The whole story on the car is I bought it with a blown engine and swapped in a used one so I never knew how good it ran before. I did reuse all the original parts from the original engine because the "new" engine is a 92 and I have a 91.
Thanks for all your advice guys!
The whole story on the car is I bought it with a blown engine and swapped in a used one so I never knew how good it ran before. I did reuse all the original parts from the original engine because the "new" engine is a 92 and I have a 91.
Thanks for all your advice guys!
Johnny Mullet
08-20-2008, 06:40 PM
The car now runs fine except for an occasional code 51 for the egr.
Don't replace the EGR valve. Clean the EGR ports that run through the head and clean the valve real good.
Don't replace the EGR valve. Clean the EGR ports that run through the head and clean the valve real good.
lostcausegarage
08-26-2008, 02:19 PM
Latest update:Cut-out at 45 is still gone after the tps adjustment. Cleaned the egr valve and now code 51 is gone. The latest glitch is I have an idle surge when I coast down from 30 mph or less. I'm guessing it's around a 200-300 rpm surge. Once I come to a complete stop the idle settles down. Other than that all is good. My first tank of gas is going to average 39-40 mpg. Not too bad considering it's and automatic.
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