um...sh*@!!!

[vectorspecialist]

ok so now that i got my lisence back(monday) ii've driven my car about 60miles, taco bell and work. it was fine going to and from bell and going to work. while i was on break at work i went to dunkin donuts, as i was making a turn(NO FOOT ON GAS) the turbo guage went up to 7lbs, and the car stalled, luckly i was able to bump start it. then trying to leave for the day(when u really wanna get outta there) the car started then imediatly stalled. I started it again, and went right on the gas to bring the rpm up, and it didnt stall. All the way home i had no problem provided my foot was on the gas, or the rpm were between 2-4g.

It should be noted that this happened about 2wks ago, then went away after a day of sitting.

my question is, What could be wrong with it?

[Linebckr49]

sounds like a problem with the idle. there is an IAC aka ISC (idle air control or idle stepper control, both names refer to the same part) underneath the throttle body. this page http://stealth316.com/2-isc-iac.htm will tell you about it and how to test it.

[talskinyguy]

Or the MAS

[youngvr4]

do you have a boost controller?

[vectorspecialist]

no boost controller, tho i really wanna get one. it's just that i have a few other thing's to pay for.
i'm stopping on the way home tomorrow at a shop that is really good with every type of car you can imagine. the local mechanics bring their cars there, and most of my friends bring their car's there, so...i'm gonna try them out

[Stealthee]

ECU is a possibility

[vectorspecialist]

well that shop doesnt deal with turbo cars, so evidenidentally it's not good with every car.
i went to work last night, it died on the way there, and then this morning i couldn't even get it out of the parking lot, so it was FLAT BEDDED(this place knows what awd means) and i took it to the other shop me and parents use, i've seen him works on supra tt's and 300 tt, so the stealth is something he should be able to do.
i'm thinking it's one of the turbo's, y would the psi guage go up to pressure when at idle(yes i know they r shitty guages). and from everything i see going on with the car, and related to the mechanic he said it's a good possibility. he said that's the same thing that happened to the supra.

[Stealthee]

I doubt its a turbo but it may be turbo piping. A severe boost leak could cause you to build boost at idle. At least if I am thinking correctly. There was a thread on 3si where someone was building a ridiculous amount of boost at idle of stock turbos and no 2 step.

Reason I say ECU is because the stock gauge gets its reading from the ECU. The cars unexplained and random times of starting and not starting leads me to beleive its the ECU caps.

[vectorspecialist]

well then if it's the ecu, how much am i looking at, am i going to have to sell some of my playboyys from the 50's and 60's or will it be from 1-1.5g

[talskinyguy]

I remember the thread you are talking about with the guy building boost at idle, it turned the guy was just retarded.

ECU's can be had on ebay for a few hundred.

[vectorspecialist]

to bad i put it in a shop, and i've tried once b4 to bring them thte parts, i now have an extra hood for my stealth sitting in the garage.

[Stealthee]

Originally Posted by talskinyguy

I remember the thread you are talking about with the guy building boost at idle, it turned the guy was just retarded.

ECU's can be had on ebay for a few hundred.

LOL, Do tell? I didnt keep up with that thread, just glanced over it in its early stages.

[vectorspecialist]

i know this is a lil bit of a bump. but the guy i'm buying the 944 from, has owned a stealth tt b4, and he works on 3/s, and mitsu every once in a while.
he mentinoed it's possible to b a crank sensor, being that if it's cracked and cool outside, it'll crank over, but once the engine heat warms it, it'll seperate and stall. he also mentioned that because of it's position on the car, it's prone to damage.

and for my information, is there a shop in pa that works with the 3/s, and is really good with them, like they will find the problem and fix it, rather than bullshitting, and taking me for what i'm worth(other than the car, not much)

[Stealthee]

GZP is in Easton PA, right on the Jersey border. Hans knows his shit. His shop is full of 3s's.

[vectorspecialist]

i knew u would know, u said it somewhere else, i just forgot where.