Chaser - low idle, stall and die
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Chaser - low idle, stall and die
I have a 1989 chaser that starts but then runs at a very low idle. I can get the car up to 300 revs but then he engine suddenly stalls and turns off. I had the car towed to a shop where they changes the two fuel filters. The car ran well for two days and now no longer runs.
Any suggestions?
The car is in great shape but I don't want to start to spend too much money on it.
260,000km's
Thanks
Any suggestions?
The car is in great shape but I don't want to start to spend too much money on it.
260,000km's
Thanks
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Joined: Feb 2004
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From: The Hunted Forest
Car Info: Mazda Protege '02 (Wishing protege has AWD and a H6 twin turbo)
With a car in that year range it wouldn't suprise me if you had a vacuum leak.
Do a spray down test with wd-40 and see if it revs up. If it does you got a leak.
Look at your plugs and wires too make sure its not those.
Also take a look at your air filter if you never have changed it.
Do a spray down test with wd-40 and see if it revs up. If it does you got a leak.
Look at your plugs and wires too make sure its not those.
Also take a look at your air filter if you never have changed it.
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Chaser starting and stalling
Thanks for the reply. Found a vacuum hose that was off but still the same problem. Had one spark plug that could not be removed at last tune-up. Licenced mechanic installed the first time and at last tune-up another licenced mechanic could not get it out and told me to leave it in, it should be OK. Could this be the problem?
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Joined: Mar 2003
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From: Wilton,CT
Car Info: Sold My Stage 4+ Wa-Goon :(
Simple rule of thumb... replace spark plugs in SETS. Period.. if he was licensed he should know this. When I went to school for my ASE, etc.. that was something that was always stressed when some "back-yard-bill" decided to just replace the ones that 'looked bad'.
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