Why does my car die when its not warmed up?
Well, there is an ignition problem that can cause this when the engine gets hot and it stalls. It’s caused by a lack of spark which can be either the ECU’s fault (on EFI cars), or the coil on pretty much any car. Heat causes expansion. An engine needs more fuel when it’s cold than it does when it’s warm.
What causes surging idle?
If an engine is not getting enough fuel (this is called “running lean”), due to fuel pressure (regulated by the fuel pump and regulator), restricted fuel injectors, a vacuum leak or really anything that throws off the fuel mixture going in to the engine, this can cause the surge.
Why does my car die when idling sometimes?
The first is the oxygen sensor, which is located in the exhaust manifold. If either of these sensors is relaying incorrect information. Then your engine might not receive enough air, which it needs to power itself. When there’s a lack of air, it leads to a lack of power, which can cause your car to stall while idling.
What causes a car to rev up and down while idling?
The idle is controlled by the idle air control valve and if it cannot keep the engine idling it will keep trying to rev the engine up to compensate. A vacuum leak, sensor that has failed, or an EGR system malfunction could potentially be the cause of the erratic engine you’re experiencing.
Why does my car sputter when warmed up?
Hi There, If the sputtering only happens when the engine is cold during warm up, this may suggest you have a problem with the cold start injection system. When you start the car, you will notice that it idles high for a period of time until the engine warms up. This is the enrichment cold start process.
How long does a warm engine idle for?
With a steady throttle, it fluctuated between 3 and 3.5 for a couple mins, then bogged out and stalled. Next time I started it, it went to 2k intially then started hunting between 1k and 1500, with about a two sec interval. After a couple mins, fluctuated around 750, but not steady.
What kind of engine dies at low idle?
As the title says, the engine-Kohler 18hp on my 2000 model year 3184 is surging and then dying at low idle when it warms up after a few minutes.
Is the warm engine undriveable when cold?
This time it started with an idle around 1500rpm, slowly dropped to 1k, then quickly cycled back up to 1500. It did this for a minute or two, then dropped down to the rough idle, which seems to run between 500-800, kind of hunting around. Is there a key sequence that is used to help it learn? The car is undriveable when warm.
Why does my C3 Vette die at idle?
In Park with the engine running at idle, after it fully warms up, the engine starts having an erratic idle then eventually dies. Then it won’t start until the temp of the engine drops down a bit. So my guess is this is definitely not a vacuum leak, it’s just got to be something with the carb.