When I take my foot off the gas my car dies?
The engine dies when I take my foot off of the accelerator. If they are fine then the throttle body should be cleaned. If it is dirty it can starve the engine of air at idle. If nothing turns up there then you may have a bad idle control valve or air flow meter.
Should you put your foot on the brake when starting the car?
Do You Have To Press The Brake When Starting A Car? It is good practice to press the foot brake before turning the key to start the engine. However, most models will allow you start the engine without pressing the foot brake. An automatic transmission will start once the shifter in in “P” Park or “N” Neutral.
Why does my car not start when I take my foot off the gas?
The fuel injectors work at any RPM, so a choke is not necessary. The computer simply feeds a little extra gas through the fuel injectors to start the engine. On the old carburetor engines, you pressed the gas pedal before starting to set the choke position and give a squirt of fuel into the engine via the accelerator pump.
What kind of car wont start unless you press the gas pedal?
I have a 2002 avalon XLS. In the morning the car cranks but wont start unless I press the gas pedal. After that everything was fine. But recently the problem is getting worse. The car became harder to start although it will start eventually. I have changed the Mass air flow sensor, but did not solve the problem. Any suggestion?
Why does my car die when I take my foot off the accelerator?
The engine dies when I take my foot off of the accelerator. Hello. If the engine runs fine when you are holding the accelerator pedal down and dies when you release it then you may have a couple of possible issues. I would first check the vacuum hoses going to the engine. If any of them are loose or leaking, this will occur.
When do you step on the accelerator does the car start?
When you step on the accelerator while starting the engine, this opens the throttle plate which allows air into the engine. This then allows the engine to start. If you leave the key in the on position for 20 seconds before you try and start the car and it starts right away let us know.