Should I put my foot on the gas when I start my car?
8 Answers. You shouldn’t have to feed gas to start an engine. Most modern cars will feed the necessary amount of fuel into the ignition without pumping the gas petal at all.
Why does my car cut out when I take my foot off the accelerator?
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.
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 happens when you take your foot off the gas pedal?
Engine dies when I take my foot off gas pedal. lexus engi… Q: Engine dies when I take my foot off gas pedal. 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.
Why does my car not start unless I press the gas pedal?
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.
How does the car know when to let off the gas?
It electronically knows where your foot is on the gas pedal, from 0 to 100%. Then, a motor within the throttle body is electronically told to open and close to allow more air into the engine. This system is called drive by wire. There is no physical cable between the pedal and throttle body.