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YOUR RESEARCHCar stopped running...need a thought - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

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Run good

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I had an issue with a Toyota one time, ran good but when you got going it seemed to run out of gas.

Car stopped running...need a thought - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Check fuel pressure first

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I'd check the fuel pressure first.

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Leading evidence: 'Run good' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check fuel pressure first' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Run ok till last week

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My car ran ok till last week when it stalled.

Car stopped running...need a thought - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Run w/a miss & eventually stalled

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Today it did the same thing, couple min later it started, but ran w/a miss & eventually stalled again.

Car stopped running...need a thought - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Check fuel pressure first

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I'd check the fuel pressure first.

Car stopped running...need a thought - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Check fuel pressure first

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I'd check the fuel pressure first.

Car stopped running...need a thought - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Run good

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I had an issue with a Toyota one time, ran good but when you got going it seemed to run out of gas.

Car stopped running...need a thought - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Run ok till last week

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

My car ran ok till last week when it stalled.

Car stopped running...need a thought - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Run w/a miss & eventually stalled

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Today it did the same thing, couple min later it started, but ran w/a miss & eventually stalled again.

Car stopped running...need a thought - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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I had a friend that had worked at a Chevy dealership and he came with the idea that there was something in the gas line.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

My car ran ok till last week when it stalled. It would only stall @ a stop light w/the a/c on. Then it stalled w/o any accessories on & took a couple min of sitting & it started again. Today it did the same thing, couple min later it started, but ran w/a miss & eventually stalled again. Not it will start, but only for a couple seconds & then dies out. Only code showing is P0102...thing is I just put a new MAF in a few months ago. Could this be a MAF issue or maybe a fuel pump or filter issue, b/c it seems to being starved of fuel & that leads me to think it could be a bad fuel pump or clogged fuel filter.

POST 2Original post

What year and has any work been done on the car recently?

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Its a '98 w/65k and no work other than a mass air sensor about 6 months or so ago.

POST 4Original post

When trying to start, is the starter turning the motor?

POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

yes. it actually starts, but it just stalls out within 10-15 seconds no matter what I do to keep it running.

POST 6Original post

When it shuts down, does the tach slowly return to zero as the motor slows and stops, or does it fall to zero like a rock?

POST 7 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Slowly as best I can recall.

POST 8Original post

Never had a problem on mine but my 04 Trailblazer did. Started running rough, die, hardly go. Turned to be a oxygen sensor. I believe it was upstream. :ah:

POST 9Original post

If it drops in proportion to the engine revs, it is probably not an electrical issue. I'd check the fuel pressure first.

POST 10Original post

I had an issue with a Toyota one time, ran good but when you got going it seemed to run out of gas. Stopped and waited about 5-10 minutes, started up and would run fine and as soon as you got, say 50mph it would do it again. I had a friend that had worked at a Chevy dealership and he came with the idea that there was something in the gas line. We disconnected it from the tank and fuel pump. Took a higher pressure air hose to the line and a piece of plastic came out. After that never had another problem. :dance:

POST 11 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Well, for what it is worth, for anybody who has a future issue like this, it appears to be a bad throttle idle air valve.

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