Did it again today, getting gas probs?

[eliyarbrough]

Just got back into town from making a Wal-Mart run. I drove 49 miles each way. Got to the 1st of 2 red lights in my town. It started shaking & what I call coughing. No idea what the real words are, but that is what it reminds me of. Each time I gave it more gas, it would 'cough' more. That's like flooding, isn't it? I kept it in neutral the entire time. I pulled it over onto the shoulder of the road. I wanted to pull it up in the front of my buddy's barbershop. Each time I gave it some gas, made it worse. I'm just going to let it set a while. I don't have any idea of what to do!!

 

[CC'S95GT]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

How old is the plugs and wires and cap? Pull codes first chance you get and report back. You might have one without the the cel coming on.
Have you replaced the dizzy yet.

 

[eliyarbrough]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

Huh. I let it sit for about :55. It started just fine like nothing was ever wrong. The only way I know to check it to see if it is hot w/o scalding myself is to squeeze that radiator hose. When it 'coughed', it had a lot of pressure. I squeezed it 1st thing just now. It had gone down. It fired right off & drove home just perfect! I want to get some good fuel additive stuff. In before my coma, that B12 stuff was good. That or Seafoam? I think I've read good & bad about Seafoam? Thanks!!

 

[eliyarbrough]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

I did a full tune up about 14K miles ago. I replaced the: cap, rotor, wires, plugs, coil, fuel filter, ABS sensor, & the speedo sensor. I did that in '06, though. I have not driven it that much. I did it on 7/31/06. 3 years, huh. I'm not a fan of putting a lot of miles on my car, that's unreal though!! My miles now are 127,063.

What is the Cel? Sorry, told you I am dumb as hell!! I thought I did the distributor too, guess not. I wrote it all down because I knew I'd forget!!

 

[uncltrvlnmatt]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

CEL= Check Engine Light

 

[eliyarbrough]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

About 3 seconds after I got it started, that light came on. It stayed on for I counted 12 seconds. I live about 11-13 town blocks from where my car was. It didn't come back on. It comes on I'd say about every 7th time I drive my car. It stays on just about 5 secs & goes off. My mechanic says that could be something as small as something small. I just went totally blank on an example! Like I bad air & fuel mixture/ something? I will not even start it tomorrow. I plan on Mon to buy that fuel stuff. I'll then to tell my mechanic what happened. Should I look for any certain thing?

Thanks!!

 

[Paul]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

I'd check fuel pressure. You would need a fuel pressure tester or gauge to do that.

 

[uncltrvlnmatt]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

Could be an o2 sensor, they can be a sporadic code until it craps out totally. That is kind of what it sounds like. I had mine go bad on an 1989 F-250 that I had. It sounds like what you are descibing happened to mine.

 

[CC'S95GT]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

Once you get your codes you'll have a better idea. If the codes come back as left/right bank lean then your maf is dirty.

 

[eliyarbrough]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

Thanks! I printed those out to take Monday.

 

[JerZeyStangz]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

I am banking on your Oxygen sensors going bad. It will make your car do the craziest things when they get old. And usually people do not replace them in the tune because they are expensive, check into it.

 

[94 DropTop]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

i bet its your fuel pressure reg.

 

[eliyarbrough]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

Sorry, please don't abbreviate. I have no idea what any of this stuff really is. That's maybe regulator? How do I ask my guy to find out if it is that? Give me something I can print off, please? Thanks again!!

 

[uncltrvlnmatt]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

i bet its your fuel pressure reg.

Fuel Presure Regulator

 

[94 DropTop]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

you would have to check your fuel pressure. When my v6 stangs died it was sudden and had the same symptoms. If you let it sit for a big it would run again for a little while.

 

[2slo95fiveoh]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

Flooding your engine is not very likely because that more often than not happens on very short drives (less than 1 minute), or extended
periods of cranking the engine without firing. (Neither of which you did). There could be a number of possible things wrong. It could be a fuel
related issue as others have stated, or an Oxygen sensor could be messing up, and telling the computer all sorts of funny things as far
as the proper Air/Fuel Ratio mix. It could also be something in your ignition system (distributor, IgnitionControlUnit) going bad, as ignition
components often fail when hot or after driven for a while.. Either way, check to see what Check Engine Codes you have, and go from there.

 

[eliyarbrough]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

The thing now about me is now I am dumber than a rock!! I lost all of my car memories!! When y'all tell me crap, I have to print it right away! If I don't do it right then, I forget all about it. Say I get back on, I know I asked about this. I have no idea what you responded with. When I say I don't know, you don't know how serious that really is.

I have no idea what 'flooding' really means anymore! To me, it seemed like that could have been maybe it. It was the best way I could describe what it was doing. For the longest, all that I could think of was cough. It took a long time to get flooding out of me!

I'll look @ this tomorrow before I go to my mechanics. Thanks so much!!

I've made looking on here just a habit now.

 

[Rice_slayer]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

I had this issue when I parked my car all winter then drove it. I was driving and a loud bang came through the exhaust, mine was just a big backfire . Sounds like o2 sensors, codes help too .

 

[eliyarbrough]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

It was parked for 227 days, so that messed it up. I'm just floored on how it drove perfect for about 105 miles on the hwy. As soon as I got really into my town, it messed up. I'm glad it did it where it did, though.

 

[eliyarbrough]

Re: Can EFI cars kinda 'flood' out?

I haven't driven it over 45 MPH, but I have gone about 13 miles. If I wouldn't have known it messed up, you'd never know anything 'was' wrong. Idling right & everything! I've left my radio off so I could hear the motor. Not even thought of idling different. My mechanic is slammed on Mondays. I'm going to have him scan it tomorrow. Purring like a kitten. It makes no sense to me!!