Thread: help car wont stay running

Ok so Im on my way to my friends rehearsal dinner for his wedding. Anyway about 3 blocks from where I got to go my car dies. I didnt notice anything strange when it died. Tryed to start it up it seems to start up fine then it starts to chug and die about 2 seconds after you hit the key. If you floor the car it will stay running for about 10 seconds then it just dies. No difference if I unplug the maf. Fuel pump turns on fine. I didnt know if a clogged fuel filter would even let it have fuel enuf to run or if it might be something else.

Which car?

The 97 or 06?

Sorry its the 97 gtp no CEL's. Figured it would of thrown one but didnt. Well I get plenty of press at the motor so its not my fuel delivery. Im guessing cps or maby the tps. I think ill change out the tps first since its a hell of alot easier to get to lol.

Fuel pump resistor sounds right. Bend the pin on the high speed pump relay and if it stays running..you know what it is.

Well now the car starts up and stays running after it sat for over a day but there is alot of lag in the throttle response. You can hit the gas and it seems like nothing happens for a second then here comes the rpms. So I'm still guessing the tps but I have not had time to check it out. I do have to bend the pin out tho since I have not done that yet. Plus now I think my LIM is leaking. I can see coolant around the alt and I can see it sprayed on my firewall.

But I cant find out where it is spraying out of. Plus im only getting about 3.5 pounds of boost like I got a vac leak. It don't seem to leak coolant until you get and stay into boost for like 6-7 seconds smoke just pours out from under the car. As soon as you get out of it no more smoke. And when you stop to check it out it smells sweet just like burning coolant and its burning off over by my alt. You can see the coolant but if your not into alot of boost for a couple of seconds it don't spray out. Just strange. Guess ill be working on this car for the next 6 months lol

check the heater hoses behind the alternator.

well i bent the pin out no help.ill load a vid of what it is doing i just picked up the tps too should have it on tomarrow. gota wait till i get home to upload on a tablet and it wont let me lol

ok im at home so i can post my photobucket acc with the vids on it. One is with the maf unplugged the other is with it plugged in.

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