Tech / General Engine Is your car making a strange sound or won't start? Thinking of adding power with a new combination? Need other technical information or engine specific advice? Don't see another board for your problem? Post it here!

HELP: Car will start but wont stay running.

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 03-08-2004, 06:07 PM
  #1  
Member
Thread Starter
 
BLURR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: West Monroe, LA
Posts: 199
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Car: 1989 Iroc Z
Engine: 5.7 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
HELP: Car will start but wont stay running.

My dad has a 1991 Z28 with a 350 TPI with 55,000 miles on it.

Friday morning he got in it and started it up, it started fine and ran for about 15-20 seconds and started running rough and then went dead. Everytime after that it would start and run for acouple of seconds then die again. It finally got to the point it wouldnt start at all. You can here the fuel pump running so we know that works. Its like something is shutting the injectors off.

We had it towed to the chevy dealer and they got in it this morning and it started and ran fine until it warmed up then it started running rough and died. And now it wont start at all for them. They have no clue whats wrong with it either. The fuel pump is fine they say and its not throwing any codes to read. They are beginning to think its the computer thats acting up.

Has anybody ran into this before and what could be wrong so we can help the dealer out and get it out of there faster before they run up one hell of a bill.

PLZ!!!!!!!
Old 03-08-2004, 07:28 PM
  #2  
Junior Member
 
superv's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: north of chicago
Posts: 30
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Car: 90 Iroc
Engine: 355 C.I.D. tuned port
Transmission: 700R4
You need to get your car out of a shop that combined cant figure why a car wont start, If your car wont start for them while It's right
there they are idiots, I would have been givin my last cheak if I was that dumb, you said dealer

Im not saying all cars and problems are easy, but I was a GM tech for ten years, If I couldent tell you why a GM wouldent start in 1/2 hr I wouldent have a job

An engine needs four things to run, Air/Fuel/compression/spark

Idiots
Old 03-08-2004, 08:48 PM
  #3  
TGO Supporter

 
Air_Adam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Posts: 9,067
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Car: '83 Z28, '07 Charger SRT8
Engine: 454ci, 6.1 Hemi
Transmission: TH350, A5
Axle/Gears: 2.73 posi, 3.06 posi
Plugged fuel filter?
Old 03-08-2004, 08:53 PM
  #4  
Member
Thread Starter
 
BLURR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: West Monroe, LA
Posts: 199
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Car: 1989 Iroc Z
Engine: 5.7 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
The fuel pump is working, its got a brand new fuel filter and none of the air passages are clogged. we checked all them here.

Its wierd, Like the computer is shutting off the injectors
Old 03-09-2004, 11:42 AM
  #5  
Member
Thread Starter
 
BLURR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: West Monroe, LA
Posts: 199
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Car: 1989 Iroc Z
Engine: 5.7 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Well we got a call from the Dealer and they said the Computer went bad and just wont communicate anymore. They are putting a new one in it as we speak.
Old 04-07-2004, 07:14 PM
  #6  
Senior Member

 
Denis.V's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Santiago, CHILE
Posts: 507
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 3 Posts
Car: 1986 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Engine: 305 Tuned Port Injection
Transmission: The famous 700R4
Axle/Gears: No idea
I'm in similar problem. I think the ECM is bad.

When engine is hot, the ECM cut sparks & injectors = no more start until engine is cold again.

How is the car with the new ECM?. Did you solve the bad condition with this ECM?.


Denis V.
Old 08-20-2022, 08:36 PM
  #7  
Junior Member

 
hpmustangs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: coopersville, MI
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Car: 89 trans am
Engine: 350 tpi
Transmission: 700r4 not for long if i can help it
Re: HELP: Car will start but wont stay running.

I know this is old but i had that issue and atleast part of my issue was an injector shortimg out when it would get hot
Old 08-22-2022, 08:02 PM
  #8  
Sponsor
 
southbay08's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Rockville Centre, NY
Posts: 1,491
Received 33 Likes on 27 Posts
Re: HELP: Car will start but wont stay running.

hpmustangs i was wondering the same thing. The stock injectors are very prone to coil failure....more often than not...it happens when they are hot. See if you can put an ohm meter on them when they are cold and hot.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Ghettobird52
Tech / General Engine
15
12-29-2023 08:23 AM
theshackle
Tech / General Engine
4
03-05-2017 06:37 PM
Wade787b
TPI
2
09-29-2015 01:15 PM
Sherpajames
Tech / General Engine
1
08-07-2015 06:56 PM



Quick Reply: HELP: Car will start but wont stay running.



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:16 PM.