wont idle

studboy13 · Post by **studboy13** » May 8th, 2007, 8:26 pm

I have a 92 MX-3 v6. i just flushed the oil, cleaned the oil pump, cams, new oil filter, the fuel filter is fine. but when i start the car it wont stay running any help?

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » May 8th, 2007, 11:05 pm

Some mroe background please. Why did you do all that fixing? What else have you fixed, how long have you owned the car, when was the last major service (water pump, plugs, wires, disty cap and rotor, belts and timing) etc.
I would suggest you start by looking for vacuum leaks. If it will crank, but not stay cranked that is the most common issue I've seen.

wvurubberducky · Post by **wvurubberducky** » May 9th, 2007, 12:51 am

also check your air flow sensor...mine came off once and wouldn't idle.

studboy13 · Post by **studboy13** » May 9th, 2007, 11:35 pm

um. ive had the car for about 4 weeks now. and it hasnt really ran. it wasnt getting oil into the cams so we did all that work last weekend. apperently i have a hairline crack in my distributer cap and my rotor is bad. the car is barley sparking so i think thats the next thing im going to replace. along with the spark plugs

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » May 10th, 2007, 12:55 pm

Look into new wires too. You should do all those things at once so that you replace them all at the same time every time.