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wont idle

Posted: May 8th, 2007, 8:26 pm
by studboy13
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?

Posted: May 8th, 2007, 11:05 pm
by PATDIESEL
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.

Posted: May 9th, 2007, 12:51 am
by wvurubberducky
also check your air flow sensor...mine came off once and wouldn't idle.

Posted: May 9th, 2007, 11:35 pm
by studboy13
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

Posted: May 10th, 2007, 12:55 pm
by PATDIESEL
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.