stalling problems when cold

suffocated · Post by **suffocated** » December 5th, 2005, 11:46 pm

hi everyone.
ive been having this problem EVERY winter since ive had my car (4 years now). basically, when i start my car cold (like when i leave for work in the morning), and i dont give it AT LEAST 3-4 minutes to warm up, it will stall on me the moment i hit my gas pedal in drive. it idles at about 1500rpm when i start and slowly drops to about 700-800rpm when its warmed up. every other car in my household i can start up and start driving immediatly. why is it with my mx-3 i have to wait? what could be causing the problem?

thanks in advance!

Limegreen mx-3 · Post by **Limegreen mx-3** » December 6th, 2005, 1:10 am

mines does that to on cold days.

it idles at about 1500rpm when i start and slowly drops to about 700-800rpm when its warmed up.

as for the stalling am

could be a malfuction sensor

suffocated · Post by **suffocated** » December 6th, 2005, 1:44 am

no, i got the sensors all checked out in november when the weather started getting colder. i did the same the last few years as well and it doesn't seem to be the cause of the problem. same with the TPS too.

Focal · Post by **Focal** » December 6th, 2005, 1:45 pm

almost all cars idle alot higher when they are cold. There is a sensor that measure the temp of the oil and automatically adjusts the idle till that temp is incresed

suffocated · Post by **suffocated** » December 6th, 2005, 11:27 pm

yea but not all cars stall when you try driving them immediatly after start up. its weird...

jimishadow · Post by **jimishadow** » December 7th, 2005, 6:55 am

thats coolant temp suffocate, not oil temp,,,,,,chec timing and ignition wires,always warm up your engine in cold weather.