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94 1.6L DOHC ATX
I have this really annoying problem that has become serious in the past few days. Basically whenever i do a hard right turn and press the gas pedal - the engine cuts out and bogs like the ignition has been turned off. After 10-20 seconds of coasting it comes back to life and starts pulling. It used to be just a slight dip on right turns - now its full blown bogging for a longer period of time. It doesnt do that on left turns (confirmed). It doesnt do that if the gas pedal is not pushed. It does that on hard right turns only with the gas pedal pushed in a bit.

I tried to troubleshoot it as an electrical problem (loose connections) but everything seems fine. Besides if it was loose connection it should probably do the same at every bump and turn.

I did an amatuer power steering flush yesterday - basically drained everything and refilled it. That hasnt solved the problem either. However i might have overfilled the reservoir because i see fluid all around the outside of the resevoir.

I also thought it could be a gas tank problem - like the gas is moving away from the pump during turns. But the gas in the system (lines, filter etc) should support the engine even if the pump is not getting gas. Also the bogging would happen on any turns not just right turn (since the pump is in the middle).

Anybody have any ideas as to how i could drive this ghost out of my engine?

well this seems to make sense to me...

maybe its your fuel pump or regulator, and when you turn right, all the fuel slides out of your fuel rail, which would make sense of the not happening on the left hand turn (it would force fuel into the rail)

Anyone have any other ideas .....

ariesdude wrote:Anyone have any other ideas .....

The fuel is presurized at the fuel rail, it wont simply fall out.

Its possible the pickup in your tank is faulty or the baffles inside your tank are no longer in place.

Does it cut out when you turn the wheel to lock when your not moving?

The tank and the pump are new (long story). The fuel regulator might be bad - its on my list of things to replace.
I havent tested if it cuts out while parked - i will test it today.

What other things could be wrong?

ariesdude wrote:The tank and the pump are new (long story). The fuel regulator might be bad - its on my list of things to replace.
I havent tested if it cuts out while parked - i will test it today.

What other things could be wrong?

a FPT is a simple valuve that regulates fuel pressure, if it fails you might not have adequte fuel pressure at higher RPMS other than that i wouldnt expect this type of problem from it.

I tried turning the wheel (hard right) while parked. It didnt cut out at all. I tried both in "P" and "N" position (ATX). Does anyone know where the power steering pressure switch is?

Is your battery firmly secured?

Yes. I also have a custom ground wire kit and 90 amp alternator and HEI mod. None of them seemed to have made any difference

Check the positive cables that run to the Alternator and Starter, it sounds almost as if something is makeing contact and going to ground in the process of turning. A visual inspection wont cut it that well either.

LOL I had this problem once. It happen to be that my strut and my strut mount were shot and when you turned the spring would be fighting the spring cap thingy mabober cause it was staying still giving my power steering a hard time. Once I had broken my spring cause i was to lazy to fix it right away I changed strut mounts andstruts and springs and my car magically liked turning again. IDK if this helps but I thought it was freaky @ss weird lmao. By the way my right side was the one that went to. Maybe having something to do with the engine mount dealing with putting all the weight on that side IDK or have any clue lol.

See my post here. http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.ph ... 657#357657
In addition to that, it cannot be "gas swishing away" reason, since it'd clearly be an unsafe behaviour. Mind that it is not only engine that cuts out, but also power steering and power brakes. Add to that it happens rather unexpectedly (for the first times) and in the middle of a maneuvre and you have a case which would have a hard time trying to comply to even a very low car safety standard.
This is clearly not a constructional property but a malfunction. Which, in my case turned out to be a dirty fuel pump filtering net.