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  • joshe320i
    Member
    • Mar 2010
    • 86

    #1

    Engine starts, then dies

    I can start the motor, maybe 4 to 10 revs before it dies. if i touch the accelerator the car dies. Any idea what it could be
  • Sagaris
    R3VLimited
    • Sep 2009
    • 2243

    #2
    I would check the rubber intake boot for cracks, Beyond that I would look at a binding/malfunctioning airflow meter, and then checking the fuel pressure.

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    • F34R
      sLaughter
      • May 2009
      • 12385

      #3
      I had the same problem with my '86 eta. It was just the faulty fuel pump relay. It is the middle one out of the three on the drivers side bay.

      Hope that is it
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      • jlevie
        R3V OG
        • Nov 2006
        • 13530

        #4
        Intake leaks or a fuel delivery issue are the most likely causes, with a faulty AFM in third place.
        The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
        Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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        • 2.5-12
          E30 Mastermind
          • Jan 2010
          • 1814

          #5
          fuel delivery is my bet
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