OT. 98 Cavalier wont start

Anonymous-0 · Aug 1, 2009

I bought a newer car and let it set for about 1 1/2 month and now it will kinda idle for a few seconds but dies as soon as I touch gas pedal and will die regardless after about 10 seconds. Checked the plugs and they aren't getting wet. Poured a little gas in the intake hose and it started till it was gone. I checked fuel filter and it was fine haven't checked pressure yet but it had pretty good pressure built up when I unhooked the filter. So I do believe its a fuel problem but what should I check next? Maybe the pressure regulator?

Thanks for all your help

whizkidkyus · Aug 2, 2009

Just because it had pretty good pressure when you unhooked the filter dosen't mean that it's enough to make it run. My 1993 Olds.Cutlass Ciera with a 3.3 3300 V6 was having spells were it would die ever so often . Kept getting worse, so my mechanic hooked up a fuel pressure guage and it read like 49 pounds but the book said that it had to have 50-80 per say. Put in a new fuel pump , cured the dieing problem . It hasn't done it anymore after that. You'd be suprised what a few pounds of fuel pressure can do to those computer controlled cars . My mechanic thought that it still had enough pressure to run , even though it was 1 pound below the minimum requirement at 49 pounds . This was on a 93 model so I can image how it would effect todays newer models

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El Toro · Aug 2, 2009

Install a fuel pressure gauge to what your pressure is. I did that on a Chevy Citation and found the pickup sock on the fuel pump was covered with rust and dirt when I pull the gas tank. I cleaned the tank and installed a new pump. That fixed the stalling problem. Hal

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