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| JimmyBones
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| Mr. E. Nigma
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77099820 United States07/01/2019 04:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So I have a mid 2000 sedan. It only has roughly 50k miles on it and I've had no issues with it at all. Quoting: JimmyBones I drove it up to the top of a scenic mountain from 2k feet to 5k feet with no issues. I parked and hiked for about 40 minutes and came back to the car and it started but then began sputtering and stopped running. I tried for about 30 minutes to get it started but it kept sputtering like it wasn't getting gas and wouldn't start. I stopped messing with it and started the process of finding a towing company and then went back and turned the key and feathered the gas and it FINALLY started. Weird. I drove back down the mountain and made it home where the elevation is 2k feet. I've had no issues with it at all after the initial one. I'd like to mention that the drive to the top of the mountain took me about 40 minutes and for 20 of them it was on a gravel road. The car has never been taken to that elevation. Does the elevation or the dirt on the gravel road have something to do with it. I just went back out and it started fine. Just makes me weary for other exploration later on. Seems like it had to have something to do with oxygen level or elevation or something but I'm a novice at this. Any help is appreciated. Plugged fuel filter your long duration drive to the top drained out the filter and the in tank pump is straining to replace it you dropped below minimum pressure so it's sputtering...lack of fuel pressure Fuel filters never ever get changed until this happens, even dealerships over look them plugged/ restricted fuel filter change it once a year from now on... |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 69833100 Canada07/01/2019 04:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | a 2000 would have the OBC do auto calibration for the fuel mixture with a drastic change in elevation this is for gas mileage and "pollution control" etc. if you shut it off immediately upon arriving at the destination elevation the calibration was incomplete / incorrect |
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| JimmyBones
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| BBQ BOY™
User ID: 71292324 United States07/01/2019 05:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Stop by a Auto Zone and they will hook a scanner up to it to see what error codes its showing. Then you can proceed from there. "Never underestimate the pain of a person. In all honesty, everyone is struggling. Just some people are better at hiding it than others." Everyone has to work out their own salvation. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. |
| JimmyBones
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 76782215 United States07/01/2019 07:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 5k isn't going to cause you any issue other than slightly worse gas milage. Likely flooded it. Fuel filters are one of those things EVERYBODY says is the issue, and it almost never is. O2 sensor, possibly. End of day a car needs air, fuel, and spark to run. I'd bet your air filter is more likely the cause than the fuel filter. Take it in, and run an OBDII diagnostic see if any codes were tripped. |
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| JimmyBones
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77749232  United Kingdom07/02/2019 06:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So I have a mid 2000 sedan. It only has roughly 50k miles on it and I've had no issues with it at all. Quoting: JimmyBones I drove it up to the top of a scenic mountain from 2k feet to 5k feet with no issues. I parked and hiked for about 40 minutes and came back to the car and it started but then began sputtering and stopped running. I tried for about 30 minutes to get it started but it kept sputtering like it wasn't getting gas and wouldn't start. I stopped messing with it and started the process of finding a towing company and then went back and turned the key and feathered the gas and it FINALLY started. Weird. I drove back down the mountain and made it home where the elevation is 2k feet. I've had no issues with it at all after the initial one. I'd like to mention that the drive to the top of the mountain took me about 40 minutes and for 20 of them it was on a gravel road. The car has never been taken to that elevation. Does the elevation or the dirt on the gravel road have something to do with it. I just went back out and it started fine. Just makes me weary for other exploration later on. Seems like it had to have something to do with oxygen level or elevation or something but I'm a novice at this. Any help is appreciated. was it parked on an incline? 5k elevation isn't particularly problematic. |
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| JimmyBones
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| JimmyBones
(OP) User ID: 77745921 United States07/02/2019 07:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Was it very hot out ? Was the car straining to get up the mountain ? It could be vapor lock, try some ethanol treatment for your gas or use high test next trip. And run a scan too. There's other treatments for vapor lock but it gets complicated. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77742308 Just in the upper 80's so not so bad. |
| JimmyBones
(OP) User ID: 77745921 United States07/02/2019 07:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So I have a mid 2000 sedan. It only has roughly 50k miles on it and I've had no issues with it at all. Quoting: JimmyBones I drove it up to the top of a scenic mountain from 2k feet to 5k feet with no issues. I parked and hiked for about 40 minutes and came back to the car and it started but then began sputtering and stopped running. I tried for about 30 minutes to get it started but it kept sputtering like it wasn't getting gas and wouldn't start. I stopped messing with it and started the process of finding a towing company and then went back and turned the key and feathered the gas and it FINALLY started. Weird. I drove back down the mountain and made it home where the elevation is 2k feet. I've had no issues with it at all after the initial one. I'd like to mention that the drive to the top of the mountain took me about 40 minutes and for 20 of them it was on a gravel road. The car has never been taken to that elevation. Does the elevation or the dirt on the gravel road have something to do with it. I just went back out and it started fine. Just makes me weary for other exploration later on. Seems like it had to have something to do with oxygen level or elevation or something but I'm a novice at this. Any help is appreciated. was it parked on an incline? 5k elevation isn't particularly problematic. Not on in incline when parked. I had a full tank of gas and noticed when we were making our ascent the gas gauge showed just 3/4 of a tank that's how steep of a grade we were driving. When I came back down I had nearly a full tank showing. |
| Louis in Richmond
That is my arm now; broken for 7 months User ID: 3079061 United States07/02/2019 07:59 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Stop by a Auto Zone and they will hook a scanner up to it to see what error codes its showing. Then you can proceed from there. Quoting: BBQ BOY™ ^This^. When Mrs. Louis was in hospital for her emergency surgery in April I was out in the truck on Easter Sunday as she slept so I could have a few smokes, post here, 'had the radio on and fan running when suddenly about twelve error messages came up on the display and the vehicle would not start when I tried to, but it sure made weird noises. I prayed I had just run the battery down so I had hospital security come by with a jump box and it started. An Auto Zone was about a mile from the hospital so I went there as they were open on Easter and the folks there replaced the OEM battery with a deep cycle battery with start current capability instead; $200 but worth it so as to not have the same happen to Mrs. in the future. Auto Zone 'goes the extra mile' to make sure you have what you need including reading codes and replacing OEM parts with better ones if your use demands it. Until your military service has required you neutralize enemy combatants and invaders in the defense of your country, don't presume to tell us that have defended you that you don't support every shot we fired to eliminate that enemy. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 76111710 United States07/02/2019 08:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Stop by a Auto Zone and they will hook a scanner up to it to see what error codes its showing. Then you can proceed from there. Quoting: BBQ BOY™ ^This^. When Mrs. Louis was in hospital for her emergency surgery in April I was out in the truck on Easter Sunday as she slept so I could have a few smokes, post here, 'had the radio on and fan running when suddenly about twelve error messages came up on the display and the vehicle would not start when I tried to, but it sure made weird noises. I prayed I had just run the battery down so I had hospital security come by with a jump box and it started. An Auto Zone was about a mile from the hospital so I went there as they were open on Easter and the folks there replaced the OEM battery with a deep cycle battery with start current capability instead; $200 but worth it so as to not have the same happen to Mrs. in the future. Auto Zone 'goes the extra mile' to make sure you have what you need including reading codes and replacing OEM parts with better ones if your use demands it. Depends which Auto Zone you go to. Some aren't quite so helpful. |
| JustBobTX
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 77036860 United States07/02/2019 08:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As poster said above...Vapor Lock Your car got pretty warm driving up the incline and caused the vapor lock. Watch the video, talks about how it can happen easily on an 80 degree day with the newer Ethanol fuel blends. It took some time for your car's engine to cool enough to stop the vapor lock |
