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Old May 27, 2009 | 05:06 PM
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ok so the other day i was driving and my car started like sputtering really bad, and it was really hesitant, and then later on down the road goin like 45 i put it in neutral and it stalled, anyone kno wat the problem is? i was thinkin a sensor or somethin but plz help.
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Any Check Engine Light? Will it start or just sputters and stalls again?

Have you tried to disconnect the battery (to reset the ECU) and let it idle for a few minutes? If you have a CEL, get that read first though.
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well i have a cel becauses of my headers. but yea its weird because sometimes it will stall and sputter and then sometimes it drives perfeclty fine, but yea i disconnected the battery.
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pull the trouble codes and make sure you only have a code for your header, which should be the code for deficient cat or something. you could have another problem that you're not aware of because you have been ignoring your CEL for some time.
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gettin it checked out today. thanks for the input
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Originally Posted by draxcaliber
pull the trouble codes and make sure you only have a code for your header, which should be the code for deficient cat or something. you could have another problem that you're not aware of because you have been ignoring your CEL for some time.
Ditto. This might be a good example of why ignoring a cel is a bad idea.
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well seein that wen you put a header on your car it throws an intake on your car its gonna do that because y0u are deleting your cats, got it checked today and there was nothing wrong. its runnin perfectly fine.
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Well thats quite odd patrick mabey it was some crappy fuel or something.
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Originally Posted by tcchris38
Well thats quite odd patrick mabey it was some crappy fuel or something.
thats wat i was thinkin. im still tryin to get my family to send them springs for ya.
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