My car died last night and have no money to take for diagnosis =( I was driving and car completely died out on highway.Tried jump starting it and would start for half a second then it would die out? had to tow it . the belts are fine theres still force in my clutch so dont think its my clutch.Could it be my battery?alternator?
I recently got rejection sticker from faulty 02 sensor at the S pipe i know the second 02 sensor needed replacement. Is it possible the first 02 sensor at the header went bad? Would that prevent me from starting up? I know thats the air fuel ratio sensor would make sense seemed like my car wasnt getting fuel couldnt really rev my engine trying to start up would die and exhaust hiccuped.
I have no money except for my paypal so i can buy parts hoping its my 02 sensors i can replace myself. Anyone have any feedback or suggestionsI'm all earsI'm just praying its my 02 sensors or battery? I have 55.000 miles on the car is this covered in power train warrenty?

 

Powertrain is a 5yr/60k mile warranty. You should be covered unless you got one of the very first tCs.

 

did u check the batt termials...r u runnin any subs or amps...

 

try unplugging the maf sensor then start car if it idles fine then its that........u can drive with it unplugged but i suggest going only to dealer cuz u cant rev past 3k and gas mileage will suck, and yes your still covered with warranty and no its not your o2 sensor, my money is on maf sensor same thing happened to me 3 times

 

first off, what year is your car? does it have the OEM battery? that could be it right there. does the car have any power at all? when it is on, but not running, do the lights and radio work? or is it completely powerless.

if you could jump start it and get it running for a minute. that makes me wonder if the alternator isn't recharging the battery.

 

could it be the belts

 

man draxcaliber right on nice question.. yes these are the things, you need to ask your self and post more info.they will give us a better understanding and will help us help you.. to diagnose problem. will it crank but no start with or with out a jump start? or starts and dies?

 

thank you. i'm not a whiz mechanic, but i just know the order of operations, and enough about the components to try and figure out what part of the equation isn't working.

 

Hey guys thanks for all the replies ended up fixing myself.The frigging air filter housing got knocked off the engine so i guess the maf was getting any air couldnt really see it and didnt expect it dont know how the hell it happened but phew its fixed and running one of those freak breakdowns had me banging my head wtf it only has 55000 miles you know lol

 

lol and if u would have unplugged your maf u could have drove home the way it was lol