Why is my engine shutting off on me? Someone help me.
#1
Why is my engine shutting off on me? Someone help me.
I have a 2001 eclipse gs. i have never had any problems with it until last night. i am driving down the highway and when i get off the exit ramp i hit a light and then my engine just shut off on me. It is idoling at about 700rpms which is when i start it. After about 15 seconds it shuts off on me. Can anybody tell me whats wrong with that? [:@]
#5
RE: Why is my engine shutting off on me? Someone help me.
Check your belts, and if they are fine check to see if your alterator or however your spell it is recharging your battery. You can just go to some car shop like advance auto parts or something and they can test your battery and the alterator to see if thats the problem.
#6
RE: Why is my engine shutting off on me? Someone help me.
Also you said it idles at 700 RPM and then shuts off? Does it do this on warmup? If so you may have the idle set too low. It should run at around 1500 RPM when you first start the car until warm. Then it should drop to approximately 700 RPM. Sounsd like you're low anyways.