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car starts but chokes and dies when i press the gas?

Started by Kenny(S12) · Oct 11, 2010 · 8postsSMF 2010–26

Kenny(S12)Oct 11, 2010, 7:08 pm · #1

ok so i changed my maf sensor and now it starts Smiley but it dies wen i give it gas, it sounds like mayb the vaccum but not sure? um there is a valve thing that comes out from the left side of the throttle body but dont no wat it is but wen i put my finger on it 2 cut off the air goin into it the car turns off so i dont no if that helps anyone but yea any suggestions?

David BOct 11, 2010, 7:57 pm · #2

might have rat poisening. real common with our s12s, owners find mice in the car, they add poisen to kill it, the car eats it whole.

Sad

sideways_s12Oct 12, 2010, 12:42 am · #3

did you check the codes?

Kenny(S12)Oct 12, 2010, 1:40 am · #4

man i waz about to do that today but i couldnt take out the screws (didnt have a phillip) haha but ill do it 2moro but wen i take it out what do i look 4 oh and i got a maf from a 300 it fits and eveything but wen i turned the switch to on there was a vibrating sound coming from the corner from the left corner of the engine space. it was like that vaccum or sumtin and the car didnt start will that was doing that but then it stoped making that sound and it started fine but no i got that problem soo um oh and no the some of the fuses for the interior lights dont work... it worked be4 but no they dont show power so i think it could b a relay but dont no which one

Phisherman09Oct 12, 2010, 3:32 am · #5

Wut th4t valve on da TB is 4 teh air regulaTOR, 4 cold strts. and w8, u used a 300zx maf? th4t problably wont work m0st likely Y it w0n't run

MaxpowOct 12, 2010, 7:39 am · #6
Phisherman09 on 03:32:22 AM / 12-Oct-10Wut th4t valve on da TB is 4 teh air regulaTOR, 4 cold strts. and w8, u used a 300zx maf? th4t problably wont work m0st likely Y it w0n't run

Yeh breh... Ifz j00 uze da 300zx maf you havt to uze da 86, with 86 ecu. Brah skiz.
Kenny(S12)Oct 12, 2010, 9:25 pm · #7

ok but it works fine it started good i mean now it dont but man i dont no could it be a relay and if so which one

Kenny(S12)Oct 16, 2010, 2:33 pm · #8

i checked the ecu and it tells me that the idle switch is bad the water sensor and air air cond