molson
Registered User
I've got one hell of an odd problem.
Here's the story:
Saturday morning, 6am. It had been snowing and blowing all night long, I've got to drive a friend of mine to Sea-Tac airport, he's got to be there by 11am. The temprature is about 27F.
I show up at my friends place, 15 minutes from my place, at 6am. I get out and leave the car running while I wait for him to quickly grab his things. We step out, hop in the car and go, no problems.
(Now keep in mind the roads are compact ice and snow, this includes all of I-5.)
We hit I-5, heading on our way, I realize I've got less than a quarter tank. We fill up... at Arco... I wasn't even fully awake when I came to notice the crap gas i just put in my tank. After I fill up, we grab more coffee and go.
Farther down the highway, around 7:30am, I gotta pee. So we pull into this rest area, I hop out, leave the car running while my buddy waits, hit the wizzer. Ahh, the higlight of my day.. Then the pee stopped and harsh reality started to set in when I notice my running engine missing from the surrounding ambient noise. I get out of the bathroom, look at my car, look at my buddy, "Dude, your car just died". "WTF", shoots through my head. I get in the car, turn the key "weow weow weow...weow weow weow...". No way...
"weow weow weow... weow weow weow...clickity clickity clickity.."
I tryed to start the car so many times, I drained the battery, or so I think. So I start checking plugs, hoses, fluids, etc.. I can't find a thing wrong.. Then the thought of bad gas, maybe a little water, hits my mind.. After two and a half hours in the cold, my buddy shows up from Blaine with some of that garbage isopropynol stuff. I pour in two bottles, 1 treats 10 gallons, into the tank. I wait about 20 minutes, have a smoke. Ok, let's start this thing. We hook up the jumpers to the car and my buddy's truck, "weow weow weow... weow weow weow..."
So we get into Seattle, get my buddy on the plane, call a tow truck and head back into Blaine. Tryed to jump it again once we got home.. same result with more clickity clickty...
My question:
My initial thought was water in the tank, this has been ruled out by the usage of gas water treatment.
The ignition? I've yet to test that theory. Is it true that the car would cut out if this fails?
Fuel pump? Nope, still hear it going.
Fuel Filter? Depends, is this easier to check than the ignition?
Battery? Light work fine. Everything that needs power works.
Please respond, I'm going stir crazy with out my beloved car.
I talked to my dad about this the other night, he thinks it may be a "crank shaft positioner sensor" I can't recall his exact words.
Here's the story:
Saturday morning, 6am. It had been snowing and blowing all night long, I've got to drive a friend of mine to Sea-Tac airport, he's got to be there by 11am. The temprature is about 27F.
I show up at my friends place, 15 minutes from my place, at 6am. I get out and leave the car running while I wait for him to quickly grab his things. We step out, hop in the car and go, no problems.
(Now keep in mind the roads are compact ice and snow, this includes all of I-5.)
We hit I-5, heading on our way, I realize I've got less than a quarter tank. We fill up... at Arco... I wasn't even fully awake when I came to notice the crap gas i just put in my tank. After I fill up, we grab more coffee and go.
Farther down the highway, around 7:30am, I gotta pee. So we pull into this rest area, I hop out, leave the car running while my buddy waits, hit the wizzer. Ahh, the higlight of my day.. Then the pee stopped and harsh reality started to set in when I notice my running engine missing from the surrounding ambient noise. I get out of the bathroom, look at my car, look at my buddy, "Dude, your car just died". "WTF", shoots through my head. I get in the car, turn the key "weow weow weow...weow weow weow...". No way...
"weow weow weow... weow weow weow...clickity clickity clickity.."
I tryed to start the car so many times, I drained the battery, or so I think. So I start checking plugs, hoses, fluids, etc.. I can't find a thing wrong.. Then the thought of bad gas, maybe a little water, hits my mind.. After two and a half hours in the cold, my buddy shows up from Blaine with some of that garbage isopropynol stuff. I pour in two bottles, 1 treats 10 gallons, into the tank. I wait about 20 minutes, have a smoke. Ok, let's start this thing. We hook up the jumpers to the car and my buddy's truck, "weow weow weow... weow weow weow..."
So we get into Seattle, get my buddy on the plane, call a tow truck and head back into Blaine. Tryed to jump it again once we got home.. same result with more clickity clickty...
My question:
My initial thought was water in the tank, this has been ruled out by the usage of gas water treatment.
The ignition? I've yet to test that theory. Is it true that the car would cut out if this fails?
Fuel pump? Nope, still hear it going.
Fuel Filter? Depends, is this easier to check than the ignition?
Battery? Light work fine. Everything that needs power works.
Please respond, I'm going stir crazy with out my beloved car.
I talked to my dad about this the other night, he thinks it may be a "crank shaft positioner sensor" I can't recall his exact words.