Engine Dies!

[dv33]

Hey guys,

I've got a R33 GTS (RB25DE - non turbo) series 1 stock, and a couple of days ago while i was driving it the engine just switched off. The CD, lights were still on but the engine died. I just stopped and restarted the engine and it was fine. But the next day it got worst and worst and now after a few minutes (if im lucky), the engine just cuts out. I can still restart the engine but it doesnt last for long.

I have been searching the forum and yes, there are a lot of topics similar but none exactly the same with a clear answer to the problem. I'm thinkin it could be the ignition coils?!?

Can anyone help????

Thanks Guys!

[evil_weevil]

Fuel system?

[dv33]

Fuel system?

Thanks mate, i'll check it out

[leech_]

hmm i would have said originally that your alternator might be screwed but the fact that your cd player and stuff still works i would say no. Change your fuel filter... when it turns off does it splutter before hand or just stop dead cold. also does your car have an immobiliser ???

[silver gts-t]

hmm i would have said originally that your alternator might be screwed but the fact that your cd player and stuff still works i would say no. Change your fuel filter... when it turns off does it splutter before hand or just stop dead cold. also does your car have an immobiliser ???

immobiliser would also cust the reds or wouldnt let u start the car again

[dv33]

hmm i would have said originally that your alternator might be screwed but the fact that your cd player and stuff still works i would say no. Change your fuel filter... when it turns off does it splutter before hand or just stop dead cold. also does your car have an immobiliser ???

Initally when it turned off it was very smooth and quick. But now its a little slower now, as if the battery has been disconnected. I have checkd da battery and replaced it with a new one coz da old one was almost dead.

Yea, i dont think it would be my immobiliser coz i can still start it up. My car has done a few K's (200,000k +) and to date it has never had any trouble, very reliable. When i restart it, it starts up normally as if nothing is wrong - of course until it dies again

thanks

[evil_weevil]

Got a good workshop mechanic you trust?

Take it to him ASAP - well, first thing monday morning

I have a feeling fuelling system as said before, get him to check from start to finish.

So when you kickit over - does it stutter for a bit or kick right over like normal?

[dv33]

Got a good workshop mechanic you trust?

Take it to him ASAP - well, first thing monday morning

I have a feeling fuelling system as said before, get him to check from start to finish.

So when you kickit over - does it stutter for a bit or kick right over like normal?

yea thanks man, i thnk i will give him da car tomorrow.

When i kick it over it just starts like normal. The car drives normal too. The only thing is it switches off every x minutes. So you dont think its da coils?

[evil_weevil]

yea thanks man, i thnk i will give him da car tomorrow.

When i kick it over it just starts like normal. The car drives normal too. The only thing is it switches off every x minutes. So you dont think its da coils?

It could be, although Im no mechanic!

Just from what you were saying, it runs, then dies, but all your other power works - stereo etc - so yeah, my first thoughts is somewhere in fuelling system/lines.

How long does it run for once you restart it? few minutes?

Have you noticed any difference to how the car runs of lately? sluggish?Struggles to rev?

[Paradizzle]

I think its fuel pump, i had very similar things happen to me in my brothers car.... it just shuts off and rolls haha.. but lights on dash are still on. He's fuel pump was cactus...

[subzeroR33]

I have a coil problem at the moment it sounds like an outboard motor or wrx, if it was the coil i dont think it would just die like that and restart normally.

It does sounds like a fuel thing.

[dv33]

Thanks guys

You've cleared up a lot of confusion. I also thought that if it was the coils then my car would be running less cylinders and sounding like shit. But i wasnt really sure to be honest..... The fuel system sounds more realistic.

If anyone else has had a similar problem and have fixed it, let us kno

Cheers boys, appreciate it

[dv33]

I think its fuel pump, i had very similar things happen to me in my brothers car.... it just shuts off and rolls haha.. but lights on dash are still on. He's fuel pump was cactus...

what car does your bro drive? How much did it cost to fix man?

cheers

[Thunderbolt]

Could also be the ignition module. If that is on the blink, then no spark will get to the engine at all.

[evil_weevil]

update mate?

[mjones]

my guess would be afm.

[dv33]

update mate?

hey guys,

took da car for a drive yesterday, and b4 i started it up i unplugged da ignition module to check for any bent pins or loose connections etc. Anyway, it looked fine and then i plugged it back it (both connections) making sure it was plugged in all da way and not loose.

I drove it to my mechanic but there was nothing wrong with the car. it was FINE!! no more cutting out, no more troubles!! i told my mechanic and he sprayed some silicon in the terminal connectors and then we left it running for ages, not a single problem! took it for a spin and it was da same, no probs

So i guess it might have been a dirty or loose connection or something. Im gonna keep driving this weekend to make sure that that was the problem. Hopefully it is. But if it is the Ignition Module, then at least its gonna be easy for me to change it!

I will keep ya updated!

Thanks guys

[Paradizzle]

hey guys,

took da car for a drive yesterday, and b4 i started it up i unplugged da ignition module to check for any bent pins or loose connections etc. Anyway, it looked fine and then i plugged it back it (both connections) making sure it was plugged in all da way and not loose.

I drove it to my mechanic but there was nothing wrong with the car. it was FINE!! no more cutting out, no more troubles!! i told my mechanic and he sprayed some silicon in the terminal connectors and then we left it running for ages, not a single problem! took it for a spin and it was da same, no probs

So i guess it might have been a dirty or loose connection or something. Im gonna keep driving this weekend to make sure that that was the problem. Hopefully it is. But if it is the Ignition Module, then at least its gonna be easy for me to change it!

I will keep ya updated!

Thanks guys

Hey mate, this sounds exactaly the same as my brothers car as i mentioned above about the fuel pump... It was towed to the mechanic and he said he started it, and had to let it run for a while before evetually the pump died again... so maybe its the same, looks like it may be on its last life...

[dv33]

Hey mate, this sounds exactaly the same as my brothers car as i mentioned above about the fuel pump... It was towed to the mechanic and he said he started it, and had to let it run for a while before evetually the pump died again... so maybe its the same, looks like it may be on its last life...

FARK!!! i was driving today and i everything was good for da first trip (10 minutes), but after i drove back home it cut out on me and died at the lights. I started it back up and drove home. I then checkd da connections etc on the ignition module but no change. I let it run for 5 minutes without any problems and then took it for a 20 minute drive. As i was almost home it died on me again as i was breaking at the lights. Once again i started it up and drove it home.

I then drove it to dinner about 3 hrs later, where it was fine, but after dinner on the way home it started to drive like it had no petrol. The jerking of the car was giving me the shits. after about 5 minutes it went away and i was able to get it home safetly. I called my mechanic and he still thinks its the Ignition module, he said if its farking up it will cause no sparks and therefore that jerking (no petrol) drive.

Hey man, did your brother experience this?! I hope its just da module. How much did it cost for your bro to fix da fuel pump?! THanks

[GT-R LM]

get a rubber hammer and when it stops get out and bang the fuel tank with the hammer see if it starts, sounds like a fuel pump.