Jump to content
SAU Community

Help! My Car Starts Then Sputters To A Stop

omega36

By omega36,
in General Maintenance

 Share

Recommended Posts

omega36 Proficient

omega36

Posted
Posted

i was going for a drive and noticed my fuel was really low, so i went on towards the nearest petrol station, on the way my car started sputtering and revving low, i pulled over and turned it off.

I assumed i ran out of fuel so i walked to walked to the closest petrol station, bought a can, put fuel in and went back to my car. My car still does not start, about 3l of fuel went in, however it still starts, sputters drops off revs and dies.

Was that not fought fuel or is something else broken? I am just off st kilda road near commercial street if anyone can help me :domokun:

Thanks

omega36 Proficient

omega36

Posted
  • Author
Posted

i'm going to try get more fuel now, its like a 30 min walk, if it's a blocked fuel filter how difficult is it to replace? I don't want to leave my car away from home, is there anyone nearby who could assist me? :domokun:

madbung Grand Master

madbung

Posted
Posted

Very easy to do, screw driver and a torch is all you'll need. You could try blowing backwards though it, might get you home or just pick up a cheap plastic straight flow filter at the servo until you can get the right one. If you have a threaded filter then a spanner or shifter will be needed.

Keeper Proficient

Keeper

Posted
Posted

sometimes nissan pumps dont like being run after picking up crap from the tank, try reverse the wiring to the pump motor so it blows fuel back into the tank, then put in fresh fuel, wait 10mins for it to settle and drive, seen this on skylines, pulsars, sentras and 180s before, and each time this works

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Duncan
      R32 GTR - Where to begin

      By Duncan · Posted

      You're 20 years too late mate. Used to be 80% skylines back in team trackday days
    • GTSBoy
      R32 GTR - Where to begin

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      There's a lot of drug money on that side of Sydney. Just sayin'.
    • Dose Pipe Sutututu
      R32 GTR - Where to begin

      By Dose Pipe Sutututu · Posted

      At SMSP, I mainly see Hondas, M cars, A90 Supras and of course, plenty of Evos. Have not seen a single R32 ro R34 Skyline on the night sessions that I've been to. That's really saying something.
    • V35_Paul
      Looking at getting a Tesla style Screen for my V37 Skyline.

      By V35_Paul · Posted

      I like mine. Much better than stock. Like i said before the reverse/parking cameras look even worse than normal, still useable. When you buy one make sure it's the latest version. Heaps of cheap ones that run the old hardware and software. Got mine from AliExpress. Mine is quick no lag, boots up 1-2 sec. Menu is fast. Netflix is fine and so is YouTube. Android Auto is random taking 3sec to 15sec. Most of the time it's quick. Very rare it doesn't connect. But that could be a phone thing.   Now I think they use a Pixel 3XL to run this whole thing which i guess is fine, but the problem is that some apps will not work on old hardware like Disney Plus  Maybe Prime Video too 🤔. they will not update. Iv'e tried getting the APK Disney + but i still couldn't get it working. I have a Data sim installed so i have internet all the time. You can't Hotspot off your phone and connect Android Auto at the same time. Not that you need too, if you want you can hotspot off your phone and run any internet map app (google maps) and you can run the Spotify app on it's own (the app runs better than android auto) You can still access the INFINITI intouch system for all the o.g stuff    P.S i got new non Polarization Sunglasses too 😎 
    • Kinkstaah
      R32 GTR - Where to begin

      By Kinkstaah · Posted

      I also don't mean to rain on your parade. But with a 5-10k budget for road only? I'd want to check confirmation that everything IS working correctly and I'm with @GTSBoy for a plan of action here. I'd be checking subframes, bushes, exhaust hangers, interior bits and generally QOL things and CONFIRMING they are working right before thinking about motor. You can get 250KW+ on stock RB26 hardware by simply removing the built in restrictors and tuning the stock ECU. If you want purity that's as far to take it, which I would be worried to do and won't think the budget would allow for when earnestly checking for 30+ year old car stuff.
×
×
  • Create New...