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Thread ID: 37921	2003-09-22 06:28:00	OT: Question for the car mechanic.	nomad (3693)	Press F1

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176967	2003-09-22 06:28:00	Hi This is totally non-computing related. Hopefully some are car enthusiasts or even mechanics. Ok. The car works fine. Its a 1.3L auto, relatives sedan - Mazda. What happen is that when it starts off first thing is ... it tries to stall when it reverses down a slight down slope. Then when I drive a 1/4 a minute and i take off which is a v slight sloped up .. it tries to stall, then after 15seconds it kicks in and works fine. When it stalls, when the gas is pressed there is no action, 15 seconds then it works. Occasionally sometimes it does lose ignition. Say it tried to stall then it kicks in, I go to the shop, then drive back it does not stall until I leave the car for an extended period of time then it will stall again... What can it be? Each time I take it for WoF, its fine and no work needs to be done. Could it be the fuel filter needing a swap? ~~ 1994 make or so.. Cheers.	nomad (3693)
176968	2003-09-22 06:42:00	I'm no mechanic, but it sounds like there is a problem with the petrol going from the tank to the engine. Dud fuel pump maybe? You could be right about the fuel filter, although I can't see that having the effect that its having unless its blocked or something.	segfault (655)
176969	2003-09-22 06:45:00	Could be any number of things all related to the fuel system. Blocked filters, carburetta jets, blocked pipes, float chamber,fuel pump, and the list goes on, Get someone who is reasonably mechanical to work through the pipes and narrow the search. If it comes down to the carb dont touch it. Take it to a garage. Wouldnt be a bad idea to check the spark plugs and HT leads.	i-gordon (962)
176970	2003-09-22 06:58:00	A 94 model could be fuel injected, which complicates it even further. Fuel filters would be high on the list though.	godfather (25)
176971	2003-09-22 07:05:00	sounds like the choke not working right. without knowing what year and model car it is its hard to tell. could be stuck thermostat tho i've had problems with the choke flap lever on some models.	tweak'e (174)
176972	2003-09-22 07:14:00	we recently had similar probs, but not actually stalling and it was due to oil pressure as it had not got high enough for things to run smoothly enough for forward / back ward movement . . . . have to let run slightly longer maybe? as we do now after it being sent to have a service . . . . been told this problem only gets worse with time . so my suggestion would be let it warm up a little longer and if pos park on level so oil / fuel does not run to one end of tank or engine part . may be way off base but no harm done . . . . means no fiddling with things you dont know about . beetle	beetle (243)
176973	2003-09-22 07:28:00	I'm with Tweak'e. Sounds like a choke issue. Does it have manual or auto choke? Could be spark plugs - how long since they were reset or replaced?	wotz (335)
176974	2003-09-22 07:46:00	> without knowing what year and model car it is its hard to tell. Wakey wakey...... ;-) Its a 1.3L auto, relatives sedan - Mazda. ~~ 1994 make or so..	Susan B (19)
176975	2003-09-22 08:14:00	susan! what are you doing on the net....get back to those......... ;-) which year? 1994ish is not that exact. what model? mazda have heaps of models eg 323, 626, mx5 etc. also details on car (carby, fuel injected, import, nz new) do help.	tweak'e (174)
176976	2003-09-22 09:08:00	Have to agree with fuel being the culprit. Previous advice about fuel filter would be the quickest and easiest to change, especially if it is carburetter, if injected then leave for the experts. Another suggestion would be to check the winter/summer airflow flap on the air filter (can't remember if that model has one) so check if it is set to winter for now to see if that makes a difference. sam m	sam m (517)
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