Fuel line problem??

hound9164 · Post by **hound9164** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:45 pm

i am trying to diagnose an issue. today, on the way to school, my throttle was acting a litte stiff, and my car was slightly bogged down. about 3 minutes later, my check engine light came on.

i have not gotten the code read yet, as i need to get to work. i looked under the hood, and there is no smoke, fluids, or gasoline smells.

my guess then is a leaking fuel line, which happened in my old car, under similar circumstances. tomarrow, i take it to autozome to get it diagnosed, and if i am right, ok.

my question is, does anybody else know what it could be? i will know for sure if it is a fuel issue by tonight, when i can see what kind of miliage i am getting.

if it is something that simple, i wont have to waste a day taking it in to a mechanic. HELP!!

thanks again to whomever can offer input!

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:59 pm

if you have a check engine light (CEL) then pull the code yourself by doing this (I am assuming you do not knwo this, so...)

stick key in ignition, turn like so: on, off, on, off, on and hold there, look in the milage display and you should see a P-code, and then compare to this...http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=11307
it will get you started to find out what step to take next.

Also, check your gas cap and make sure it is tight.

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:50 pm

Thanks for that information, it's great to know that kind of stuff!

hound9164 · Post by **hound9164** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:48 pm

i tried the ignition thing, and never saw that p-code. tried the ignition all the way to on, off, on, off, on......and nothing happened. i got my trip odo to saw 88888.8, but no p-code. then the check engine light turned off, but i didnt do anything.

what the hell??????

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:09 pm

on, and then back 1 click. Don't pull the key all the way back to the removing position or all the way forward to the start position.

hound9164 · Post by **hound9164** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:11 pm

i did that, but i will try again.

AAHH. GOT IT!! p-0068, something about intake manifold and throttle correlation.

i installed my new mpx throttle body last , but no cel until today. why??

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:27 am

OOOOOOOOO - this helps some, I believe that the 03 has issues with a 60mm TB... isnt this the same code all the 03 users get???? I think there is a thread about it somewhere...

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:10 am

that is an awesome trick to find that stuff out with... gotta remember that the next time

OB · Post by OB » Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:37 am

hound9164 wrote: tomarrow, i take it to autozome to get it diagnosed, and if i am right, ok.

yikes that might not be the best place to get a car diagnosed.

haha sorry I had to

DJ CptnCrnch · Post by **DJ CptnCrnch** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:29 am

is it an R/T...i thought the 03+ R/T was the only one that had the problem. I have the MPx one on my 04 and it runs great

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:27 am

Im guessing this is happening because there are no maps in the NGC computer to deal with that much extra air.

hound9164 · Post by **hound9164** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:48 pm

rumor has it i am SOL

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:53 pm

DJ CptnCrnch wrote:is it an R/T...i thought the 03+ R/T was the only one that had the problem. I have the MPx one on my 04 and it runs great

yep...it was the 03 rt that had that problem

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