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Stalling out when stopping; Engine dies when coming to a stop
Topic Started: Nov 2 2012, 02:53 PM (821 Views)
SoCal John
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First, let me thank all of you for the great info I picked up off this forum to rebuild my G10. Been back on the road driving my 94 metro now for 5 months, getting 38-40 mpg and loving it. Recently though, the engine begins running rough and then dies occasionally when I'm coming to a stop at an intersection. I usually throw it into nuetral just before I stop and rev it to keep it alive. Only when coming to a stop then ideals perfectly without a miss. I'm thinking fuel issue, but hoping someone out there may have a place to start looking. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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posgeos
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Been experiencing a similar problem and have been posting for help with a couple replies. Title of thread is "fuel system diagnostic help posted by posgeos If your idle speed is really low you might crank it up a few rpm and see if it makes any difference. It might be loading up when you come to a stop. Good luck.
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GoCanucksGo
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I've also been experiencing a similar problem, I had a mechanic diagnose it a fuel pressure regulator problem. Metros are supposed to be 20-23 Psi I think, while mine was running at 13-18 Psi. Maybe run a fuel pressure test and see what kind of numbers you get?
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RumpledSuit
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my 89' escort had the same problem. I fixed it by swapping out the entire throttle body with one from a junk yard car. That year Escort was CFI (central fuel injection) like the Metro is. If you can find a donor car it is a easy swap.
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mecevans
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No such thing as "loading up on decel" on a EFI car. Tps must be out of adjust.
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gamingdevil
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I had this same issue, but the car would either die when idling at the stop or die as soon as i pressed the gas. My issue turned out to be debris on the butterfly valve inside the throttle body. The dirt was causing the valve to not open properly so I guess the car was choking out when I pushed the gas. All I had to do was take the fuel injector out and spray some carb cleaner inside the throttle body and all over the butterfly valve. Hasn't died on me since. I got the car for 200 bucks because the owner assumed it was a fuel pump problem.
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clean your fuel injector
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dayle1960
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A burned #2 valve will cause this symptom. How many miles do you have on the engine? At 135K most metro engines have burned valve issues. Not all metros, but quite a few develop a burned valve.
Edited by dayle1960, Nov 9 2012, 06:34 AM.
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