My daughters car and now I am driving it to sell it. I like it's simplicity but not the stalling and hydrocarbons on idle.
Yesterday was most extreme. It died at the 5 to 6 minute mark while I was going 80kph (50MPH). I had to wait about a minute maybe 2 to restart. It wont restart until that time. Basically it is like there is no spark at all and then all of a sudden it is fine for the rest of the day. It has never stalled in the evening after work. (YET)
The car idles a bit rough but... above idle runs great. Hydro carbons at idle only were a big problem and it barely made it through air care.
Slugglish off the line (probably normal). When you get rpm up & boot it it goes really well for a 2.2.
23MPG city and i dont nurse it.Everything replaced nearly. No codes although it did have the radiator temp sensor code and we replaced the sensor. No vacumn leak that we can (including the last shop that couldnt find anything) find. I dont know where to look for fuel line leaks. I wanted to check the choke but I couldn't find it. My chilton's carborator doesnt look like mine. It shows two barrels and mine has one.
I put methylhydrate in the gas, used carburator cleaner in throttle body. I figure it has to be a sensor, something tells the car to shut off at same 5 to 6 minutes after first start up of the day;;;3 out of 5 days.
Heeeellllpppp please if you have insite to this dilema.
William from Vancouver...I wish I could take this car to Mexico with me Novemeber 15 as it is a great mexico car. Does anyone know if parts are cheap there? I would have replaced the Hall-effect but it was $57 and probably not the problem.