Question car next door:
The car would stall after operating temp was up, at idle randomly. i removed a spark plug wire from 1 plug to see if it was firing, tha car stalled about 10 seconds later. replaced the wire and restated,removed it again 10 or 15 seconds later it stalled. has not started sense. v6 engine 2.5
(i think)auto trans.
i tried to use a scanner to get codes but would not connect.nor would the key work to get codes!?
anything u think would be a help.
thanks...Bill
AnswerHi Bill,
Does you check engine light work, i.e. when you turn the ignition switch to run does it light for a few seconds and then go off? If not, then check that the bulb is present and not burned out. Once you know you have working check engine light turn the ignition key: on-off-on-off-on and leave it 'on', accomplishing this maneuver in less than a total of 5 seconds. The check engine light should be "on" but then begin to flash, pause, flash, etc. Count the flashes before each pause. Repeat to get the identical counts or keep repeating till you do. Group the numbers if pairs to form two digit numbers. Last number should be 55. Then write back with the two digit code numbers or go to
www.allpar.com/fix/codes.html for a code translation.
Without codes it will be very difficult to figure out where to begin. The code scanner that you need is for OBD-I system I believe, but a readout with the light will be fine if you can get that going.
Roland
