HELP! im getting no response in my car!

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Storm_Z
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Car: '91 Z32 2+2 JDM
Location: Calgary, AB, Canada

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last month i hit a wall with my z :cry: i actually got run off the road.... but either way since she hit that wall on the front right corner i've had issues with my car stalling out and now i can push the gas pedal down about 3/4 of the way and nothing happens, also when i do drive her i cant go above 50km/h... also every time i drive her for more than 5 mins i will stall out and have to pop her into neutral turn her over and go again, it is starting to drive me crazy! the last shop i took it too didnt really fix it (the mechanic was a moron :mad: didnt know the difference between an intercooler and coolant.... :wtf2: ) is there anyone who can help??? plz!


marty1mc
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Have you done a boost leak check?

robomatic12
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^^^ Agreed. Sounds like you may have cracked/broken intercooler and/or piping if you took a front hit. Also check into MAF sensor damage.

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canadian booster
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you had mentioned it was fuel maybe, but now that you put it that way, yea, i'd have to agree that it sounds like you're losing air somewhere on the way to the engine and it's dying because it doesn't have the right mixture.

i've had to fix a boost leak recently so i can probably help out too if you wanted to check that out (i had 2 leaks turns out)

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Storm_Z
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the MAF was replaced so i know that that is brand new, we will be stripping off her bumper this weekend to check the intercooler. What would you suggest about the gas pedal tho. i can push it about 3/4 of the way down before it engages.

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Check to see if the throttle cable is tight and that the throttle body linkage is opening both TB's at the same time. If that checks good, test your TPS for the proper voltage (~5V). It honestly sounds like a MAF ir IC piping problem problem to me though. Make sure it is the orange label N62 MAF, just to be sure.


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