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rbchick · 12-13-2008, 01:39 PM

alright so about a week ago( when it started getting REAL cold in nj) i was stopped at a stop sign on a slight hill. i go to go through the stop sign and my car stalls out. assuming that it was just my mistake i try to start my car after a few times i start smelling a gas fume smell but it doesnt start so i use the hill to roll it backwords onto a side street that was a few feet away. my car still didnt start. after about 10 minutes finally it starts and i get it home. i investigate and dont see anything leaking from the engine (besides a little oil). the next day i go to drive it to school and while getting stuck at another stopsign on a hill the car stalls again. but this time it starts right back up and continues to go. then i get to school and while going over a speed bump (which is on a slight incline) the car stalls again and eventually starts back up.
it seems to be an ongoing problem and im really not sure whats wrong.
i dont know if this would lead to anything but my turbo is done, and my yesturday my radiator said its last goodbyes and finally crapped out on me.

but what could this stalling problem be? could it just be the temperature outside?

Yellow4g63 · 12-13-2008, 01:49 PM

Prob a boost leak. I'd check all the couplers make sure there are no holes or if there lose.

240love · 12-13-2008, 01:51 PM

small boost leak??

edit^^ he beat me to it

rbchick · 12-13-2008, 01:59 PM

i checked most of the couplers on sight the first time it stalled
they all appeared to be good
but maybe i should take off and put a few of them back on and see if it changes
(ofcourse after i get a new radiator)

240love · 12-13-2008, 02:04 PM

make sure you have some good clamps, check any vaccum lines too

rbchick · 12-13-2008, 02:09 PM

i cant push together the 2 pipes that i think are givin me the problem

Yellow4g63 · 12-13-2008, 02:11 PM

Make a boost leak tester too. IC Pipe Tester <~~~~good info

rbchick · 12-13-2008, 02:14 PM

thank you! im pretty sure i found my problem (well i hope its the LEAST of my problems right now)
i guess it was a good time to find it now that my rad has a hole in it, and my turbo is blown

Yellow4g63 · 12-13-2008, 02:16 PM

Find a turbo shop and have them give you a new center section and wheels. unless you can find another stock turbo.

rbchick · 12-13-2008, 02:26 PM

my boyfriend has one for me, so its no problem

12-13-2008, 01:39 PM	#1
rbchick Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: new jersey Age: 32 Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	rb20 stalling problems..HELP!!! alright so about a week ago( when it started getting REAL cold in nj) i was stopped at a stop sign on a slight hill. i go to go through the stop sign and my car stalls out. assuming that it was just my mistake i try to start my car after a few times i start smelling a gas fume smell but it doesnt start so i use the hill to roll it backwords onto a side street that was a few feet away. my car still didnt start. after about 10 minutes finally it starts and i get it home. i investigate and dont see anything leaking from the engine (besides a little oil). the next day i go to drive it to school and while getting stuck at another stopsign on a hill the car stalls again. but this time it starts right back up and continues to go. then i get to school and while going over a speed bump (which is on a slight incline) the car stalls again and eventually starts back up. it seems to be an ongoing problem and im really not sure whats wrong. i dont know if this would lead to anything but my turbo is done, and my yesturday my radiator said its last goodbyes and finally crapped out on me. but what could this stalling problem be? could it just be the temperature outside?

12-13-2008, 01:49 PM	#2
Yellow4g63 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Socal Posts: 1,454 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Prob a boost leak. I'd check all the couplers make sure there are no holes or if there lose. __________________ 95 240sx RB20 415whp 91 Nx2000 VVL yo

12-13-2008, 02:11 PM	#7
Yellow4g63 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Socal Posts: 1,454 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Make a boost leak tester too. IC Pipe Tester <~~~~good info __________________ 95 240sx RB20 415whp 91 Nx2000 VVL yo

12-13-2008, 02:16 PM	#9
Yellow4g63 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Socal Posts: 1,454 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Find a turbo shop and have them give you a new center section and wheels. unless you can find another stock turbo. __________________ 95 240sx RB20 415whp 91 Nx2000 VVL yo

12-13-2008, 01:51 PM	#3
240love Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxnard Posts: 2,855 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	small boost leak?? edit^^ he beat me to it

12-13-2008, 01:59 PM	#4
rbchick Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: new jersey Age: 32 Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i checked most of the couplers on sight the first time it stalled they all appeared to be good but maybe i should take off and put a few of them back on and see if it changes (ofcourse after i get a new radiator)

12-13-2008, 02:04 PM	#5
240love Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxnard Posts: 2,855 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	make sure you have some good clamps, check any vaccum lines too

12-13-2008, 02:09 PM	#6
rbchick Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: new jersey Age: 32 Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i cant push together the 2 pipes that i think are givin me the problem

12-13-2008, 02:14 PM	#8
rbchick Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: new jersey Age: 32 Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thank you! im pretty sure i found my problem (well i hope its the LEAST of my problems right now) i guess it was a good time to find it now that my rad has a hole in it, and my turbo is blown

12-13-2008, 02:26 PM	#10
rbchick Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: new jersey Age: 32 Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my boyfriend has one for me, so its no problem