3g eclipse dying when I stop... Please Help!
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3g eclipse dying when I stop... Please Help! - 3/14/2007 1:13:20 PM
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Gregory
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Hi everyone!
I personally own a 1998 Eclipse GST, but that is not why I’m starting this thread. My girlfriend drives a 2000 Eclipse GT, and we’ve been having some idle problems ever since she left the keys in it and drained the battery a few days ago (I know, ugh). Well, I toped off the battery fluid with water and charged it back up to what I thought would be fine. It started fine and when I went to drive it, it dies when it comes to a stop. I thought maybe it wasn’t charged good enough, and it couldn’t keep spark at low RPMs since the alternator wasn’t producing enough power. After I charged it more and the problem persisted, I figured the battery was shot (it was the battery that the car came with when we bought it a half year ago). So we replaced the battery, and the problem persisted. Here’s the catch; if I manually raise the idle with my foot on the throttle (just a tiny bit), it eliminates all problems. The hesitation and the stalling are eliminated. So, I thought maybe I just need to raise the idle to a consistent 1k. As I’m reading though, the idle is very temperamental on these ECU dominated cars, so is that a bad idea? Will I be messing with fuel curves? If it is okay to raise, how do I do it? What appears to be the idle adjustment to me is a small screw that is very difficult to get to and is upside down to boot. I tried a small flathead, but can’t get it to work (but I was in the dark). Is it a Phillips? Please help! Thanks for any responses!
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RE: 3g eclipse dying when I stop... Please Help! - 3/14/2007 1:20:23 PM
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50ul }{4ck3r
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why would you put water in battery acid?
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RE: 3g eclipse dying when I stop... Please Help! - 3/14/2007 1:31:09 PM
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Patrick
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idle speed shouldnt be your problem. i was having this problem for a while due to a cracked spark plug. i believe that it was the number 2 cylinder. i also had some problems like this for a short time due to a leak in the CAI right at the TB, so i had unmetered air going into the engine...causing it to run lean.
the reason that he put water into the battery, is that the battery is filled with water...and the water level should be maintained...but very few people check them.
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RE: 3g eclipse dying when I stop... Please Help! - 3/14/2007 1:35:17 PM
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TheEngineer
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How good are your battery terminals also. Because a bad connection would cause that
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RE: 3g eclipse dying when I stop... Please Help! - 3/14/2007 2:54:46 PM
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RCJr9186
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yep to both, check your terminals, spark plugs, plug wire connection area, and distributor.
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RE: 3g eclipse dying when I stop... Please Help! - 3/14/2007 5:15:26 PM
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Gregory
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Thanks for the replies guys. I'll check all that hopefully tonight. Does it make sence what I'm saying about the idle though? I won't touch it, but just for my own ego, am I making any sense?
And it's a V6, so tell me how hard it is the check the back three plugs? Please don't say I need to pull the mani off to check plugs.
So, battery connections looked good to me,
I'll check the intake (stock),
plug wire connections,
distributor, and hopefully it won't be hard for me to pull the plugs. I have decent mechanical ability, but have never worked on this car before. Thanks again guys! Let me know if you have any more idea, and I’ll let you know how this turns out.
And do you think it’s just a coincidence that this all happened right after she drained her battery? I do not doubt it though. These things always come in threes haha... At least I don’t have to worry about the crank walking…
< Message edited by Gregory -- 3/14/2007 5:21:34 PM >
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RE: 3g eclipse dying when I stop... Please Help! - 3/14/2007 5:46:22 PM
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TheEngineer
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well raising the idle is something that you could do, however alot of the times that really isnt the source of the problem and all that ends up doing is masking the real problem. Thats why i ussually will not suggest doing that
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