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by **bigdane1390** » Sun May 01, 2011 8:55 pm

In the last 2 weeks my 95 gpx has been cutting out when i start it. even after a long drive when its still warm and i try starting it it will cut out. it revs fine so im not sure wat the problem is. I think its not the airflow sensor because that went in my last car and it wouldnt rev either when i tried startin it. i havnt touched the car internally so i havnt done anything to my knowledge to cause this.
any advice
thanks

by **StewyD32** » Sun May 01, 2011 9:12 pm

Did you check your plugs?
When your driving and you decrease your speed rapidly coming up to lights for example, dies it cut out. If so remove the stepper motor and clean it and reset the ecu

by **optical illusion** » Sun May 01, 2011 10:26 pm

Search stepper motor in the forum. Just needs to be cleaned.

by **fto1990** » Sun May 01, 2011 10:28 pm

StewyD32 wrote:Did you check your plugs?
When your driving and you decrease your speed rapidly coming up to lights for example, dies it cut out. If so remove the stepper motor and clean it and reset the ecu

how do u do this mine is the same the same e erytime i start it it cuts out but once u drive it its fine

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Sun May 01, 2011 10:29 pm

Sounds ALOT like a stepper motor issue..

Follow OIs advice and you should be onto a winner.

by **StewyD32** » Sun May 01, 2011 10:34 pm

As Muad says search stepper motor on the forum. It takes about 5 minutes to take it off clean it and put it back on.
When mine needed a clean it cut out when a I was pulling up to lights.

by **fto1990** » Sun May 01, 2011 10:35 pm

StewyD32 wrote:As Muad says search stepper motor on the forum. It takes about 5 minutes to take it off clean it and put it back on.
When mine needed a clean it cut out when a I was pulling up to lights.

were is the stepper motor ? and what do you clean it with

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Sun May 01, 2011 10:39 pm

Dude

Search box is in the top right corner..

Type in Stepper and click search..

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Update
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I was sure we had a guide in the KB section, but I can't actually find it myself now..I did find these links for ye though.

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6919

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9759

by **bigdane1390** » Mon May 02, 2011 2:06 am

thanks for the advice lads, it must be the stepper motor then. when i decrease speed (say at the lights) it does cut out alright. is cleanin the stepper motor a job i could do myself or will i have to send it to the garage. also will i have to replace the stepper motor with a new one or can i just clean it

by **Bernard** » Mon May 02, 2011 2:49 am

Search is your friend...Not that you have to, Muad posted links that answer your questions.
Leave it for a while, he might copy and paste into this thread :roll:

by **fto1990** » Mon May 02, 2011 1:52 pm

Muad_dib77 wrote:Dude

Search box is in the top right corner..

Type in Stepper and click search..

..
Update
..
I was sure we had a guide in the KB section, but I can't actually find it myself now..I did find these links for ye though.

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6919

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9759

sweet this is a great help day off work 2mo i will have to do this :ll

by **bigdane1390** » Mon May 02, 2011 5:59 pm

i took out the stepper motor and cleaned it. if i turned on the car now without the stepper motor in place could i fuk things up

Facebook · by **Sebastian** » Mon May 02, 2011 8:36 pm

why would you do that :?:

by **optical illusion** » Mon May 02, 2011 8:52 pm

Sebastian wrote:why would you do that

Exactly?

by **bigdane1390** » Mon May 02, 2011 8:55 pm

the reason i wanted to do that was to see if the stepper motor was moving, but if found the problem in the end one of the wires has eroded and snapped so just replaced it and is workin fine now, once again thanks for the help lads

by **fto1990** » Tue May 03, 2011 1:55 pm

bigdane1390 wrote:the reason i wanted to do that was to see if the stepper motor was moving, but if found the problem in the end one of the wires has eroded and snapped so just replaced it and is workin fine now, once again thanks for the help lads

did it take long to do

by **fto1990** » Tue May 03, 2011 1:55 pm

bigdane1390 wrote:the reason i wanted to do that was to see if the stepper motor was moving, but if found the problem in the end one of the wires has eroded and snapped so just replaced it and is workin fine now, once again thanks for the help lads

did it take long to do

by **paul2508** » Tue May 03, 2011 2:08 pm

fto1990 wrote:
bigdane1390 wrote:the reason i wanted to do that was to see if the stepper motor was moving, but if found the problem in the end one of the wires has eroded and snapped so just replaced it and is workin fine now, once again thanks for the help lads

did it take long to do

5 minute job . Easy to do

by **fto1990** » Tue May 03, 2011 2:10 pm

cool will give it a blast later have to go dundrum first

by **bigdane1390** » Tue May 03, 2011 5:43 pm

na took very little time, i had to take out the battery and airfilter before taking out the stepper motor. fairly simple. then just gave time for the ecu to reset, that was it. u could have it all done in 10 mins really, i just took my sweet ass time doin it

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