Auburn T5 Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 It's been going on for over a year now. Wondering what the deal is. Every now and then when cranking the car when it's cold (not cold outside just when the car hasn't been driven in a while like after it's sat overnight then starting to go to work the next morning).But every now and then it'll sputter upon cranking it and you have to give it a little gas to get it to snap out of it.Fuel filter, spark plugs, wires, etc were all changed a little over a year ago.Is the fuel pump crapping out or is it something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finish Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 what octane is the fuel you run in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn T5 Posted August 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 93 most of the time. Occasionaly mid grade (87). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn T5 Posted September 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Bump.. any ideas guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmelviØØ7 Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Has it had the ETM recall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvo Virgin Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Has it had the ETM recall?My line of thought as well. My car used to do the same thing until I had the ETM cleaned. Funny tho...but for the past couple weeks my car has been cranking longer before it starts. No sputtering as before with the dirty ETM, just cranks longer before it fires up. So busy I haven't had a chance to even think about diagnosing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilled man Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Has it had the ETM recall?I second this I have the same problem with the 01 and the dealer will do squat about it , waiting for it to stalle so I can gets some codes so thay have to do something about it , other wise your SOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn T5 Posted September 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 The ETM recall proceedure was done a couple of years ago when we got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilled man Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 The ETM recall proceedure was done a couple of years ago when we got it.new etm or just cleaned ? I am thinking just cleaned , if it was the airflow thingy ( retard moment) it was stutter all the time not just on startup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn T5 Posted September 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 no it was the $900 TB replacement job that we just recently got the refund for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilled man Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 no it was the $900 TB replacement job that we just recently got the refund for.hmmmm change spark plugs ? maybe ? they might be dirty , or gapped of just alittle so after the first spark they clean off or heat up enought to go to the setting .kind of guessing now oh oh fuel pump , might be going bad and not getting correct pressure to the nozzels, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn T5 Posted September 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 I'll change the plugs first and see if it fixes it.And DAMN if it's the fuel pump, FCP groton has 2 different things. One is a $300 assembly and another is a $195 fuel pump insert. Is the insert what you would use to sort of rebuild or replace just the failing pump part of the assembly?How would I tell if it's a fuel pump crapping out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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