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nicku
01-06-2008, 12:03 AM
So I have posted my problem before but nobody answered me. I have observed my car for a while now.

I cant get my car started normally. Right now if I jump start my car, it starts. After it starts, I checked the safc battery volt, it reads 14.4 volt.
Somehow, I leave the car idle for a couple of minutes, and it shuts off by itself. It dies like I turn off the engine, the car doesnt choke or anything. It just dies. Once it dies, the EGI pump relay starts clicking.
I tried to switch the EGI relay to the EGI pump relay. It does the same thing. It doesnt change at all.

If I dont jump start it. a while ago, I could start the car once a day and it would idle for like 2 minutes or so. and it died. After it died, if I tried to start it, it didnt start because the battery went lower and lower. And now the battery is as low as 8 volt if I dont jump start it.
I really run out of my ideas since I dont have much knowledge on the electronic stuff.

anybody has any suggestions?

driftn_silvia
01-06-2008, 12:26 AM
does it have gas?? check the fuel pump. i had a similar problem where it shut off on its own. after a few mins. changed the fuel pump. and its running.

nicku
01-06-2008, 12:28 AM
it does have a quarter of gas left. How do i check if the fuel pump is bad? I do hear the fuel pump sound when I turn the key on.

nicku
01-07-2008, 06:59 PM
problem solved!!! turned out to be a bad egi pump relay and I bought the relay...and tried to charge my battery....but the battery wouldnt like to be charged...so I bought a new battery and problem solved...

nicku
01-07-2008, 07:10 PM
the battery voltage on my safc reads when the car is off, the voltage is 12.2 when the car is running it is 13.8-14.0 volt mostly its 13.9 volt

is it normal?