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Old 07-18-2008, 08:57 PM
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I took a beat up 97 sl2 as part of the deal when I sold my car. I
replaced the radiator, thermostat, plugs/wires, fuel/oil/air filter,
egr valve, map/o2 sensor, and a few other small things as soon as I got
the car. It drove fine but then developed a problem where the fuel
pressure would build and fall as soon as the pump shut off. I replaced
the fuel pump and drove it down the road and it stalled. It took me
like 5 min to get it started. Now after I get it to start the motor
will idle fine, but when I give it gas the motor bogs down before it
revs up. The fuel pressure and spark is good. Any ideas?
 
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Old 07-19-2008, 05:41 AM
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Have you replaced the ECTS and its connector?

Search ECTS on the forum........

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Old 07-19-2008, 09:40 AM
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well... I am pretty sure that part has gone bad, I just didn''t know that the temp sensor would cause that big of a problem. I am going to replace it and see if it works.
 
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Old 07-19-2008, 11:53 AM
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Ok... I replaced the ECTS and that solved the problem, Thanks for the help.
 
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