I have an 88 cutlass ciera it will idle sometimes idle changes as if normal. but turn the steering wheel put in a gear or any other load stalls it and kills it so fast when it dies i cant start it for a few minutes changed ignition, fuel , ckps and the service engine light only appears when acting up at highway speed but get no codes
What engine. ? Did you try pressing on the gas a little to see if it will keep running ? You get no codes ? You know how to do the flash code test ? Clean the throttle bore an idle air control passages . Have you changed spark plug's & wire's ? Ever ? Fuel filter
SOURCE: 1991 Cutlass Ciera 3.3 low idle
Idle Control Solinoid Will Cause this with No Engine Light. = ICS
SOURCE: super low idle,sometimes stalls
You need to replace your IAC (idle air control valve). The IAC, like it sounds, control the idle of your car. When they go bad they will cause the low idle and stalling. The IAC is located on the throttle body and is usually held on with a couple of screws. It is an easy relatively cheap fix that you can take care of by yourself. Let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks for rating my response and for using FixYa!
SOURCE: 1988 3.8 olds cutlass Ciera stalls, no spark until it cools down
Check the prrimary and secondary resistance on your coil. Also check the resistance of the plug wires and plug gap.
SOURCE: My 1988 2.8L olds cutlass ciera stalls without
1- check for codes with scanner to see why check light coming on. 2 unbolt exhaust before caterlic convertor. Run car to see if still does it.If it does not the caterlic converter is the problem.the car temp should not go over 220 degrees. if car is getting to hot it will shut off,check cooling system and cooling fans to make sure they are comming on. Also if water is flowing through thermastat.Map sensor when gets hot could cut out. some places to look. doug
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