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DEpointfive0 · 05-05-2013, 02:59 AM

Driving on the freeway (lets say I'm a billionaire and I closed it down for a night) going 90, music on loud, AC on full blast, then I feel this popping/shimmy from the motor, what I assume to be multiple misfires, and the car's CEL rapidly blinked at me and it car decelerated to 75... Then as I was pulling over... Car ran fine, no CEL, fùck it, kept driving.
Came home, OBD scanner doesn't read anything. Are they saved somewhere where the dealer's scanner can read it?
Any ideas?

Oh, and this was also a previous problem:
Problems Starting ;-(

SouthArk370Z · 05-05-2013, 11:05 AM

Some DTCs are "permanent" (until you manually clear them) and others will clear themselves when the error condition disappears or a drive cycle has been successfully completed. Make sure that your scanner is looking for all DTCs. If nothing shows up, you might want to leave the scanner connected for a while so you can read the error code if it happens again.

I'm guessing that you had an injector problem (piece of dirt?) that eventually cleared itself, but that's just a wild guess at this point.

Edit: Read through the topic you linked to. Have you checked the crank position sensor? It could cause your symptoms.

DEpointfive0 · 05-05-2013, 01:23 PM

Well, nothing has been checked really... Dealershit said battery, then I opened a case with corporate...
I'll be taking my car in again soon...

mhcoss · 05-05-2013, 06:53 PM

jeeze misfiring.. curious how it turns out.

Ziggyman · 05-06-2013, 08:56 AM

Did you just fill up the tank before this? Did you run the tank low at some point before this?

fuct · 05-06-2013, 02:34 PM

a part of me still thinks it might be the fuel pump.

good luck!

DEpointfive0 · 05-06-2013, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziggyman

Did you just fill up the tank before this? Did you run the tank low at some point before this?

I ran REALLY low 4 days before, I was at about half a tank when it happened

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuct

a part of me still thinks it might be the fuel pump.

good luck!

God knows at this point... I'm praying for a crate motor swap or a buy back...

elperuano · 05-06-2013, 08:02 PM

Running low on gas?? What does that have to do with this at all? If FI and running high boost then yea I could see that. But he's NA. Countless people sometimes run low on gas. That has nothing to do with the problem here at all.

Good luck DE, worst case hope for a motor swap!

Cbtech · 05-07-2013, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elperuano

Running low on gas?? What does that have to do with this at all? If FI and running high boost then yea I could see that. But he's NA. Countless people sometimes run low on gas. That has nothing to do with the problem here at all.

Good luck DE, worst case hope for a motor swap!

Running low on fuel can cause the fuel pump to suck up an sediment in the tank either choking off the pump or causing an injector to clog. Thus causing the car to think its fuel starved and protecting itself.

Iunno

fuct · 05-07-2013, 02:55 PM

also the fuel in the tank helps to cool the fuel pump. running low constantly can harm the pump.... i guess :/

IDZRVIT · 05-07-2013, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuct

also the fuel in the tank helps to cool the fuel pump. running low constantly can harm the pump.... i guess :/

Not as long as its pumping fuel.

fuct · 05-10-2013, 08:42 AM

ahhh. i didnt know that.

05-05-2013, 02:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	... So... Driving on the freeway (lets say I'm a billionaire and I closed it down for a night) going 90, music on loud, AC on full blast, then I feel this popping/shimmy from the motor, what I assume to be multiple misfires, and the car's CEL rapidly blinked at me and it car decelerated to 75... Then as I was pulling over... Car ran fine, no CEL, fùck it, kept driving. Came home, OBD scanner doesn't read anything. Are they saved somewhere where the dealer's scanner can read it? Any ideas? Oh, and this was also a previous problem: Problems Starting ;-( __________________ Do YOU want to know what/where I got my username from? ( Click to show/hide ) NSFW due to language:

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SouthArk370Z Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 8,435 Drives: 2014 Challenger Rep Power: 324197	Some DTCs are "permanent" (until you manually clear them) and others will clear themselves when the error condition disappears or a drive cycle has been successfully completed. Make sure that your scanner is looking for all DTCs. If nothing shows up, you might want to leave the scanner connected for a while so you can read the error code if it happens again. I'm guessing that you had an injector problem (piece of dirt?) that eventually cleared itself, but that's just a wild guess at this point. Edit: Read through the topic you linked to. Have you checked the crank position sensor? It could cause your symptoms. __________________ Steering Lock Links - Search The370Z Bookmarklet - FSM @ NICOclub Mankind has progressed past the need for war but we haven't evolved that far. - NachoMahma Last edited by SouthArk370Z; 05-05-2013 at 11:13 AM.

05-05-2013, 01:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
DEpointfive0 Premium Member Bitches Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,824 Drives: a lot Rep Power: 17151	Well, nothing has been checked really... Dealershit said battery, then I opened a case with corporate... I'll be taking my car in again soon... __________________ Do YOU want to know what/where I got my username from? ( Click to show/hide ) NSFW due to language:

05-06-2013, 08:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
elperuano A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southwest FL Posts: 1,374 Drives: G37S Rep Power: 29	Running low on gas?? What does that have to do with this at all? If FI and running high boost then yea I could see that. But he's NA. Countless people sometimes run low on gas. That has nothing to do with the problem here at all. Good luck DE, worst case hope for a motor swap! DEpointfive0 likes this. Last edited by elperuano; 05-06-2013 at 08:03 PM. Reason: Next

05-05-2013, 06:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
mhcoss Track Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Edmonton Posts: 520 Drives: 2012 370Z SPORT M/T Rep Power: 14	jeeze misfiring.. curious how it turns out.

05-06-2013, 08:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ziggyman Base Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: North Shore Posts: 176 Drives: 11 SR Tour/Sport MT Rep Power: 12	Did you just fill up the tank before this? Did you run the tank low at some point before this?

05-06-2013, 02:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 24	a part of me still thinks it might be the fuel pump. good luck!

05-07-2013, 02:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 24	also the fuel in the tank helps to cool the fuel pump. running low constantly can harm the pump.... i guess :/

05-10-2013, 08:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 24	ahhh. i didnt know that.