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Car runs fine, then bucks after 20mins of driving

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Old Oct 23, 2004 | 12:55 PM
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Car runs fine, then bucks after 20mins of driving

OK I have a problem that just started yesterday after I cleaned my TB...
I was driving the car for 20 minutes when it started bucking and finally die on me, but luckily I made into the garage when it died...
I started up the car again in the garage but this time it was running at 1,500 rpms but it was missing at the same time too.
So I take off the TB and checked the IAC valve since I cleaned it before, I messed with it a little bit and put it all back together and started her up and it ran fine, so I thought I fixed it....

Well when I drove my car today and after 20mins the same crap started up but this time it was worse and died on me in the gas station, well it took me 5 mins to try and start it which it finally started but it was missing like no tomarro, so I was limping it home... I made it home but it died on me before I put it in the garage and I couldnt get it started so I kept trying and trying but when it seemd like it was going to start the car would click when you get a dead battery... Well it do it a few times until finally it started and ran normal and got it into the garage..

Does anyone possibly know what it is?

The opti is brand new and doesnt even have 3 months on it yet.

Thanks
Old Oct 23, 2004 | 01:00 PM
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Re: Car runs fine, then bucks after 20mins of driving

might be a vacum leak... is everything on to spec, didnt leave any hoses off?
Old Oct 23, 2004 | 01:03 PM
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Re: Car runs fine, then bucks after 20mins of driving

Nope everything is connected like to should be, It just seems odd theat it would run for 20 mins and then start bucking, I also forgot the engine light comes on also when its bucking
Old Oct 23, 2004 | 02:40 PM
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Re: Car runs fine, then bucks after 20mins of driving

Sounds to me to either be a coil or a O2 sensor.
Old Oct 23, 2004 | 03:13 PM
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Re: Car runs fine, then bucks after 20mins of driving

i vote coil. sounds like it is getting a little heat soaked
Old Oct 23, 2004 | 04:39 PM
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Re: Car runs fine, then bucks after 20mins of driving

I have a new MSD blaster coil on there and the O2 are new cause I put headers on just recently.... But I have a thought though.... I remember 1 time when I was messing with my cai that the MAF wire harness accidently touched the MSD blaster coil killing the car instantly... I will check the coil to see if theres anything visibly wrong with it.
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