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2001 chevy s10 stalling... plz help!!!
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favian_stuart
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Jun 8, 2009, 9:44 PM
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2001 chevy s10 stalling... plz help!!!
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Hi m favian im new n i already love this site. SO MUCH INFO!!!  lol anyway m having troble wit my 4 banger... it has its days where it wants to stall. th service light comes on but turns off... i went to a friend to check it out and the diagnostics came out saying FUEL SYSTEM RICH wat does tht mean? it starts great. runs really good... waste alittle mre gas thn it should... but it jus those certain days it decides to do it... ill let it sit for a couple secs n start it n its fine again... PLZ HELP!!!! i got screwd ovr by so many mechanics but rlly have faith n this site... i've replaced th fuel filter n spark plugs. i even had th fuel system cleaned out... by the way the vehicle is a 2001 chevy s10 2.2l 4cyl. n has about 170000 miles n it if it matters...
p.s. m also a member of n s10 forum n they didnt help me one bit. rlly counting n u guys...
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Loren Champlain Sr
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Jun 9, 2009, 4:26 PM
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Re: 2001 chevy s10 stalling... plz help!!!
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Hi, Favian, and welcome to the forum. If the engine is running too rich, yes, you will waste fuel. If running too rich, you can damage the engine and/or the catalytic converter. So, it's not something that you want to neglect. There are multiple causes, unfortunately. Fuel pressure too high, leaky injector, engine temp, faulty sensors, ect. You'll need to have diagnostics run to find the cause. Talk with friends, relatives, BBB, ect. to find a shop that you can trust. Most 'mechanics' are professionals and are there to 'fix' things. I know that there are a few bad apples out there, but auto repair now takes trained technicians. No different than any other profession. The computers on today's vehicles aren't a crystal ball. They will tell us what system is having a problem, but then comes the knowledge to determine why the computer is seeing that problem. It's not as simple as most think. An EGR code doesn't mean the EGR valve is bad. It means that the computer is seeing a problem in the EGR system. Could be a solenoid, the valve, plugged passageway, sensor, ect.
So, bottom line, find and establish a relationship with a shop that you feel you can trust.
Loren
SW Washington
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Asilus
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Jun 9, 2009, 6:29 PM
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Possibly a faulty return fuel regulator.. clogged air intake, like a filter for example... or the excess gas may have foweled your plugs to a point where its not igniting to the fullest combusting the gas
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favian_stuart
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Jun 10, 2009, 9:39 AM
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! you have rlly helpd me out n given me a better understanding... more than my othr replier... im tryin 2 find a reliable mechanic and will get to the problem more detailed. thanx again man  oh one more thing sorry man... would it be a faulty fuel pump?? cuz thats wat most people are telling me... thank you.
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favian_stuart
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Jun 10, 2009, 9:44 AM
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oh n by my other reply i meant on another string... there could be th rudest ppl...
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favian_stuart
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Jun 12, 2009, 12:12 PM
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how would i check to see if theres excess fuel in th plugs??
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