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aradi 10-18-2010 12:30 PM

Car Randomly Turning Off
 
Today I was driving my car down cananda way, first the engine light went on, then the oil light, then the engine just turned off and my breaks stopped working. I had to pull the ebrake slowly and when I stopped. I couldn't turn on the car. There seems to be a clicking that I can't indentify and I'm not sure what to do now. I parked it on canada way and 8th and I don't have the money or BCAA to tow it. I tried jumping the car but I highly doubt that's the problem because I just got a new battery. The timing belt and water pump were done not even 15K ago.
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aradi 10-18-2010 12:31 PM

Also forgot to mention the clicking sounded like it was comming from the timing belt
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LenovoTurbo 10-18-2010 12:45 PM

Check the oil level if you haven't. Your engine may be seized.

blacK20 10-18-2010 01:00 PM

Why not try jumping it? that way you can eliminate if it's a battery/alternator issue, or mechanical.

Jsunu 10-18-2010 01:01 PM

what kind of car

aradi 10-18-2010 01:17 PM

95 eagle talon esi, and I tried jumping but nothing
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taylor192 10-18-2010 01:22 PM

Damn, no luck with a jump... did you check your oil level?

aradi 10-18-2010 01:48 PM

Oil is just under min, I just did an oil chanhe 3weeks ago I'm guessing there's a leak. My timing belt is now loose.apprently it might be a pulley or a valvue and yea I think I'm fucked
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taylor192 10-18-2010 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by aradi (Post 7150184)
Oil is just under min, I just did an oil chanhe 3weeks ago I'm guessing there's a leak. My timing belt is now loose.apprently it might be a pulley or a valvue and yea I think I'm fucked

If your timing belt is loose it may have skipped, in which case you are definitely fucked. I would have it towed back to the shop that did the timing belt work.

The starter should still turn the engine over, unless something seized the engine.

Shun Izaki 10-18-2010 02:50 PM

wow, no oil... that ain't healthy in a Talon...

get it towed back to the shop +1

aradi 10-18-2010 03:32 PM

We'll its being towed to a shop right now I'm at work, hopefully it won't cost too much
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RabidRat 10-18-2010 03:59 PM

You checked to make sure the battery terminal connectors are tight right?
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1-Slicer-1 10-18-2010 04:02 PM

Do eagles have large talons?

Matsuda 10-18-2010 04:52 PM

maybe it needs a new alternator?

maxxxboost 10-18-2010 05:59 PM

It may be "Crankwalk"
http://www.car-forums.com/s15/t4460.html
http://www.overbore.com/?go=Define.CrankWalk

Symptoms associated with the crankwalk:

Clutch sensitivity, strange disengage and engage points.
Ticking or strange noise from the pulley side of the engine when clutch is depressed.
Crank Angle Sensor errors ( check engine light )
Difficulty shifting
RPMS decreasing significantly when clutch pedal is depressed.
Clutch does not return or "sticks" to the floor after being depressed

aradi 10-18-2010 10:55 PM

It is at the mechanics right now, I'll go check on it tomorrow, but the more i read about it, the more i believe it was a crank walk. Loosing your first car is depressing.

Alphamale 10-19-2010 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aradi (Post 7151023)
It is at the mechanics right now, I'll go check on it tomorrow, but the more i read about it, the more i believe it was a crank walk. Loosing your first car is depressing.

That's why you don't buy shitty cars.

maxxxboost 10-19-2010 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aradi (Post 7151023)
It is at the mechanics right now, I'll go check on it tomorrow, but the more i read about it, the more i believe it was a crank walk. Loosing your first car is depressing.

Shitty deal. Keep us posted.
Live and learn. This is a common problem for talons and eclipses. I'm surprised that you've never heard about it before.

Good luck.

aradi 10-19-2010 04:05 PM

Okay, turns out I'm lucky. It wasn't a crank walk, but apprently the timing belt that I got scammed on a few months back was done all wrong and pretty much ruined the entire car. I was told 800 to fix it and get a new headgasket. So I'm going to get it fixed so its running good again. Then I'm going to sell it and hopefully upgrade to a GSR
Cause my choices are now either junk it or fix it
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deep87 10-19-2010 06:19 PM

^go after the shop that did your timing belt, they should be responsible for your repair+towing

just make sure you can prove that they made a mistake

blacK20 10-19-2010 06:46 PM

I'm curious as to how the shop screwed up doing your timing belt. You would have noticed right away if the belt was put on wrong, and not a few months down the road. Did the tensioner come loose and timing jumped?

aradi 10-19-2010 07:38 PM

We'll it wasn't a shop who did it, i got some mechanic in surrey to do it in his house. I fucked there and i thought i already paid the price. but It came back to bite me in the ass, atleast its getting done right now, its gonna run great again but that car costed me too much to keep up . Time for something new.

taylor192 10-19-2010 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by aradi (Post 7152201)
We'll it wasn't a shop who did it, i got some mechanic in surrey to do it in his house. I fucked there and i thought i already paid the price. but It came back to bite me in the ass, atleast its getting done right now, its gonna run great again but that car costed me too much to keep up . Time for something new.

When you buy older cars they need maintenance, especially if they need maintenance that was never done. Do your homework next time to avoid cars that need expensive maintenance soon after purchasing.

liu13 10-19-2010 08:32 PM

could be a faulty part?

littledog 10-19-2010 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maxxxboost (Post 7150543)
It may be "Crankwalk"
http://www.car-forums.com/s15/t4460.html
http://www.overbore.com/?go=Define.CrankWalk

Symptoms associated with the crankwalk:

Clutch sensitivity, strange disengage and engage points.
Ticking or strange noise from the pulley side of the engine when clutch is depressed.
Crank Angle Sensor errors ( check engine light )
Difficulty shifting
RPMS decreasing significantly when clutch pedal is depressed.
Clutch does not return or "sticks" to the floor after being depressed

He doesn't even have that engine. He has a chrysler 420a.


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