car turns on and off, might be fuel pump

[duzy]

ok so im driving and the car will just turn off. car starts but it dies if i drive it for a bit

so they say its my fuel pump, would that be rite? how hard is it to install?

[aaronng]

Also check your distributor cap for any corrosion on the contact points. Clean it up with a bit of sandpaper.

[YBJLS4]

wheres the distributer cap located champ?

[flipfire]

where the spark plug leads connect from

[chowdaa]

What engine is it?
sounds like it could be many things, fuel pump maybe.. good to test your theory before spending $$$ and have it not fix it, few common issues that relate are, main MPI relay, ignition module/coil, ECU, Would help by checking fault codes.
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8218&highlight=faults
Here is an ignition control module(ICM) test
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56224&highlight=icm
This is what the main relay looks like
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31796&highlight=icm

[YBJLS4]

check my thread you might get a deeper view of my prob

[aaronng]

wheres the distributer cap located champ?

In your engine bay, left to the rocker cover. It is where your spark plug leads go into on the distributor side. Make sure you mark down which lead goes into which connector before taking it apart. If you are not sure, then let a mechanic check for you.

[YBJLS4]

checked it they look all good

[02gzm]

Does the car just die or splutter until it runs out of fuel? Since it's an EG, if it's just dying you can almost guarantee it's the coil. Quite a common occurrence for bad coils to fail when they get warm.

If you know someone with a similar engine to yours swap the coils around and see if it makes a difference. It's in the dizzy. Here (http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56224)'s a DIY on testing the ICM and coil.

If it's intermittent it's be easier to work out if it's the problem to just swap the coil out with a known good coil

[slimx]

in my old car, it was a mazda mx3, i had this problem while i drive.. or if i just come to a stop.. the car would just turn off, as if it had just stalled.

While trying to figure out the problem i discovered whenever i take off the oil cap the car turned off.. :S
So i went to a mechanic 4 a checkup, it turned out to be a lose hose, and well lose hose told the ecu to turn off the car some shit like that..
im no mechanic but yeh lol. Maybe check the hoses...

[NA15BS]

i had the same problem 3wks ago on my EG b18c, after driving a bit then it just die but can start the car immidiately, after changing the fuel pump it solved the problem. But before assuming its the fuel pump, make sure you check the distributor, loose wiring, coil, main relay under the dash on the driver side.

[YBJLS4]

could you always start the car after it turned off?

[NA15BS]

yes, i can always start car after it tuns off..

[EG30]

dead fuel pump often does that ie car starts perfect then dies cos the fuel line still under pressure from previous journey and car starts fine even pump was now dead.

dead pump often gets revived temporary by tapping ( tap not whack )the fuel pump with a hammer, in your case lift up the rear seat and tap around where fuel pump metal cover is.

[Addictions]

you never listen....

[MWAKU]

lol its not his car thats ****ed

[duzy]

Who d hell keeps posting under my name. Getting confused n shit

[MWAKU]

LOL relax dickhead you were there lmao, sif u forgot