hey guys, i am an owner of an 87 camaro, and im having some problems, one problem is whenever i start it the first time its good, but then later on when i try to start it again it idles for a few seconds then it just dies, do you think if i replace the fuel filter and pour some fuel injector cleaner in the gas tank, will it help??? what else do you guys think i should do?

-Nick

 

Need more info. When you start it the first time does it run fine as long as you drive it? When it dies on the later start, does it restart? Can you get it to run on restart eventually? What happens when it dies? Does it just cut out as though the key were turned off, or does it idle too slow and then die out?

 

When i start the car first time it drives no problem, but later on during the day it will take a few more tries, before it starts up. It seems to idles too slowly and then dies out.

 

Need more maintance history. Off the cuff I would say get a volt meter and check the ohms of each injector, you might need a new pressure regulator, or a fuel filter - overall it does sound like a fuel problem but it could be a spark or ignition problem - like the electronic spark control module, plugs, wires, cap, rotor. I would do some troubleshooting of if you post how long ago you replaced any of these parts that will probably help. Good luck

 

does it do the "idles too slowly, then dies" thing when it gets warm, or only after you have shut it off and restarted it? I'm thinking it might be a dirty iac.

 

Well I had the same sort of symptoms on my T/A. I took it over to Don's shop today to hook up the computer to it and see what was happening. It turned out that the o2 sensor on my car was not working and the car would not come out of open loop. We changed the o2 sensor on my car and took it out for a test drive. It ran perfectly after the o2 sensor was changed.