my camaros been having a problem the problem started some time after its been sitting for a few months but now after its been running for a bit and u turn it off when u try to turn it back on it will just die unless u hold the gas down a bit but when u lett off it still dies it will do this a couple of times than it will run and its also been goin thro gas really bad like it went thro about a 1/4 tank in less than 10 miles. what could the problem b iv been trying to find out befor i start blowin money on things i dont need

 

The going through gas part is the part I am not sure about. Often times when a car sits for more than a couple of months without fuel stabilizer in the gas, varnishes tend to build up and clog the fuel delivery system. First try to replace the fuel filter and replace the old gas with good gas. Run some fuel injector cleaner through the fuel system and see if that helps any. Use the concentrated stuff. If that doesn't improve your situation, I would start by taking fuel pressure readings and go from there.

 

ya the gas is what i first thought of cause it was really bad when i first got it goin again so i put more gas in it a used injector cleaner the onley thing i didnt do is change the filter i guess ill try that next

 

dosw enyone else know what the problem might be?
i also took a quick video of what its been doing
http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s...t=SMOV0067.flv

 

Change the fuel filter. It will only help. Also check the fuel pressure. you might have a finicky fuel pressure regulator or a fuel pump relay.

 

ok thanks

 

clean the iac ill bet its really dirty causing it to stick in the open position, thus getting too much air causing the stall, remove it and the bottom plate and clean with carb or brake cleaner, later jimmy

 

o k ill try that first

 

ok well i havent had time to try eny of the thing u guys has told me to yet because of school so ill probley get to it this weekend but i was just think about what could cause this because it seems odd to me that it onley has the problem starting when u let it sit for about 30 min or more after its been running and i was also thinking because it gose thro gas like crazy and u can smell it in the exhaust do i need a new o2 sensor and would that have enything to do with the way its starting dont know just a thought let me know what u guys think

 

im not sure if the O2 sensor would fix the gas usage....do you know if your maintaining spark? That might be another problem ive seen. Try that new filter and see how she does, it might fix it

 

The O2 sensor will most certainly affect your fuel economy if it has gone bad. However, the car does not start running off the O2 sensor until the exhaust temperature reaches 600 degrees. When the engine is cold, it runs in open loop mode. So, I don't think that your starting problem is O2 related. The fuel economy might be tho. If you have a bad O2 sensor, your car will throw a computer code and your SES light will come on.

 

ya thats what i thought so i wasent sure

 

i have no clue about the sparks i know i need to check them they havent been for checked for a while.

 

fuel economy yes, but that doesnt explain the smell, is it like a rich exhaust smell or a oh sh** my tanks has a leak smell?

 

rich

 

ok so now im thinking that it is running rich cause its smoking abit more than usal and it smell and im goin thro gas hella fast but i dont get how it would runn rich with out eny dash lights comin on and would it running rich have enything to do with it dieing.and i guess i do get a light when it dies but if it was running rich wouldnt it have the code all the time?idont really know whats goin on so help me out cause i wana get it running good this weekend

 

enyone??