# car shuts off ramdomly

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shuts-off-ramdomly/97701
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [July 6, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shuts-off-ramdomly/97701 "2006-07-06T16:03:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![Sky14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@Sky14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sky14)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shuts-off-ramdomly/97701/1 "2006-07-06T16:03:40Z")

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hey gusy my car shuts off randomly when i drive it i did it before but it stopped then liek a good month after it started again??

any tips?

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### Author: ![DarkManX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/darkmanx/32/5569_2.png) [@DarkManX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkManX)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shuts-off-ramdomly/97701/2 "2006-07-06T19:58:18Z")

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Fuel Pump? Is your check engine light on?

I had a ford escort come in today with a simliar problem to yours and it was the pump

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### Author: ![Zeta\_G](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zeta_g/32/5558_2.png) [@Zeta\_G](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zeta_G)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shuts-off-ramdomly/97701/3 "2006-07-06T20:00:26Z")

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on nissans sometime is the dist. cap and rotor…  
had a couple altima came in w/ the same problem…  
some moisture inside the cap…  
and had a jetta w/ teh same problems which was teh coil…

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### Author: ![flyingchicken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@flyingchicken](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyingchicken)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shuts-off-ramdomly/97701/4 "2006-07-06T20:02:28Z")

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spray some WD40 for the distributor…see if its better…if so…then thers your prob

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### Author: ![Sky14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@Sky14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sky14)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shuts-off-ramdomly/97701/5 "2006-07-06T20:06:54Z")

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why would i put wd40 on the distrbitor

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### Author: ![Zeta\_G](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zeta_g/32/5558_2.png) [@Zeta\_G](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zeta_G)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shuts-off-ramdomly/97701/6 "2006-07-06T20:46:37Z")

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> [@born2beaskyline](#):
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> why would i put wd40 on the distrbitor

acturlly spray water on it  
c if the water leaks in and make a short or smth…

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### Author: ![Sky14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@Sky14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sky14)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-shuts-off-ramdomly/97701/7 "2006-07-07T15:23:00Z")

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what harness is under the driver side harness?

cuz wheni ran my 17s with wrong rubber i think it might of digged in to it?

shoudl i jsut get a walbro 255 fuel pump then ?