so i was driving down the road on my 94z and it just die on me, so i try starting the car back up again and it did but die really quick. before it died it hesiteted and then die. so i'm stuck without my car starting!i have about 1/4 of gas on my tank so i'm running a lil low on gas not alot! now i know my battery is good because it cranks, i know my starter is good cuz it cranks the engine but then the engine dies about two second after starting! i replaced the fuel filter about 1 year ago!! i will replace the fuel filter! any ideas on what to do? i'm going to check my fuel pressure! what are the number that i should look for?

 

Sounds like you may have a dead Opti...Any SES light?

 

no lights on! im testing for fuel pump pressure!

 

when trying to start, do u get the couple of puffs from the exhaust as the car shakes a little bit???

 

i forgot to mention that the car starts when i'm cranking sometimes, but it start for about 2-3 seconds and the rpm is really low around 400-500 rpm, then it dies! and yes puffs from exhaust!! shakes yes that too!. i'm going to check for spark!! how do i start?

i replace my water pump about 2000 miles ago the seal on the shaft that already started to leak!

 

it could be the fact that the water pump is leaking and is driping on to the opti....cause my car sometimes does the same thing u described and it only did it after it rained and there was alot of moisture in the air. hope this helps some, but that was just my guess as to why my car did that sometimes.

Rob

 

okay so i did a spark test, i have spark going to distributor from coil, but no spark from distributor to spark plug!!! bad distributor??