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Hyundai Elantra with issues
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Tim
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timthezooguy@yahoo.com
Jun 7, 2006, 8:36 AM
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Hyundai Elantra with issues
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I have a fuel injected 1996 Hyundai Elantra that is having difficult time. The history is fairly complicated, but hopefully it has a simple solution that I am overlooking.
First, I am living on an island in the caribbean so good mechanics, parts, and tools are difficult to come by. So any help will be greatly appreciated.
I had a mechanic repair the release bearing on the transmission a few weeks ago. After getting the car back, it ran well. Only problem was, I couldn't fill up my gas tank. Turns out the autocut-off on the pumps keeps tripping, so I am assuming their is either a kink or a blockage in one of the two hoses coming from the filler neck. I have only been able to convince the gas attendants to put in 1 or 2 gallons at a time because it takes so long to fill up. I did this for three weeks, and now I am having the following symptoms:
On driving to school the car started stalling. I could pull the car to the side of the road, turn the engine off, and wait a minute and turn it back on and could drive another 1/4 - 1 mile before it would stall again. After this, I changed the fuel filter hoping that was the cause of the stalling. The car ran better for a day or two and then lost most/if not all power. It is idling rough, but idles and keeps a relatively constant RPM. When I stomp on the gas, the engine cuts out, then rev's up.
I changed the spark plugs (the old ones had a tick black dry coating on them) and put new plugs in. I drove the car a few more miles with the new plugs in, and the car seemed to run fine, but then lost power.
I examined the new plugs and they had the same thick black coat of carbon on them. So I replaced the wireset. hoping that the ignition system was faulty. Same thing happens.
My question to the group is, has anyone heard of something like this happening? I'm hoping it is not my fuel pump or my ignition system, but I am afraid it probably is. If it is the fuel pump, is there any reason that a kinked/plugged filler hose would have any affect on the pump?
Is there a quick and easy way to test an ignition system, other than pulling the wires and grounding against the engine block?
Are there any other possible causes, and how could I test for them with minimal tools. (I do have a compression/vaccum gage)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Tim
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Tham
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Jun 8, 2006, 11:56 PM
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Re: Hyundai Elantra with issues
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I'm not familiar with the engines of newer cars,
but this looks quite a complicated set of problems
and I'm suspecting it might well have something
to do with the engine management computer
and its sensors.
There are a few Hyundai forums which might well
be more familiar with your car. Korean cars, such
as Hyundai and KIA, in Malaysia are known to be
problematic. My brother used to own a Sonata
during the 90's that had endless mechanical,
electrical and transmission problems. He quickly
sold the car just as the automatic transmission
was breaking down.
http://www.hyundai-forums.com/index.php?showforum=68
http://www.hyundaiforum.com/forumid_17/tt.htm
http://www.hyundaiperformance.com/forums/forum.php?f=2
(This post was edited by Tham on Jun 9, 2006, 12:00 AM)
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