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thesadstork Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2017 Posts: 3 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:17 am Post subject: Rough start/rough idle/engine stall |
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Hi everyone, I am a new owner of an '03 EV Weekender.
Here's the issue I would like your opinion on, before I decide whether I should get it towed to a garage.
The EV was running great when I stored it in my garage for the winter in November. In December, I put it outside for a day because I needed the garage for some home renovations. It was very cold that day outside, probably around -20C. When I started the engine to get it back in the garage at the end of the day, the idle was very rough, and the engine would stall as soon as I put it in Drive. I had to give it a lot of gas just to start it, and it would stall as soon as I took my foot off the gas. I tried filling the tank with premium and adding a fuel stabilizer. Didn't do much. Anyway, I got it back in the garage and left it there for a couple of weeks, which brings us to today. I bought a battery charger (I'd killed the battery with all the starts and stalls), and when I started it today, it was running slightly better, but still rough idle, always on the verge of stalling, and hard to start without giving it some gas.
I bought a DTC reader and here's what I got:
Fault Code:
P0011 : Camshaft Position Actuator A - Bank 1 Timing Over-Advanced
Pending Code:
P0740: TCC Circuit Malfunction
P0300: Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
P0302: Cylinder 2 Misfire Detected
P0303
P0306
My question is: are there any usual suspects for a problem like that that I could investigate first? Something simple I could DIY before I get it towed?
Thanks for the help! |
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Scottn59c Samba Member
Joined: December 22, 2016 Posts: 308 Location: Northern CA
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: Rough start/rough idle/engine stall |
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thesadstork wrote: |
Something simple I could DIY before I get it towed? |
You might try changing out the spark plugs if that hasn't been done recently. That may help with the misfiring. _________________ Farfignewton! |
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thesadstork Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2017 Posts: 3 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: Rough start/rough idle/engine stall |
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Yes, I was thinking about changing both the plugs and the coil packs, as a good place to start troubleshooting, but I'm a bit skeptic that it would fix it... |
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Zeitgeist 13 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 12115 Location: Port Manteau
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: Rough start/rough idle/engine stall |
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I would definitely check the coil packs for the cyl. misfiring. Mine will randomly start up in the morning and then kinda bog down for the first few seconds as I back out of my driveway. Sometimes it will die after it does this when I shift from R to D. After that it runs just fine until the next random cold start. Weird stuff _________________ Casey--
'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
y u rune klassik? |
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22671 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:30 pm Post subject: Re: Rough start/rough idle/engine stall |
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Google " lawnmower syndrome" or " thanksgiving syndrome"
Short version..if you don't burn off the cold start fuel, your engine will lose compression and run rough for several minutes ipuntil the fuel burns off _________________ .ssS! |
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thesadstork Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2017 Posts: 3 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 8:50 am Post subject: Re: Rough start/rough idle/engine stall |
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Thanks for the tips!
At this point, though, I'll probably just bring it to my mechanic for a timing chain and tensioner job, and whatever else makes sense to do once you have the engine out. Seems it's a job that's just inevitable down the line anyway so might as well get it done. |
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Echocomp Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2019 Posts: 2 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 10:11 am Post subject: Re: Rough start/rough idle/engine stall |
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Curious what ended up being the cause/solution for your Eurovan?
I am running into a similar challenge. |
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