Car dies after I PUNCH it // Corner hard [Merged 1-9]

[l3CuBeD]

Car drives fine and all and when i step on it and downshift its pulls fine, but when i brake hard to take a turn the car seems to shutoff with a loose of steering. This almost made me get into an accident while i was taking a turn hard. It only seems to happen while i take turns hard after punching it and braking hard. Also once i let out the clutch and gas it the power steering comes back on, so its pretty much giving out when iturn hard and then coming back on once i get back on the gas. A friend said this is due to a "bad" PS pump 2G turbos, but i dunno. He said its too small and looses power. Any suggestions or incite would be apprciated thanks.

 

[doodie]

Left turns or Right turns? Does the RPM drop/raise when your step on the clutch?

 

[l3CuBeD]

both left and right turns....the power steering just seems to stop working and the car seems like i just took out the keys.....so i guess rpm's and everything die and then when i get off the clutch and hit the gas as to accelerate after the turn everything lights up and i have power again. please any thought? Thanks

 

[Defiant]

Do not bump your posts. We'll get to you.

Tie down your battery, and put a cover over the positive terminal.

 

[chrisfrye]

Well this problem seems to be more of a nusence then a serious issue, I have no idea what's going on. My car has had several stalling problems since i bought it. It would normaly only stall out when giving a very little bit of gas in first or reverse(it's an automatic).Once or twice it stalled out just sitting there.. It's appearant that no tune-up or work has been done to the engine in several years, the plugs were completely coroded, the aluminum on the air filter was completely rusted! anyways I turned my idle up and finished a complete tune-up with the exception of my fuel filter(i'll get to it in the next day or so). Well after i've replaced the basics it hasn't stalled out in low rpms or while stopped, but all the sudden it started stalling out around sharp turns. Say if i take a 90 degree turn more then 30-35 miles per hour the first thing I notice is my radio goes out, and i hear some beeping, not sure if its from the cd player or a warning beep(no dummy lights come on), then my engine stalls. Normaly i'll brake before the turn then accelerate as i take the turn, so If i'm giving it gas when it stalls, it just stumbles hard for about 5seconds or so until it starts going. My cd player has turned off by itself before while sitting at light, but the engine did not go off. and the cd player automaticaly turns back on in a few seconds. I thought it was because i had makeshift nuts and a mounting holster for my battery and my negatives weren't secure. I put new good bolts and a holster on the battery but it just did it again! also it looks like one of my positive wire bolts is white, with some silver solder metal i dont know on top of it.. it's really odd, but i figured thats because i didnt have a secure ground... anyways, i know this is a long one but I'd really appreciate some input here, its embarassing when i take a sharp turn(which i love to do) and my car start stumbling and my cd player goes out. Thank you so much for your help!

With Peace,
Christian Frye

 

[midnght]

Have you tested your alternator?

If not and it is bad OR if you feel you are loosing juice too often, order the canadian model. It has more power than the US spec.

 

[laxdudeee]

turning puts strain on ure PS pump and in turn the alternator belt (they are connected) so it seems that you are overrunning your alternator. I get this once and a while as well (auto too) , ex. going from reverse to forward quickly and letting the RPMS drop too low, that will make me stall. But check your alternator and battery connections good luck

 

[midnght]

But check your alternator and battery connections good luck

I can tell my factory alternator is straining. I have stock stereo setup and with a blinker on at a light it goes dim to bright. I can also hear my FP slow down and speed up as the blinker goes. Maybe I need some blinker fluid, . The alternators from the factory are underpowered. :thumbdown

 

[oldman]

I can tell my factory alternator is straining. I have stock stereo setup and with a blinker on at a light it goes dim to bright. I can also hear my FP slow down and speed up as the blinker goes. Maybe I need some blinker fluid, . The alternators from the factory are underpowered. :thumbdown

Have you rewired the pump yet?

 

[midnght]

Nope, not yet. It is a low pressure 255 so it will supply enough at idle even with the blinker (which I use only if need be like on a straight street with NO turn lane). I am also running it on the stock FPR which is making me rich at WOT and Idle anyway. This weekend I will install the $450 setup that has been sitting in a closet since last November.

 

[chrisfrye]

Those are some good thoughts. the cable on the battery thats turned white and have shaved metal on the top could be the one running to the alternator, i'll check out all those connections tomorrow. What i don't understand is how does the alternator make my call stall? i can run without my belts on, which the alternator wouldn't be working then..
--Midnght when you say test your alternator what kind of test do you want me to do? I know basically it works because i left my lights on for a day and drained my battery completely. It took a while for it to start from a dead battery but i drove it for about an hour afterwards and the battery's been fully charged.. So it's not "bad" but it might not be keeping up with my car. I have a nice sony mp3/cd player with an lcd screen, and I notice when i come to stops and such my lights dim, but i just figured thats because my alternator isn't running fast enough, and it wasn't a big deal.
--laxdudeee when you say you had the same problem stalling out shifting between drive and reverse, low rpms, how did you end up fixing it? I assumed that was partily bad tune-up bad fuel filter, but if it continues to be a problem i'd like to know how you dealt with it..

So the idea would be for my car to stop stalling on sharp turns get a larger alternator?(i'm going to have to in the future anyways because i'm planning on dropping a 1600w amp and a couple subs and speakers so i'm sure my current alternator/maybe battery wouldn't be sufice?
Any sugestions?

thanks for the help.

 

[Defiant]

Your battery's shorting against the hood. Get a cover for the terminal, and a real hold-down.

 

[heavypedalmuzic]

yeah the battery terminal could be touching the hood or the stabilizer bar if u have one. this used to hapen to me. cover the terminals with rubber or something and make sure the battery is strapped down well.

 

[midnght]

these are all good suggestions. Check it with a meter or if you want to take it to a Pepboys or AutoZone. If you are going to do a nice powered system then you WILL want a stronger alternator.

Shorting out is a great possibility but you would also hear a click or a switching type noise around the glovebox area. That is where the relay is and the battery is closest located to the cabin. I know this because I had a battery problem. I had the car down putting in a Trans for about 6 months (saving money and such). Took the battery out and didn't tighten it down enough. On turns and HARD accelerations it would click on/off the terminal.

Make sure to clean, tighten, and cover the battery along with a possible alternatore upgrade. Should solve all problems now and in the future.

 

[King_Milo]

The car is a 92 GSX w/ about 150k miles on it and is all stock, Im sure I have a boost leak somewhere but I just bought the car and havent had a chanec to test it but my question is would this cause my car to want stall out when I take a turn pretty fast or hard. when i drive it around a turn at a slower speed i dont have this problem at all.

 

[yokotabrat]

A couple of things to check would be battery terminals. Make sure they are secure on the battery posts. Also make sure there isn't significant corrosion.

Also, does it happen regardless of fuel level? Does it do it with both right and left turns? If the battery terminals are good it could be something like a partially clogged fuel sock if it only happens during low fuel levels. Let us know what you find.

 

[YiNYaNg]

The only thing I can think of is that you might be losing fuel pressure from who knows what. Fill up your tank to full and do hard turns to see if the problem still exist.

 

[King_Milo]

It does it regardless of fuel level and my connections are good, however i did find a wire behind the intake manifold that is unhooked from somewhere and I dont have a clue as to where it goes, its only got two wires and one is green and the other is white, any ideas on what this is and where it might go and could this fix my problem

 

[Defiant]

Bolt down the battery and put a cover over the positive terminal. Before it burns to the waterline.

 

[ktowntalon]

If you are sitting still and you urn the wheel does your car shut off or just aound turns? My car did the same thing and i change the alternator. Works fine now.
ktowntalon

 

[King_Milo]

Its only when im driving the car, Thanks for all the help, nothing has been done to the car before i bought it exept routine maintenance so I got a few parts I need to replace due to the age of the car, but I only paid $1500 for it which I think is a pretty good deal considering the good condition of it.

 

[illegal99si]

i would check ## iac valve my car was also doin that at it was the iac goin bad

 

[VisegripMech]

Check your Power steering pump to see if there is a wire to it (or a terminal where the wire was). Mine was loose, and when making u-turns or turning tightly it would start to stall. I may be wrong (I am a newbie, you know), but I think this wire tells the ECU(?) to throttle up a bit when there is a load on the power steering pump. If it is loose, give it a little pinch with some pliers. Maybe a more experienced person out there can tell us why there is such heavy insulation on this wire, other than the close proximity to the exhaut manifold.

 

[DSMLIFESTYLE488]

Listen. Im not new to this dsm scene but i have a question about my car that is just so lovely Flipping driving me crazy. When im making a hard turn on my car at half or maybe full throttle. My car just shuts off. Not to the point where i have to start it up again but it dies(power) for a quick 2 secs. And then BAM power comes back. I cant come up with a diagnosis. Can someone help??? or Give me suggestionshttp://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/images/smilies/confused.gif
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By the way its auto tran.

 

[chanley talon]

So you turn right or left and your car dies? I would think its low on gas. Or could be isc motor not working right. Doyou have any check engine lights coming on? Or you have a short somewhere in a very imporatant wire.