card died while driving, wont start...FREAKING OUT

[Crushbone]

ok, tonight i was turning a corner in first gear and hit around 4k rpms and it was like the car just shut off. rpms dropped to 0 instantly and i tried restarting it while i was coasting and got nothing, no turn over. i parked it just inside my apt complex (happened less that 100yrd from my apt) and couldnt find anything that looked funny, as far as missing timing belt teeth, broken belts, or blown turbo gaskets (it acted like this once before when i blew a turbo gastket). i got it to start once by pressing on the accelerator and turning it over, and it started but ran really rough, and would go over 10 or 15 mph, and then choked and died again. im seriously praying it wasnt the timing belt. its a newer built 6bolt in my 98 eclipse, less than 25k miles on it. other than timing/fuel/compression what could it be. it ran great before except for a very small exhaust leak just after where my down pipe bolts to my cat. ive also found that it could be a CAS, ecu, some relay/transistor, or a vaccume leak. what do you guys think and where is the least scariest place to start (really really hoping it wasnt the timeing belt...its my daily driver). that guy who had it before me was a little hacky to...

 

[ricktb]

I would def start by checking the batery terminals.. scrape off the rust and re-seat, maybe strip back the wires and re-vise. Its routine maintenance anyway, might as well eliminate that as a possiblility. next check fuel pressure, and for spark. Make sure the intake isn't clogged with a bird or anything.

 

[91 TSi GP]

Blown fuse? My car died once while driving without any warning and I checked the fuses and I blew a fuse that is in the little fuse box right on the + battery connector.