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Old 11-15-2012, 05:09 AM   #6
stephe57
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As I was reversing out of my driveway I stalled the car and then when I restarted it, the engine came on for about 3 seconds and then turned it's self off and this happened a few times so I had to keep my foot on the pedal reving it up until I managed to get it back into the driveway and then it was fine again.

Does anyone know what happened today?

What I have seen happen in most cases is that when the car is stalled, a very low oil pressure reading is store in the DME. The car will go into what I will call "Limp Mode" as it might not be sure its okay to start.

Just a thought.
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