brus brother Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 It's happened to a friend's car a few times now... going uphill in a 96 Legacy (150,000 miles) the car stalls out. Pull to side of road. Turn car off few minutes start and all is well. Any suggestions? Car has had fairly routine maintenance. Where to start?? There is a post about failing ignition relays but didn't seem isolated to uphill conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 There was one with a fuel pickup problem that did that a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unobtainium Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 ...Pull to side of road. Turn car off few minutes start and all is well. Any suggestions? ... Clean the PCV valve since that is very cheap. Then clean the IAC valve. If you search you will find instructions for IAC cleaning. Next consider changing the fuel filter if it hasn't been done recently. Any codes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Does it seem to happen right when you start going uphill or after you're going uphill for some period of time? Could maybe tap in a fuel pressure gauge and tape to outside of windshield to see what happens to fuel pressure going up hills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brus brother Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 Will Autozone free code readers work on a 96? Is this an OBDI or OBDII or an Obi-Wan Kenobi? The owner claims his light is "always" on, that he goes into the shop, they reset it and it comes back on after a while... go figure. Any codes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Will Autozone free code readers work on a 96? Is this an OBDI or OBDII or an Obi-Wan Kenobi? The owner claims his light is "always" on, that he goes into the shop, they reset it and it comes back on after a while... go figure. Sure they will, its fully ODBII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahDL88 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 my ASE .02 cents lean towards the fuel filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoomer Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 I agree, And yes my OBDII readers will do it autozone but only if check engine light is on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1pig Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 the light may "always" be on, but there is a reason for it... though it may not be the cause of the stalling problem. as stated, it defintiely sounds like a fuel delivery problem. how is the performance on flat ground? any trouble hitting/maintaining interstate speeds? if not, then it may NOT be the fuel filter. more likely to be the pickup in the tank... which begs the question. exactly how steep is this hill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 A cheap actron reader from pepboys reads the codes on my '96 legacy with no problem, '96 actually has to be ODBII per federal requirements I believe. I've climbed steep winding grades with this '96 with no issues but with a full tank of gas, maybe if there's not much in the tank it can run the pickup dry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Boncyk Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 From personal experience, if there is a scant amount of gas left in the tank, then you can stall the car going uphill on moderate grades. I made the mistake of telling my wife that there was plenty of gas in my Outback for her to run a short errand just a couple of weeks ago. Sure enough, she chose the "steep" route to the store, and stalled it out about 1/2 way there. She called me, I showed up, we pushed the car so it was facing downhill, I promptly started it up and drove home. Boy, was she P.O.'ed! :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brus brother Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 Jeesh, can't even push a car by herself;) we pushed the car so it was facing downhill Boy, was she P.O.'ed! :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 With a dying filter or pump you often get it at speed all the time. If this car has dual pickups and pumps that is more to go wrong. Pickups sometimes rust off a bit high and don't get the last of the fuel on hills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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