Dawrah Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 so here goes (im kinda new at this). last winter up in northern NY (ADK region) around 19 degrees F, my car would stall when i shifted from park to drive or reverse. sometimes the car was cold and i just shifted, but i would also let the car fully warm up while i desnowed the car and same problem, stalling. over spring i changed out both differential fluids and drained/refilled the tranny twice and threw in a bottle of lucas. so far this winter its been fine, 5 degree F and shifted fine in the cold. once i got home though last wk in 34 degree F, it happend -->warmed up, shifted to drive and stall. this only happens on the first shift from a parked state, never while driving. usually when i shift, my foot is fully on the brake. if the problem happens i lightly step on the brake and shift tranny does studder a little when shifting from park to drive, but not bad ideas? -power flush? -going torque converter? thx to all in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeeeeYa Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 so here goes (im kinda new at this). last winter up in northern NY (ADK region) around 19 degrees F, my car would stall when i shifted from park to drive or reverse. sometimes the car was cold and i just shifted, but i would also let the car fully warm up while i desnowed the car and same problem, stalling. over spring i changed out both differential fluids and drained/refilled the tranny twice and threw in a bottle of lucas. so far this winter its been fine, 5 degree F and shifted fine in the cold. once i got home though last wk in 34 degree F, it happend -->warmed up, shifted to drive and stall. this only happens on the first shift from a parked state, never while driving. usually when i shift, my foot is fully on the brake. if the problem happens i lightly step on the brake and shift tranny does studder a little when shifting from park to drive, but not bad ideas? -power flush? -going torque converter? thx to all in advance Your attention to maintenance is admirable. However, I doubt your stalling issue has anything to do with the transmission or your diffs. Since you do not stipulate, I have to assume you have a stock car without any 'tunes' or aftermarket parts. (otherwise you are misleading) Try disconnecting your battery for a bit, and see what happens. Who knows, maybe it has some glitch or residual learning in fuel trims that a fresh start will improve. Happy Holidays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawrah Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 well to clear up some more info then. battery has been disconnected several times, i've done audio installs and what nots, nothing that would affect drive train. that hasnt helped it really. the issue happened for the first times while i was stock last winter. since last winter, during the spring while the tuning bug hits you, ive have insalled a light weight crank pulley and cold air intake. and as you have prolly seen in my other post, ive alsp done headers and uppipe. so now my car is no longer stock but still has the issue occuring as when it was stock. i do know i need to clean the MAF, looked a bit dusty when i checked. maybe if i ever get my tune, they can help correct the issue one last note, fuel inectors are REALLy noisy, noisier than my friend's 04 FXT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FocuS Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I would get that tune soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 +1, if you are on stock tune, no bueno, especially so with the intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Thread bump. This winter I have stalled the car 3 times in the same spot on the way to work; this morning it almost stalled. I bumped the idle revs up by 125rpms using the APv2 and that seemed to help. Anyone else having problems with this? I am starting to wonder if it is injector/fueling related. It happens when the car is just warming up, where the temp needle is right around the first notch on the gauge, usually meaning 130*F. It doesn't stall while waiting at the light, it stalls when I touch the throttle. It shudders and the revs instead of going up, they go down and the motor dies. Almost like it chokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPjeep2002 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 ahahaha...mine does the same thing. when cold at a light when you give it gas from a stop it shudders like it wants to choke out. once the atf and oil warm up it goes away..i wonder if it has to do with a thicker viscosity of the fluids.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Pretty much. I keep giving myself a hard time for stalling an automatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPjeep2002 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Yupp. It feels weird at first but you get used to it since it is winter time and the car sits outside all night. I usually fix this by letting the car roll briefly and then hitting the gas pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 That's weak. I sit on the gas pedal and usually take off at 3800rpm j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPjeep2002 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 That's weak. I sit on the gas pedal and usually take off at 3800rpm j/k HAHA. The only person more anal on this forum about their 5EAT other than me is you! lol. the way me and you take care of our 5eats, they will be on stg2 for 50k without problems....psh...launching at 3800, who does that? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red98lude Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 How long have you guys ben having this issue and what are the average temps? Just curious since I haven't experienced this yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Had the issue ever since I have owned the car and it was bone stock. Never died on me back then though, it just shuddered, choke and spat. I think some of the mods I have now have exacerbated the issue to the point that it stalls the car. When there is snow on the ground so basically when the car has to "dig" to get out from a dead stop and she is cold, it may happen. As far as temps, 32*F and below. Mods that I am sure are not helping are light crank pulley, tranny mount and increased tranny line pressure due to the modified valve body. Fluid is probably thick at the time, there is resistance and the motor is running at too low revs to be able to "fight" it. Once the ATF warms up, the revs climb a bit and the problem goes away. By having increased the idle revs I have basically "forced" the car to idle a bit higher even when in gear and the ATF is cold. I feel badass having done so, as if I have a huge V8 with cams and a lumpy idle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red98lude Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Had the issue ever since I have owned the car and it was bone stock. Never died on me back then though, it just shuddered, choke and spat. I think some of the mods I have now have exacerbated the issue to the point that it stalls the car. When there is snow on the ground so basically when the car has to "dig" to get out from a dead stop and she is cold, it may happen. As far as temps, 32*F and below. Mods that I am sure are not helping are light crank pulley, tranny mount and increased tranny line pressure due to the modified valve body. Fluid is probably thick at the time, there is resistance and the motor is running at too low revs to be able to "fight" it. Once the ATF warms up, the revs climb a bit and the problem goes away. By having increased the idle revs I have basically "forced" the car to idle a bit higher even when in gear and the ATF is cold. I feel badass having done so, as if I have a huge V8 with cams and a lumpy idle This will be my first winter modded so I will watch out for it. I have already found out that my Cobb catted dp is a good bit stinkier than the stock was, atleast outside the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPjeep2002 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Same as fishbone here. had the nuicense since day1, just got worse this winter after the valve body. Just raised my idle with my AP and whola, problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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