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Old October 18th 05, 12:28 PM
Leon van Dommelen
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Default Stuttering and check engine light

"Christopher Muto" > wrote:

>could be, but assuming that is the reason then comes the question as to why
>the cel is still on... could it be that all the misfires have fouled the
>catalytic converter so now there is now an emissions problem?


I don't think that happens that quickly. Doesn't on mine.

Leon

>"Leon van Dommelen" > wrote in message
.. .
>> Rick Morris > wrote:
>>
>>>I was driving my 2001 MX-5 (26K, Red) around with my wife looking at the
>>>Fall colors. The car had been stuck in the garage for close to a month as
>>>I
>>>had a pallet of building supplies blocking it's egress. Anyhow, got it
>>>out
>>>an went for a nice drive. About 1/2 hour into our drive the car started
>>>acting like it was out of fuel. Almost like the ignition was being turned
>>>on
>>>an off. I got to a side street and noted that the car could not rev over
>>>1,500 rpm without intermittently losing power. The check engine light came
>>>on about that time. The car would idle but revving it above 1,500 rpm
>>>again
>>>caused it to cut power on and off. After about 5 minutes of this, the
>>>whole
>>>ting resolved and the car again drove as it always has. However, the check
>>>engine light remains on now. Again, there are no current drivability
>>>issues
>>>but the check engine light is on. Any ideas of what happened?? I hate to
>>>go
>>>to the dealer but I guess I will need to have them look at it. No problems
>>>ever before with the car. I assumed it was an electronic glitch. There
>>>was
>>>no backfiring, but the on-off power thing was almost like turning the
>>>ignition switch on and off.

>>
>> It cannot have been water in the fuel that collected at the bottom of the
>> tank while standing?
>>
>> Leon
>>
>>>Does one have to go to a Mazda dealer to see what happened or can any
>>>competent independent shop help me??
>>>
>>>Weird!
>>>
>>>Thanks for any suggestions!!
>>>
>>>Rick

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