when my car is parked or stopped for a little time or when im in park and turn the wheel it will cutt off on me i took it to a transmission place awhile back and the guy sprayed something on some part of the engine and said it was dirty/coroded and the problem stopped for a couple of months he said i should spray it on the spot that he sprayed it on once a month and ididnt im just wondering does anyone know the spray he used and where do i spray it or what can i do fix the problem besides paying an mechanic? because i do not know what spray he used or what part of the engine he sprayed it on to clean it !!!

please reply i need help on this im tired of my car cutting off on me =(

 

ahhhhhh help anybody or can a mechanic help me out there with this issue ?

 

RPMs normally drop a little when you turn the wheel while stopped/in park. At what RPM do you idle? Do you have a CEL on?

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i dont know what an cel is but when im in park and turn the wheel the enigine will cutt off

 

CEL means Check Engine Light. Normally, it you're in park and you turn the wheel, the RPMs will drop slightly. What is your idle RPM?

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I just re-read your original post, and I think what you need is a new battery and cable terminals.

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well um my check engine light is not on but i do have a new battery but not cables are u sure its cables cause when the guy sprayed the stuff the problem stopped soon , but my car barely much cutts off now but it does still haave an jumping problem like my car will feel like its shifting when im not trying to

 

You still haven't answered my question: WHAT IS YOUR IDLE RPM? The "stuff" he sprayed was probably a battery cleaner. Anyhow, take your battery and have it tested at your local Kragen/auto parts store. More likely than not, it'll come back as bad. Worst case scenario is that your alternator is on it's way out and can't keep up with the demand, or that you are running only on the alternator because your battery is dead. One answer to the blinking light/car jerking is a bad ground on the battery terminal, but if the battery itself is shot, then it won't matter how tight that cable is.

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umm no battery is good its brand new and not bad cause bought it less than month ago and rpm hits from 3-5 and no it was not battery cleaner because i saw where he sprayed it but for got where exactly but was sure it was not near the battery

 

just because the battery is brand new does not mean that it is good... there is a chance that you could have gotten a defective battery.. the only real way to know is to get the battery tested....

if you don't remember the part or the spray that was used, why don't you go back to the mechanic and ask??? just seems like a simple fix to me if you already know someone that has the answer... i don't think we can just guess the stuff that he used where since there are possibly a million different combinations out there... good luck and let us know how it turns out...

 

I'm having trouble believing it's a battery unless he has to jump start it every time.
Does the car otherwise run fine?
It could be the idle air control valve getting stuck.
It's located close to where the throttle cable attaches to the throttle body.
It should idle at about 700 rpm when it's working right.

 

As you might have noticed, I have asked him 3 times and yet he still hasn't told me the idle RPM. I had a similar thing happen whith one of my Accords and it had a bad ground.

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well i did go back and ask the transmission place a longtime ago i went to at 1st to get the answer but the guy who use to work there dont work there any more and they told me ask the other mechanics and they said they dont know what he did and yes i went to local autozone today and battery was tested good

 

If you still have the problem, you need to help us help you.
Sorry if this it too obvious, but you might not know...
The other large gauge in your dash is the tachometer. It measures engine revolutions per minute (rpms), in thousands. 1 on the gauge is 1000 rpm.
It should read about 700 rpms in park or neutral, maybe a little less in drive or reverse.
Does the car run smooth? Or does it shake at idle?
Let us know the answers to these, and we can probably help you.

Go90go's answer fits best with 'he sprayed something'.
Check for a wire or cable that runs from the engine to the body or frame of the car. Make sure that the connections at each end are clean and tight.

 

umm the car jumps some time wen i drive , like it will jerk like uhh wen ill jus be pressing pedal it will feel like i pushed da gas harder but i didnt , and ways my bad about the idle rpms thingie or watever how can i test my idle rpms in park i will go test it tonight and let yall know

 

some kinda of idle sensor in the throttle body maybe? I forgot what its was called.

 

Idle control, TPS, those things can throw off the car. This is how you test your idle:

1) Get in the car.
2) Start the car.
3) When the car is warmed up, look at the tachometer.
4) Post here what you see. Be sure to tell us if it's jumpy, or faltering.

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uhh nothings jumpy but it stays on the line right before the "1"

 

It should read about 700 rpms in park or neutral, maybe a little less in drive or reverse.

i know when im driving it goes over 700 rpms like maybe the 2 or 3ks it just jumps that high outta no where when not trying to

 

Idle control sensor.....

dammit, go90go beat me to it haha

 

What?

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he said it should be a little under 700 rpms when driving and mine goes over that when driving

 

The tachometer tells you the engine speed. Gas pedal, which gear, and vehicle speed will all affect engine speed.

 

Somebody with a 1G post up a picture of the engine to chassis ground so Longsta will see what needs to be fixed.