It wont stay running

1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
15,500 MILES
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T.FRIDAY
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It will crank but wont stay running. I have changed the fuel filter and it acted like that fixed it. I drove it about 5 or 6 miles, and it just cut off. So I changed the fuel filter again. Now it crank but wont run. Changed the fuel relay, put more gas in and nothing changed. It is getting 50lbs. of fuel pressure. So I dont think it is the fuel pump. Any ideas?
Mar 17, 2012 at 8:50 PM
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CADIEMAN
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if u spray it will it start?
Mar 17, 2012 at 8:55 PM
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T.FRIDAY
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I will have to get some ether
Mar 17, 2012 at 8:58 PM
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T.FRIDAY
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The car starts just fine. It just wont stay running. I can make it run for about a minute or so giving it gas, but it sounds awful and black smoke coming out of the back
Mar 17, 2012 at 9:03 PM
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CADIEMAN
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Sounds like a MAF sensor, check for trouble codes
Mar 18, 2012 at 6:33 PM
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T.FRIDAY
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If you would actually read what I posted you would kno that I'm getting 50psi!
Mar 18, 2012 at 7:50 PM
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AMY DEWITTE
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Bonnevills has a recall on a Fuel Pressure Regualtor. get your vin# (last 8 #'s and letters) and call pontiac. They will fix for free.
Mar 31, 2012 at 4:09 PM
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DJCL
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How is it going . Did you get it running
Apr 1, 2012 at 12:36 PM
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T.FRIDAY
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Yep. Mass air flow sensor
Apr 1, 2012 at 3:26 PM
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DJCL
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Good to hear its fixed
Apr 1, 2012 at 4:05 PM
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CADIEMAN
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glad to hear.we will be here.
Apr 1, 2012 at 5:42 PM
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ASHLEE MARIE
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Okay so I'm hopeless about my car. I have a 1999 Bonneville SE. Not supercharged. Originally the engine would turn on and it would start but then die after a couple seconds. Then I changed the EGR valve and the Mass Airflow sensor, AND spark plug wires and it would run for longer and stay idling. But when I put it into gear it would die and backfire. THEN I changed the spark plugs because the scanner was throwing a random cylinder misfire, which was i assumed to be spark plugs because I just replaced the coils and the wires and everything. Now I try to start it and it's back to square one. dies right away and backfires. I've put over 350 dollars into this thing to fix it and I still cant figure it out.
Jun 11, 2019 at 9:53 AM
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These have a oil pressure switch that runs the fuel pump and cuts it off if there is no or low oil pressure. I would check your engine oil and then check the sensor. Below is the location. Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.

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Jun 17, 2019 at 12:12 PM