# 1993 Mazda 626, 126K miles Car Won't Stay Turned On; dies when stopped (ie, stop sign)

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-mazda-626-126k-miles-car-wont-stay-turned-on-dies-when-stopped-ie-stop-sign/31632>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mazda, 626\
**Created:** [June 9, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-mazda-626-126k-miles-car-wont-stay-turned-on-dies-when-stopped-ie-stop-sign/31632 "2009-06-09T14:52:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![BISBEEGAL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@BISBEEGAL](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BISBEEGAL)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-mazda-626-126k-miles-car-wont-stay-turned-on-dies-when-stopped-ie-stop-sign/31632/1 "2009-06-09T14:52:58Z")

</div>

Car will not hold an idle; dies. Have recently replaced the distributor, water pump, timing belt and valve cover gasket. 1993 Mazda 626, 126K miles

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1993-mazda-626-126k-miles-car-wont-stay-turned-on-dies-when-stopped-ie-stop-sign/31632/2 "2009-06-09T15:05:27Z")

</div>

The next time you come to a stop, with your left foot firmly on the brake, slightly step on the accelerator pedal. If doing this prevents the engine from stalling, there’s a problem with the idle air control circuit. This could be caused from a dirty throttle body/idle air control valve, or a defective idle air control valve.

Tester