# Engine Quitting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-quitting/37110>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** tl, acura\
**Created:** [September 25, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-quitting/37110 "2009-09-25T01:13:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jeringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@jeringer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeringer)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-quitting/37110/1 "2009-09-25T01:13:15Z")

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Twice in the last 3 months,the engine has died. In the first instance, I was coasting into a parking space; in the second, I was at a stoplight, i.e., no acceleration. On both days the ambient temperature was over 100 degrees F. The “Check Engine” light does not come on.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-quitting/37110/2 "2009-09-25T01:19:11Z")

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What year Acura? How many miles? Is all the prescribed maintenance up to date? Any other issues or prior history?

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**Author:** ![jeringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@jeringer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeringer)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-quitting/37110/3 "2009-09-25T01:31:24Z")

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Sorry, I’m new to this forum.

It is a 1999 model with 147,500 miles and is very up-to-date on its maintenance. This problem is the first I’ve had with it.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-quitting/37110/4 "2009-09-25T01:33:27Z")

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Just to rule them out, when was the last time the spark plugs, wires, oil and gas filters replaced?

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**Author:** ![jeringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@jeringer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeringer)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-quitting/37110/5 "2009-09-25T01:38:51Z")

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Probably 147,500 miles ago.

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**Author:** ![jeringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@jeringer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeringer)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-quitting/37110/6 "2009-09-25T02:52:24Z")

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Sorry, I was being facetious. Because I’ve been conscientious about maintaining the car, I had to go look at the maintenance schedule to see when these items would have been checked.  
Oil Filter–every 15,000 miles, i.e., about 145,000  
Gas Filter–doesn’t call for replacing that  
Spark plugs–105,000 miles; next one due at 210,000!  
Wires–doesn’t call for that