# Sputtering and won't restart **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** isuzu\ **Created:** [June 17, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-and-wont-restart/90295 "2015-06-17T00:18:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davey\_smith66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@davey\_smith66](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davey_smith66)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-and-wont-restart/90295/1 "2015-06-17T00:18:43Z")
I have '88 Isuzu Trooper that has been sputtering lately. I’ll be driving for a while then all of a sudden, it will start sputtering, lose all power and die. When I try to restart it, it will go immediately back to sputtering/dying mode. It’s done it 3 times now. The first time, I waited about 20-30 minutes and was able to drive it for 5 minutes before the problem happened again. After waiting ~1 hour it started just fine and drove fine. The car drove fine for a few weeks then the same thing happened… again, after waiting a few hours, it drove fine. I didn’t have the problem again for a year and just happened again last night. Any ideas??? Thank you in advance. Dave ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-and-wont-restart/90295/2 "2015-06-17T00:20:59Z")
I would have a fuel pressure test run on your Trooper and replace the fuel filter…just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-and-wont-restart/90295/3 "2015-06-17T02:10:59Z")
Is the problem rain or moisture related? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 7:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-and-wont-restart/90295/4 "2015-06-17T07:54:33Z")
Besides the above, check the egr and fuel pump. ---
**Author:** ![davey\_smith66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@davey\_smith66](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davey_smith66)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 7:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-and-wont-restart/90295/5 "2015-06-23T07:48:27Z")
Thanks for all the comments. I was able to run it for a while in my driveway to get a better idea of what’s happening. So, it runs fine for a while, then, it will start to sputter. If I give it some gas I can keep it from dying. BUT, when I do this, it sounds bad, almost like it’s running on less than all of its cylinders. After fighting it for a minute or so, finally I can’t do anything and it dies. Could that still be fuel related? @Barkydog , no, it is not rain or moisture related. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 7:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sputtering-and-wont-restart/90295/6 "2015-06-23T07:53:17Z")
sounds like it may be a fuel pressure problem Can you hook up a fuel pressure gauge? I would think on this vehicle, you may have to tee in, as I doubt it has a fuel pressure test port When it sputters, it would be interesting to know what your fuel pressure is