car died while driving

[audiorailroad]

Driving home yesterday car simply died while going down the road without warning. Threw it in neutral restarted and it refired. Drove another mile and a half and it popped backfired and tried to die again spitting and carrying on the died again and would not restart. Pulled it home with a pal and tried to start again and it fired right up. I suspect a fuel problem what do you guys think?

[Fastbird]

Try an ICM.

[audiorailroad]

Do u think so its got 180,000 miles if so where do I get a new one

[popo8]

I always start with the same thing when I have no clue... start with fuel pressure. Make sure ur getting proper fuel pressure and once that is confirmed we can go from there.

Also...did it just DIE... or has it been progressively getting harder to start... have u noticed any stumbles or anything not "healthy" recently???

[popo8]

Do u think so its got 180,000 miles if so where do I get a new one

Of u chose to go that route first...we have 2 vendors on here that I believe can get u one.

[audiorailroad]

Its been startin a little harder than normal and ssome very slight stumbles at idle. Im gonna check fuel pressure when i get back home.

[audiorailroad]

But yeah it just died roolin down the road no warning at all. Im gettin a winter beater in a coupleb9f days so the z can sit till for the winter

[popo8]

Ok... let us know what unfind with fp.

[shippy8907]

I had the same thing happen to me. Ended up being a broken wire to the coil. I'd check fuel pressure then see if you can start it and wiggle the harness that runs to the ICM and coil and see if that makes it cut out. If so, you have a bad connection. The parts stores can check the ICM's too, but be sure they check them like 4-5 times in a row so you know that it still works even when its warmed up.

[audiorailroad]

Its the ICM and the coilwiggles around inside its steel bracket. I'm replacing them both.