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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 02:25 PM
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I got a 98 neon sohc 5 speed and it keeps stalling. While I'm driving it just cuts out. If I hit the gas nothing happens and it will stall as soon as I take it out of gear. Then it doesn't want to start back up. It usually happened when I was on the gas pretty hard but now it will barely start and stall as soon as I put it in gear and start moving. I already changed my plugs and wires. I also put in a brand new fuel pump assembly. I'm out of ideas. Oh, the check engine light isn't on either. Last site I posted this on people asked me if my battery was dead so if anyone thinks of something that simple keep it yourself. It wouldn't run in the first place with a dead battery. Anyway, I appreciate any answers i can get here.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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UPDATE...
I got it running again. All I did was make sure all my sensor connections were good and it started right up. Now I have a check engine light. Code 21 and 4?... I'm not sure what the second code was but it was forty something and was for the asd relay circuit. The 21 I know is o2 sensor. Anyone have any idea what might be causing this?
 
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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The asd relay. I would reset the PCM and see if you get any codes after that. Disconnect the negative battery terminal for 30 minutes and drive the car for a little while. Then check the codes.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 10:16 PM
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The ASD relay sends power to the O2 sensors, as well as the fuel injectors and coilpack. If the relay is going bad, you can swap it with a known good one (horn, for example) for now. The relay will kick off completely if it loses crank signal, but that doesn't sound like the issue.

Best of luck!
 
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Old Jan 3, 2006 | 02:20 AM
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I got it running today after checking a few sensor connections. I got a code 21 so could a bad o2 be the case?
 
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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 09:16 AM
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There are a bunch of things that will throw a code 21. If you can, get it to a place that reads codes for free, like Autozone. That will narrow things down a lot.
 
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