Stalling after 15 min drive/oil light blinking

[Swagger76]

Just got my 86 cabby and I love it. But just after the second drive around the neighborhood. The car begins to sputter and eventually stall. I wait about 30 min and I am able to drive again for 15 more min before stall. The engine oil light blinks when it stalls. Also the battery light and O2 light come on. I searched this forum but could only find when the oil light blinks when NOTHING is wrong. Something is defiantly wrong with mine. The garage that used to service it just changed the oil and filter (with what brand I dont know) and said the car was meticulously taken care of. Could it be something simple or I am I in for a hard, expensive repair. Figures this would happen the first day I got it.

[CajunSpike]

I don't have a CIS based engine, but it almost sounds like the fuel pump is dropping out as it heats up.

In any case, read up on the CIS troubleshooting guide here...

http://www.cabby-info.com/fuel.htm

All those lights are normal, when an engine shuts off.

[Swagger76]

I don't have a CIS based engine, but it almost sounds like the fuel pump is dropping out as it heats up.

In any case, read up on the CIS troubleshooting guide here...

http://www.cabby-info.com/fuel.htm

All those lights are normal, when an engine shuts off.

Being a noob and don't know **** over shinola, I 2 thought it could be a fuel pump. Is that a classic fuel pump symptom, running for like 15 min then car stalling? There are 2 on this car correct? Wonder if I could do it myself?

[CajunSpike]

Being a noob and don't know **** over shinola, I 2 thought it could be a fuel pump. Is that a classic fuel pump symptom, running for like 15 min then car stalling? There are 2 on this car correct? Wonder if I could do it myself?

At one time or another, all of us didn't know much. Thats why we came here and asked for help.

Changing the pumps are not hard. I have more experience with the 90-93 cars..wait a bit for somebody with more talent in the CIS cars to show up and say how to do it.

Tell you what...read up on this page all about the fuel system in your car(CIS).
There is a trouble shooting page on it, also.

This piece sounds like your issue

cabby-info quote:
Car dies when hot: If the car dies, or tries to stall (sputters) when the engine is warm/hot, it's possible that the fuel pumps are overheating (this is especially true if the fuel tank is low on fuel). This is usually an indication that the fuel pumps are on their way out. On CIS cars, it's advised that you replace both pumps at the same time, unless one pump was recently replaced (or if the car has no transfer pump). Nine times out of ten, when only one pump is replaced, problems still exist and the second pump then needs to be replaced.
unquote.

http://www.cabby-info.com/fuel.htm

[Swagger76]

At one time or another, all of us didn't know much. Thats why we came here and asked for help.

Changing the pumps are not hard. I have more experience with the 90-93 cars..wait a bit for somebody more talent in the CIS cars to show up and say how to do it.

Tell you what...read up on this page all about the fuel system in your car(CIS).
There is a trouble shooting page on it, also.

This piece sounds like your issue

cabby-info quote:
Car dies when hot: If the car dies, or tries to stall (sputters) when the engine is warm/hot, it's possible that the fuel pumps are overheating (this is especially true if the fuel tank is low on fuel). This is usually an indication that the fuel pumps are on their way out. On CIS cars, it's advised that you replace both pumps at the same time, unless one pump was recently replaced (or if the car has no transfer pump). Nine times out of ten, when only one pump is replaced, problems still exist and the second pump then needs to be replaced.
unquote.

http://www.cabby-info.com/fuel.htm

u guys rock!!! Sounds like thats it!! But I don't know if ill tackle it myself yet... We'll see.

[briano1234]

u guys rock!!! Sounds like thats it!! But I don't know if ill tackle it myself yet... We'll see.

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