so i was driving yesterday in the rain normally & all of a sudden, my 05' evo just shuts off, rpm's & mph drop on the gauges but all electric is still working like normal but it just wouldn't start. i tried to start it twice but for a short time only. i didn't run over any huge *** puddle or anything & i'm using the stock airbbox w/a ralliart filter. any ideas WTF happened?

 

Did you pull the spark plug wires and make sure your plugs aren't submerged in water?

 

does it still crank?

 

any smoke?

 

no, i didn't cuz i never even went through any puddles or anything. when i opened the hood, everything including the filter box was dry.

yeah, it still cranks.

no smoke.

the car's @ mitsubishi right now cuz it's still under warranty. they better not make me pay for anything. i don't even drive it that hard & it's never been tracked.

it's acting like my old civic did when the timing belt snapped . but how could that happen when i only got 29k miles?

 

intercooler pipe came loose......

 

is that what happens when the IC pipe comes loose?
i hope that's all it is.

 

Yes, your car can just die all of a sudden if your IC pipe pops off. It's happened to me . If your timing belt goes, your car will also just die. You would probably get check engine light concerning the crank trigger sensor if the belt let go. Anyway, I hope it's nothing too serious. Good luck.

 

I would guess you blew a fuse. If the timing belt snapped the engine would make bad noises as you tried to start it. If the IC piping popped off the car usually still starts and idles, although a little rough, and may die off after a few seconds or just stay running. It's also incredibly unlikely that you popped an intercooler coupler off if you weren't under boost.

-Paul

 

Sounds like the engine fuse to me to......Either in fuse box under hood or fuse box above the clutch......

 

hmmm...ive been having the same issues all of a sudden in my car. not even in the rain, just whenever. rpms dip down real low and it seems like it wants to die while in nuetral stopped. im 100% stock with only 18k miles on my 05

 

well, i just got it back from mitsubishi & they said the ECU fuse went. don't know how the hell that could've happened but thank god it wasn't anything serious. thanks guys for all the input!

 

stuck BOV? warranty. Use it.

 

I had a problem with mine blowing ended up being o2 sensor underneath car touching the chases..........


either way always carry a bunch of fuses a flashlight and socket set for IC piping for if you own a Evo these will come in handy....Just my advice....