Mitsubishi Eclipse Forum : “car problems: engine died and so the the power steering... any suggestions on wh...”

it could be your belt or it could be your coil pack went. your car wont have power steering if the engine dies

How many miles are on the car? We with this we know your timing belt isn't gone, check and do a coil test, the DSM way, take a screw driver and stick
that sucker in the spark plug socket and move it close to metal which in case never ends well or get a tester,

hey disconnect your battery and try starting it if it runs for a little while you have a bad cam senor i had one on my 99 spyder .. but try disconnecting the battery for a a minute or two and try starting it if it runs its a bad cam senor and will it you say it died can you start it and it just revs up and then dies?

1. the idiot above, this car is not a dsm, this is a chrysler, dsm are the turbo model only including 1gs. 3g's are not dsm!

2. Your altenator belt could have snapped, causing your battery to die, your car to over hear and no power steering.

3. If this is not it, double check AIR FUEL AND SPARK.

4. depending on when your timing belt was done last it could have slipped.

5. you could have a crank angle sensor could be bad.

keep us poster!

BAHAHA I had to laugh at the idiot above, from the years 90-99 are DSMs, Diamond Star Motors, they produced the Plymouth Laser, FWD and AWD,
Mitsubishi Eclipse, FWD nt: FWD t: AWD t, and Eagle Talons, FWD nt: FWD t, AWD t. You make me laugh.

If you want to get technicall with it 1gs are true dsms...with the 6 bolts. also 2gs are also concider dsms but they are not full dsm. and also i ment to put 1g's and 2gs.

Solution:  Get rid of the bloody thing and pick yourself a R3X Skyline.....lol

Lol ross,yes to the idiot above him.Before you flap YOUR gums about 2g eclipses/talon NOT being dsm's,do some searching.Google helps.Up until i think 96,they are true dsm's.with that out of the way.ur both right. want to be real technical,95 is considered the last year for the dsm.up until mid year 95,its on the door tag when it was manufactured.but all 2g's can be considered dsm.up until oct 95. now 2gA/b..97-99 95-96.diffrent bumpers,color matched door handles.blah blah blah.and galaxie,not to keep starting crap.6bolts and 7bolts were in 1gs.right? i.e. turbos.i might be wrong so correct me if i am.that damn crankwalk sucks.  Anyway ashley,i hope you got that car rolling again.And simon, only in our dreams :)

hey my car did the same the tentioner pully went out on the timeing belt

7 bolt motors are americanized you idiots. haha get some real fucking knowledge. they were made by chrysle but still known as dsms because of the different motor than the non turbo.. 6 bolts are mad by mitsu. you guys are all fucking idiots have fun in your riced out shit boxes

it can be a number of things start from square one check to see if the engine has spark or fuel, if one of them is missing go from there, could be a timing belt, coil pack, crankshaft or camshaft sensor, its hard to say see what its not getting, probely spark and go from there.

hey guys he is askin for help as to why his car is not running not what type of engine or computer syetem he has.

disconnect your battery and try starting it????????? hello the battery is what helps start it.

Idler pulley