850 T5 mystery
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Hi guys,
ive just bought a 850 T5 which has a strange running problem, it will suddenly just cut out for no reason. When you restart, it will run for a few seconds and cut out again. After 5-10 mins, it will start and all will be well!
The guy i bought it from said he changed the fuel pump relay, but im not sure which one it is [under fuse box?] to check and i can hear the fuel pump running.
Any ideas?
thanks in advance
ive just bought a 850 T5 which has a strange running problem, it will suddenly just cut out for no reason. When you restart, it will run for a few seconds and cut out again. After 5-10 mins, it will start and all will be well!
The guy i bought it from said he changed the fuel pump relay, but im not sure which one it is [under fuse box?] to check and i can hear the fuel pump running.
Any ideas?
thanks in advance
It lives!!!!!!!!!!!!
Called RAC in the end, and after nearly 2 hours, they diagnosed, possibly, the main relay because the lamda symbol was not displayed on the dash. As they couldnt find said relay, I said I would get one and try it, but as he took his laptop off the top hose, I spotted a grey relay next to the bigger black cooling fan relay. As i pulled it off, a cable snapped off due to corrosion, it is behind the grille I suppose, once remade it started first time, and has been fine ever since.
So I now have a spare rotor arm, dist cap, idle control valve, cam sensor,
crank sensor, coil and amplifier, fuel pump and pump relay.
Basically, look for the lamda light on the dash, if its not there, check main relay!
Cheers for all the ideas anyway guys
Called RAC in the end, and after nearly 2 hours, they diagnosed, possibly, the main relay because the lamda symbol was not displayed on the dash. As they couldnt find said relay, I said I would get one and try it, but as he took his laptop off the top hose, I spotted a grey relay next to the bigger black cooling fan relay. As i pulled it off, a cable snapped off due to corrosion, it is behind the grille I suppose, once remade it started first time, and has been fine ever since.
So I now have a spare rotor arm, dist cap, idle control valve, cam sensor,
crank sensor, coil and amplifier, fuel pump and pump relay.
Basically, look for the lamda light on the dash, if its not there, check main relay!
Cheers for all the ideas anyway guys
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