Breakdown sweepstakes (no prize)

[Green Fly]

Anybody like to guess the cause of the breakdown yesterday afternoon. I have had an efi warning intermittantly for some time without any ill effects on the car. Yesterday temperature around 80 and the car lost power, just died and coasted to a stop. The car cooled and restarted only to reach the same temp and it died again. Car cooled & restarted and I managed to reach my destination before happening again. The car is now at Str8six for diagnosis, and I should hear later in the week what caused the breakdown. In the mean time would the fellow Tuscaneers like to guess the problem.

[Allandwf]

Crank sensor?

[Green Fly]

I think you maybe right. I have just done a search for it and the symptons all add up.

[Allandwf]

Had it with the Merc. Hopefully a cheap and easy fix.

[nrick]

Coil?

[nrick]

Allandwf said:

Crank sensor?

+1

[Green Fly]

Got the car back today I cannot praise str8six enough . great service and the car has been transformed. Back to the topic in hand it would appear that the fault was a combination of a blocked fuel vent pipe and water in the carbon box along with a dodgy lamba sensor. So no winners, except me as the car has returned.