any suggestions please!
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Last night I was on my way back from the local TVRCC meet with the car running as good as always, when for no reason at all the engine just died on the motorway.
Managed to pull over ok and tried to restart it but nothing. Pushed all the leads and king pin on, new bosch coil, and tried to restart but nothing. After a few more attempt I noticed that the relay was clicking under the dash but the fuel pump was NOT priming yet I could hear the engine trying to rumble back into life. I left it about 5 minutes and tried one last time and she starts straight away.
Drove about 10 miles and sounded perfect, then coming off the motorway died again? Same symptoms enging trying to fire, fuel pump not priming, after a couple of minutes engine starts (without fuel pump priming!). I got to within 2 miles of home and died again.
I eventually arrived in my garage switched off tried to restart and nothing?
What could this be? The only unusual thing I noticed was a very slight whinning noise (possibly fuel pump?) from the back of the car. I am thinking fuel pump and immobiliser problem but dont know where to start. Any one got any ideas?
PS - just started the car this morning and all seems fine again. I think a test drive is called for! Where is my break down cover....
Managed to pull over ok and tried to restart it but nothing. Pushed all the leads and king pin on, new bosch coil, and tried to restart but nothing. After a few more attempt I noticed that the relay was clicking under the dash but the fuel pump was NOT priming yet I could hear the engine trying to rumble back into life. I left it about 5 minutes and tried one last time and she starts straight away.
Drove about 10 miles and sounded perfect, then coming off the motorway died again? Same symptoms enging trying to fire, fuel pump not priming, after a couple of minutes engine starts (without fuel pump priming!). I got to within 2 miles of home and died again.
I eventually arrived in my garage switched off tried to restart and nothing?
What could this be? The only unusual thing I noticed was a very slight whinning noise (possibly fuel pump?) from the back of the car. I am thinking fuel pump and immobiliser problem but dont know where to start. Any one got any ideas?
PS - just started the car this morning and all seems fine again. I think a test drive is called for! Where is my break down cover....
Edited by quattrophenia on Wednesday 13th April 12:32
this type of fault could be anything, but for what its worth here are a few things I would do in your situation,
Slacken off the fuel cap, thinking along the lines of a vac in the fuel tank leading to fuel starvation or maybe a blockage in the fuel filter.
Fault on one or both of the relays in the passenger foot well, laying on top of the battery, May be worth checking them or just replacing them,
Fault on the ignition circuit,maybe a faulty ignition switch (if the power was intermittent it may lead to the chattering from the relay) and gets worse as the part heats up, but works OK when it cools down.
Phil
Slacken off the fuel cap, thinking along the lines of a vac in the fuel tank leading to fuel starvation or maybe a blockage in the fuel filter.
Fault on one or both of the relays in the passenger foot well, laying on top of the battery, May be worth checking them or just replacing them,
Fault on the ignition circuit,maybe a faulty ignition switch (if the power was intermittent it may lead to the chattering from the relay) and gets worse as the part heats up, but works OK when it cools down.
Phil
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