ay up mate
thanks for ya help,
iv'e got an escort gti, the revs was stuck at 3000, so i disconected the battery to reset the ecu and it seemed to do the trick, but when the car got hot it started to miss or simmer so they say at ford and lose power until i put the accelorater to the floor then it would shoot off. also had a rattle under the car, took it to ford at castleford told them what was going on, booked it in they said it was the spark plugs plus a broken wire on the coil. payed £96, on the way home it started to do the same thing, so took it back and they booked it in again, this time they said the coil was going so they changed it, and said it was fine now, payed £106 took it for a spin, and hay presto it started doing the same, so took it back they booked it in yet again, this time it was the wiring loom which they said was a common fault on the escorts which split and got water in, changed it payed £384, got it back took it for a spin and the same happend again but also lost all power. took it back now they had it for 2 weeks, then got a call saying the cat has gone but i knew that cos thats what the rattle was at first, also the thermostat had gone + poteniometer, what ever that is, and a sensor, payed £447 thinking i would get a refund for the other jobs done which seems to me what was done for nowt. i questioned the machanic and he said the damage to the wiring loom caused the other faults, please can you shed some light on this?


ps start date 27/12/05 finish date 21/2/06. is this normal

thanks
toniboy