hi ,
i was out today driving mouses escort cos,we didnt drive it hard ,we drove for about 8 miles and everything was good,then we stopped at a motorists shop,i parked up,still everything was good,then when i started the engine,it started ok,then the oil pressure reading dropped like a rev counter,and the engine died,then when i tried to start it again,it didnt realy want to start,but when it did,we hed to keep the revs above approx 1500 rpm to stop it cutting out and stalling,we took it the 1/2 mile home slowly, started it as it stalled again trying to park,and there was BLACK smoke from the exhaust,

we let it cool down for 2 hours, and it started first turn of the key, the oil pressure stayed as it should, so i drove it down the road, and as i stopped again to reverse, the oil pressure dropped into the red, (slowly again as if it was a rev counter,)and it died, started a bit rough,and its now sitting outside,

has anyone got any clues to what it might ! be, ie sensors, are there any i can unplug to see if it runs ok,???????????

any help or guidence would be appreciated,

cheers and thanks in advance
dave and mouse