Hi there,

I'm new to this site and wondered if anyone could give me some advice on my car.
I have a ford fiesta 1.4 zetec, 2003 plate. When it's really cold, the car will start but then cut out and I have to warm the car up for it to get to a level where I can drive it. Sometimes the car will start an I set off but it will stall and continue to stall until its warm, bit of a nightmare.
When the car is warm it's fine or if not cold it will start fine.

I've had new plugs, coil pack, ignition leads and had the engine coolant temperature sensor changed.

Is there anything else that this could be as I know nothing about carsand don't really want to go down the road of getting everything changed to resolve the problem.

Grateful for any advice anyone can provide me.
Many thanks

 

Idle speed control valve could be sticking, they do give a lot of problems on the zetec.

 

Thanks for this , I will ask someone to have a look, is it a big job to locate and change do you know??

Many thanks

 

If I remember right on these engines it sits right at the front on the side of the plastic inlet manifold, 2 8mm bolts and a wiring plug and it's off. Replacement should take no more than 5 minutes.

 

That's great. Thank you ever so much for that info, you have been a big help