was driving along, rev counter bounced a little then the engine cut out, then wouldn't start, you can here the fuel pump prime and the engine turns over.


THEN 15 minutes later tried it again and it started, ticked over fine, drove off, got about a mile, then the same happened again, left it 15 mins and it started again, pulled up on my drive, left it running and it was fine, turned it off and on several times and all is ok.

Any ideas?

 

crank sensor gets my vote

 

hmm, maybe, i was think more along the lines of coil

 

There are many options but the Ign Amp is a high suspect, as are the multiplugs on the firewall.

 

wiring loom?

 

right after some investigation it appears i am not getting any spark from the coil, changed the coil and the ignition amp, still nothing, would i be right in thinking this is now likelly to be crank sensor?

 

I would suggest crank sensor too.

 

check for play in your dizzy shaft,to much play and your phase sensor will loose the signal etc

 

also the phase sensor in the dizzy!wht it was with mine

 

i would also put a new phase sensor in 4 what they cost & a crank sensor, failing that and what u have already changed probably try another ecu!

 

mate iam having the very same thing happening to mine ad i have tryed everything

changed all the sensors and i mean every single one with no joy
i span it over and a mate of mine wiggled the loom in verious places and still no joy

then after speaking to my mate dan @ rapid ford he said to spin it over and wiggle the 3 multi plugs on the bulk head
wiggled the one closest to the battery and nothing
then the middle and no joy
then the one closest to the turbo and it sprung to life

not 100% if thats the cause as iam waiting to see if it cuts out again will keep you posted
and if you find out anything then please let me know
thanks

 

right, just changed the crank sensor, did nothing, unplugged the ecu and plugged it back in runs fine, taken it for a drive for a couple of hours and all runs fine, so infact i have no idea what the problem was!

 

have you checked for play in your dizzy shaft?not the rotor arm but the shaft it sits on?

 

i had a similar fault but mine was the fuel filter. You said that the rev counter flickered which means its an electrical fault somewhere. I hope you have sorted it.

 

Rev counter can be phase/crank sensor

I had the cut out then start again, and firing was all over the place, it was the plug to the crank sensor not plugged in properly

 

yep dizzy shaft is fine

 

Thought you had fixed this i was just speakin to rich?

 

check the pins in the ecu plug m8 u may have a dodgy connection, coz all them sensors etc run to there also try the engine harness plugs under bonnet they may b corroded

 

it is fixed but i have no idea what has solved it!

 

Does that mean your comin ford fair?

 

yup, is your up and running yet?

 

Oh yes the car's up and runnin, spendin the next couple of day's cleaning bits n bob's ready 4 sunday. Me n staffi r travelin up sunday if u fancy comin, although think we r leavin early

 

sounds good mate, i said i would give Pete a call on Sat to discus

 

your a lucky bastard mine is still cutting out every day now changed all the sensors and still it cuts out
only when it gets to a certain temp
ive ran out of ideas now but i will try the ecu plug tomorrow if that dont cure it then i got this funny feeling its gonna catch fire one night very soon

 

well changed the blue water temp sensor for a new one and ignition amp and touch wood all is fine now

 

water temp sensors are a pain in the arse. Mine used to misfire when it got warm. I changed it and it was ok.