hi, my escort rs turbo has recently bin deciding not to start! it only reali happens when its warm, it starts first time in the mornings but if i were to take it out for 20 minutes come back and turn it off it wouldnt start back up straight away....but if i were to leave it half hour or so it would start?? its becoming i very big problem at petrol stations!!!!! any ideas anyone?
thanx

 

hi did you resolve this problem as mine has just started doin this cheers

 

cold start valve over fueling when warm?????????? try unplugging it after urve started it in the morning & see what happens, wont do any harm to check (its the blue multiplug on the cold start injector under throttle body at back of inlet)

 

ok thanks if it is that can i leave it off or do i get a new 1

 

it turned out to be the pink fuel relay under the steering column, i changed that and its been fine ever since

 

FAO daz1989, something to try before you go changing the relay stated by markparker73. Next time it does it get something solid but not too heavy (small hammer would be ideal) and tap the solenoid on the starter motor. I used to have exactly the same problem on my Mk3 XR3i many years ago. When it used to get warm the solenoid would stick and would need a sturdy tap to free it. You tend to notice it at petrol stations because the engine doesn't have time to cool down in the 2-3 minutes that it takes to get fuel. Once mine had cooled down it was fine. If this doesn't work then try changing the relay.

 

Yea, my old bean tin did this too... IIRC the starter has a heatshield on there from factory, but it rots off after a while, which after time/many heat cycles causes problems starting once it gets toasty.

Thats what I was told when I put up similar symptoms all those years back... changed the starter and it was bang on again.


Cheers,
Grant

 

Can't picture the starter motor now but do you have to change the complete motor? Can you not just change the solenoid?

 

No idea mate, this was about 5 or 6 years ago now... all I remember is that I couldn't shift a bolt, got really angry and left the car in my garage on axle stands for a week before going back to it with a mate who knew what he was doing.

A new starter wasn't too pricey, so I just went for a complete replacement.


Cheers,
Grant

 

this happened to my car last year and it was the starter motor getting too hot becoz of no heatshield , u wud get away with a brand new starter but best getting heatshield aswell