Need some help. Ive used the search function but im still at a loss.

My S2 has developed an intermittent problem. Basically the car has been running fine but last week I had been driving for about 20 minutes and the car felt like it hesitated. When I was pulling up at traffic lights I put the car in neutral and kept the revs at about 2000rpm as I didn't want car to stall but then the car just died and the ignition lights came on.

I then bump started the car as I still has some momentum and i got another few yards before it cut out again.

I had to be towed home in the end as even when the car did start it would cut out sometimes immediately or sometimes a few minutes later.

The car is now starting fine and running again with no problems, done about 20 miles but after the local garage looked over it (with the car having no problem at the time) they are thinking its an ignition fault?

Anyone shed any light on the subject? As im just waiting for it to break down again so don't really want to go far in the car or make plans.

 

Could well be ignition fault, as if fuelling it would be a bit more gradual as it ran out.
Really need it to conk out, then check for a spark, output at ignition amp etc, could even be a dicky coil overheating, if you have any spares might be a good time to substitute bits to try to get to the cause.
tabetha

 

i had the same prob on my old s2 came down to a coil overheating hope
you get it sorted

 

Annoying really as if it has a permanent fault at least someone could look it it and figure out the issue is but with it not occurring all the time its difficult to get to the bottom of it.

If im honest my knowledge is basic at best which doesn't really help!

 

i had exactly this prob on my old s2 an it turned out to be distributor, is the little black plug on top broken loose?

 

dont take it to alan jefferys or ap motors iv been told woodford motorsport in totnes are very good give them a ring

 

Had a visit to Alan Jeffery on the weekend but in fairness to them the car was running faultless so it was hard for them to pin point anything wrong when the car was running fine. He did mention it had been a while since he worked on a rs turbo so he wanted to do some reading to get himself up to speed.

They saw nothing obvious that was wrong so couldn't help much at the time. The distributor looked in good order.

Ill try and give Woodford motorsport a call just to see if they might be able to shed some light on the subject, im assuming working on these cars is something they have experience with?

 

Update

After a few weeks of it being problem free the problem has come back again. Car is booked into Woodford Garage for the morning so fingers crossed.

It definitely seems like an electrical fault though.

Im not sure if this is related but when the car does conk out and I try to start it again, when I turn the car over the starter motor will spin very quickly and the rev counter will not move. When I turn the ignition on and off again and try again the starter motor will not spin as quick and my rev counter needle will move, the car will only ever start when this happens.

Ive actually recorded it on my phone so i might even put a video up as im sure it would be clearer to actually see what im trying to describe.

My wise old dad thinks it is an electrical fault and described it too me as something is not triggering it to spark but we are unsure what?

 

Well I decided to up date this post just as I use the search function a fair bit and I always wonder if people ended up fixing there problem they post about.

Took it to Woodford Garage in Totnes who put the problem down to a fried fuel pump relay. The plastic looked slightly melted but not that I would have really noticed but when you took it apart you could clearly see it was fried.

New fuel pump relay fitted and all seems well so far so fingers crossed!