Friday, November 06, 2009 - 12:46 pm, by: Chris Butler(Nutta24)
OK, so i was driving along happily yesterday, when all of a sudden the car lost power entirely for about 1/2 a second, engine coughed/skipped, and back on again. it did this about 5-6 times in a row, ABS flashed on the dash briefly, and then went back to running happily. Any ideas people?
Friday, November 06, 2009 - 03:02 pm, by: Mike Bradberry(Halflife)
Can't think that the ABS would be responsible for hesitation. How long since you changed the fuel filter? Lot of things it could be. Even a dirty battery lead.
Friday, November 06, 2009 - 08:00 pm, by: Chris Butler(Nutta24)
Thanks for the suggestions guys and girls! Havn't changed the fuel filter since i bought the car, meant to do it when i serviced it last(myself), but ran out of $$$. How long are they meant to last for?car has just (yesterday too) clicked over 160k kms.
Nina Smart wrote on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 04:39 pm:
My stereo wigs out like that sometimes
Stereo died too, and today when i went over a speed bump it cut out for a second.
Chris Butler wrote on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 12:46 pm:
ABS flashed on the dash briefly
Isn't ABS the first thing that comes up when the car runs it's diagnostic check on startup?
Andrew Duaso wrote on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 04:17 pm:
faulty tps?
How does a not too mechanically minded person check this? i'm guessing by tps you mean throttle position sensor?
Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 10:27 am, by: Matthew Sharpe(Madmatt)
Yeah, definitely a loose connection. The fact that it happened when you skipped over a bump would suggest your battery is moving around and the battery terminals are a bit loose. Could also be a poor earth connection thats cutting in and out.
I would recommend replacing the factory battery terminal connections with after market copper ones - the factory ones are really junky, and a set of solid cast copper ones doesn't cost much.
Chris Butler TryHard QLD UZZ31 Soarer GT-L V8 *31LXS*
Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 12:42 pm, by: Chris Butler(Nutta24)
I'll get onto replacing the fuel filter pronto, especially after seeing that article on dodgy fuel on ACA the other night! Battery is almost brand new, maybe 4 months old. also replaced the battery clamp and one of the terminal connectors as is just plain crumbled! i'll check the earth connection to see if it's loose or buggered.
Chris Butler wrote on Friday, November 06, 2009 - 08:00 pm:
Stereo died too, and today when i went over a speed bump it cut out for a second
^^ only the stereo cut out then, nothing else
Andrew Ferres Goo Roo WA '90 C-F Celsior V8, '84 Soarer V8
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 05:18 pm, by: Chris Butler(Nutta24)
Should i just go ahead and replace the fuel filter first and see if that helps, as i don't think it's ever been done?(previous owner did ZERO maintenance until she ran it out of water and then had to spend $3500 on engine work)
Andrew Ferres Goo Roo WA '90 C-F Celsior V8, '84 Soarer V8
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