Engine Stalled

[seanwhu]

Hi and help please

 

I have an 01 2.3 ghia manual , a couple of weeks ago I had loss of power when driving, the engine did not stall but power went and within a second all was normal again.

 

Saturday pulled away from cold , sitting in traffic and revs dropped as though to stall but did not.

 

Today, The wife and daughter drove about two miles and engine stalled , managed to cost on to the pavement. Everything worked but the engine would not even turn over. She was just about to call the AA when she had a final go at starting it and hey presto it started and she drove it home no problems.

 

Its due a service, last serviced Feb 07.

 

When I just started it up there was a noise that quickly went away, which was not there before , so sounded like the starter motor but would this cause the above symptoms.

 

any help welcome.

 

regards

[mk2vr6]

possible fuel pump relay? cheap place to start or not as the case be be? :rolleyes:

[El Dingo]

Or a combination of sticky starter solenoid (engine would not even turn over) and dodgy idle stabilisation valve? This doesn't explain the momentary power loss, though. Relay 27???

 

Time for the OP to do a search! :rolleyes:

[seanwhu]

possible fuel pump relay? cheap place to start or not as the case be be? :rolleyes:

 

 

Thanks

 

tried it again about half hour ago when the engine was cold started straight away but sounds like the starter motor runs on for a second or two , turned it off then tried to start it an would not turn over, tried again and bobs your uncle it went.