oh no! please help car conking out on main road!

1. viciousjello Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Boston Posts: 156 Year 2000 Saxo VTR

   #1 1st March 2010, 13:36

   Hi all, i'm new here so need any help i can get, so here goes...
   
   driving home earlier giving me year 2000 vtr a bit of stick (not too much, but a bit nonetheless) and i changed into fourth, kept my toe in, and was about to change to fifth when... LOSS OF POWER... engine management light came on, and i slowed down to turn off the main road and it conked out altogether!!! after about 20 seconds the car restarted, and the light wasnt on anymore... its dangerous and i wanna know what i've broken lol
   
   so please help me!!!
2. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

   #2 1st March 2010, 15:10

   Go to your usual mechanic, have it serviced if it hasn't been done.
   
   I'd put my money on moisture on the sparks/coil pack, which triggers the problem. Especialy when it's pissing down rain like in the past 2 weeks.
3. viciousjello Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Boston Posts: 156 Year 2000 Saxo VTR

   #3 1st March 2010, 16:15

   cheers i immediately thought perhaps lambda sensor or something, is this a possibility??
4. viciousjello Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Boston Posts: 156 Year 2000 Saxo VTR

   #4 7th March 2010, 10:54

   It's done the same a couple of times since, no engine management light, took it to citroen they said could be fuel pump (no fault codes on ecu) so took it home did the same again, wouldn't restart, tapped the top of the fuel pump and car started and ran fine and has done for three days, so do i get a new pump.
5. PUG1OFF Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 chorley lancashire pr7 Posts: 401 106 s2 gti turbo,46k quicky,caddy van vr6, and a w

   #5 7th March 2010, 12:38

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by viciousjello It's done the same a couple of times since, no engine management light, took it to citroen they said could be fuel pump (no fault codes on ecu) so took it home did the same again, wouldn't restart, tapped the top of the fuel pump and car started and ran fine and has done for three days, so do i get a new pump.

   iv had this happen to me a few time . id say its the fuel pump . u can pick them up for £40
6. viciousjello Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Boston Posts: 156 Year 2000 Saxo VTR

   #6 7th March 2010, 13:05

   Cheers mate, fuel pump seems most likely to me too.
7. Sparco_Tom Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta

   #7 7th March 2010, 14:24

   get a pump i have one for £35 delivered
8. PUG1OFF Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 chorley lancashire pr7 Posts: 401 106 s2 gti turbo,46k quicky,caddy van vr6, and a w

   #8 7th March 2010, 14:29

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Sparco_Tom get a pump i have one for £35 delivered

   good price mate. as long as its not been stood for to long on a shelf.
9. Sparco_Tom Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta

   #9 7th March 2010, 14:30

   It is less that 12k old and has only just been removed
10. PUG1OFF Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 chorley lancashire pr7 Posts: 401 106 s2 gti turbo,46k quicky,caddy van vr6, and a w

    #10 7th March 2010, 15:20

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Sparco_Tom It is less that 12k old and has only just been removed

    cheap then mate buy it
11. Sparco_Tom Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta

    #11 7th March 2010, 15:21

    thanks mate, pm me for details
12. liamo90 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 nuneaton Posts: 485 clio 172 ph2

    #12 8th March 2010, 01:14

    map or throttle sensor?
13. WILLIE-SAXOVTS Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 edinburgh Posts: 536 Now vts , 106 gti, mr2 ,vts x4 , rst fiesta/escort

    #13 8th March 2010, 10:15

    exact same happened to me , my local garage put it through a check and nothing came back on the system
    
    
    it turned out to be the fuel pump , it was the last thing they checked and i got a bill for £223 wasnt good
14. headless Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 682 Saxo Vtr, Toyota MR2 Turbo 1992

    #14 9th March 2010, 02:19

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by viciousjello cheers i immediately thought perhaps lambda sensor or something, is this a possibility??

    doesnt that just measure emisions?/somethign to do with exhaust lol
15. Sparco_Tom Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta

    #15 9th March 2010, 09:42

    It adjust the air fuel mixture
16. viciousjello Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Boston Posts: 156 Year 2000 Saxo VTR

    #16 13th March 2010, 21:28

    Cheers guys, anyhow i fitted a new pump and it's spot on now, well chuffed car only cost £450 its a year 2000 with 90k on the clock and in good nick, with the pump and various odds and sods it stands me about £650
17. Saxguy Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 taunton,somerset Posts: 506 Posi blue saxo vtr Gold vtr

    #17 13th March 2010, 21:30

    have it fault code read as it could be your crank sensor
18. viciousjello Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Boston Posts: 156 Year 2000 Saxo VTR

    #18 14th March 2010, 17:19

    yep, it went in to citroen they put it on the diagnostics (£66), no fault codes, the concensus was fuel pump, i've fitted a brand new pump and problem solved.