Important! : Engine randomly cuts out

1. JoshSmith Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2011 Telford Posts: 181 Icelandic Furio

   #1 3rd February 2013, 18:20

   Right, this has happened three or four times now, twice on cold early mornings where ive been late for work, turned the car on, let it run for 2 then while reversing off the drive the revcounter will drop and then cut out.
   
   Its happened twice while driving too when the engine is warm, most of the times when im approaching a roundabout or junction, i will drop the clutch dow to change gear and the revs will drop then when they hit around 850 the engine will sorta bog down and cut out.
   
   Any ideas?
   
   Thanks.
2. Kirky Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2010 medway Posts: 314 saxo mk2 desire

   #2 3rd February 2013, 23:41

   Stalled it
3. JoshSmith Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2011 Telford Posts: 181 Icelandic Furio

   #3 7th February 2013, 18:46

   stalled it with the clutch down?! You'd have a job.
4. CrunchMan Newbie Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 26 1996 P-Reg Saxo 1.4i VSX

   #4 7th February 2013, 18:51

   Mine was doing the same.
   I ended up replacing the map sensor, and then cleaning out the ICV with carb cleaner
   http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=174710
   
   I was having the exact same symptoms and it was a ruddy nightmare. The only thing I would say is that it'll run a bit rough whilst the carb cleaner gets sucked through and pushed out of the engine, so take it out for 10 miles or so of good driving to get it back in peak condition. Total cost to fix was a tenner for the map sensor and a fiver for carb cleaner.