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turbo32
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cutting out problem

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Hi again got a very strange cutting out problem
i will try to explane,
you can be driving along no problem and all of a suddon the car will just cut out
odd time it will start straight away again,some times it will take between 10 to 40 mins to start
then of it goes again as if nothing was wrong,no engine managment light comes on and there is no patern to this happening :?

any help would be great
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GrandadMonkey
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Have you tried taking the fuel filler cap off when this happens? I had a similar problem on a Peugeot 305 many years ago. It would travel about 10 miles and then cut out. It turned out to be a blocked petrol tank breather pipe. You could here the woosh of the vacuum when the cap was undone. Cleared that breather pipe out and it was right as rain again.

However, if yours is happening more quickly than that then it suggests an electrical rather than a fuel line issue. Battery/earth lead/connections, ignition switch, immobiliser ring, crankshaft sensor, or something of that ilk.
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Could be a failing crank trigger
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whats a failing crank trigger
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I think Capncol means the crankshaft position sensor, the last specific item that I mentioned in my previous post. When these fail they fail to produce the necessary signal to produce a spark at the spark plugs so the engine will not run.

Not expensive, nor that difficult to replace.
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could they fail intermittently
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Typically when hot.
They are made of a coil of fine copper wire. If it has a high resistance break, heat can expand the coil and pull the broken ends apart causing loss of signal.
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changed plugs going to change crankshaft sensor tomorrow
will let you know the what happens
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well new carnkshaft sensor fitted will have to see what happens
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Keep us posted
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well a week gone by and no cutting out looks like problem sorted
just seems strange it can brake down intermittently like that

thank you for your help
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No problem, and thanks for keeping us updated.
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Sorted!

Well done!
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