My Van died tonight - any ideas??

[kjay]

Fordeek courier diesel.

Got about 100 yards up the road and it slowly died.
Cranked it for a bit and it started. Then died again after about 15 seconds.
Started it a few more times but it kept doing the same - cutting out after a short while.

Any ideas what to check for before I phone RAC tomorrow?

Many thanks
Jay.
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[seymansey]

fuel starvations / injectors faling? blockage in air intakes? could be a milllion and one things :S

 

[whitenemesis]

Fuel pump?

Fuel filter?

Sensor (or wire) broken - engine management?

 

[kjay]

Thanks.

I'll have a prod round in the morning, but think it will be the RAC.

Damn thing costs me a fortune!!

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[Dieselman]

The bad news is that it will probably be either the pump ECU or the pump body worn out, or both. They are notorious for going South.

I hope it's an air leak..

 

[whitenemesis]

Buy a Sprinter

 

[Beetnik]

Fordeek courier diesel.

Any ideas what to check for before I phone RAC tomorrow?

Many thanks
Jay.
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That you've paid this year's RAC subscription?

 

[kjay]

That you've paid this year's RAC subscription?

Luckily I get membership free with my 'select' account.

They have to give me some perks for all their monthly charges


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[kjay]

Buy a Sprinter

Vito would do nicely for me, but I'd just end up going for a drive all day!!!

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[kjay]

Well it's a good job I didn't phone the RAC....
....Because I'm with the AA. Doh!


Anyway, A very nice man came out and diagnosed a split in the fuel line which was sucking in air.
A bit of pipe to bridge the split and all is fine.


Jay.
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[robert.saunders]

Ford: easy to fix

 

[pammy]

Well it's a good job I didn't phone the RAC....
....Because I'm with the AA. Doh!

pmsl - that's priceless