stalling all the time

[vindaloo]

Ok, you guys have always been spot on and know more than the "dealer" I use. ie the dethrottle chip, they didn't know it even existed. so here's another one.

Bear with me as its a long one. OK first started 1 month after purchase. After a long run I turned the engine off and returned to start it up about 1/4hr later it started no probs with a little gas and then when falling to idle kept on going down till it stalled. Had to get home so braked using the hand brake keeping the revs up with the throttle. Got home it cooled down stated and then no probs. Now 4mnths it doing it again, alot (except when the dealer tries). Its mainly on restart, with it also when you turn the key (on restart) its as though the battery is flat everthing goes slow as you know, but then wham!! a new lease of live and it starts, then stalls. If I use the hand break trick 5mins down the road it idle is normal and all is fine. I have notice as well after the dethrottle chip it idels at 5/6 then changes to 7/8 and back again different everytime it goes to idle. On semi-warmn on the motorway gave it some welly and then put the cluch down quickly, then it stall. Rack you brains guys cos it getting to the point where the car will have to go, and as you can sell it.

Thanks

[jedi]

Mine had this problem. The exhaust valves eventually failed and set the cat alight and took the engine bay with it. Get the engine checked!!

[vindaloo]

So it was the valves? and was it exactly the same,

ta

[phil1]

Had a very similar problem. Car started getting temperamental about starting. For a while it seemd to happen mostly from cold, later it seemed to be mostly when warm.

The engine would turn over and not catch, and would idle roughly. I think it was only a high-ish idle setting that stopped it stalling. I'd had the idle moved up to 900rpm months before. This problem had it back down to 5-600rpm.

Turned out to be a failing fuel pressure regulator. had it replaced and all is fine again.

Hope this helps.

[jedi]

quote:
So it was the valves? and was it exactly the same,

ta

Yes exactly the same. Has your engine had the valves changed or had the engine mod done?

There have been cases where even after having the engine fail once, it can do it again. I met someone this weekend whose finger followers have failed 3 times!! and it was serviced by the factory!!!

Funnily enough, my tuscan car has magically turned into a BMW that every so often is spotted towing a single seater racer

Good luck, hope it is something simple though. Worth getting it checked all the same as 4ft flames arent much fun.


>> Edited by jedi on Monday 13th May 13:53