FD keeps cutting out??

[turbo-tastic]

I\'ve been away for a month and while I\'ve been away, my FD has developed a problem

I did about 40miles the day I got back, fine with no issues. But today, it has cut out about 8 or 9 times in traffic. Not coughed and spluttered and died, but literally just cut out. Instantly. But has never struggled to restart either.

Any ideas what I should be looking for? I was thinking it might be old fuel in the tank from being sat about for a month?

Thanks,

Ed

[FDAsh]

Mine is quite often left sitting whilst I\'m away, not had a problem with cutting out so far... I\'d check for fuelling issues first though, if your fuel pump is on the way out for example, you don\'t want it running lean and detting the engine.

Check all the earths, make sure they\'re in good nick.

When was the fuel filter last changed?

[SiH]

Are you losing dash lights at the same time dude?

Check the earths.
There\'s one by the battery, one onto the block on the pax size in the centre, one onto the UIM, and a few others I\'ve doubtless forgotten.

There\'s also a couple of ECU ones - one behind the kick panel, and I can\'t remember the others :o

Shouldn\'t be the fuel tbh - not after a month or so - mine often sits for months at a time and it\'s fine

I\'m thinking along the lines of pump though.

[turbo-tastic]

Mine is quite often left sitting whilst I\'m away, not had a problem with cutting out so far... I\'d check for fuelling issues first though, if your fuel pump is on the way out for example, you don\'t want it running lean and detting the engine.

Check all the earths, make sure they\'re in good nick.

When was the fuel filter last changed?

Only just got the car, dont know about the fuel filter

I\'ve got a spare brand new Walbro fuel pump that I was going to fit to my 200SX, so might get that fitted.

Anyway I can check to see if the pump is the fault?

Are you losing dash lights at the same time dude?

Check the earths.
There\'s one by the battery, one onto the block on the pax size in the centre, one onto the UIM, and a few others I\'ve doubtless forgotten.

There\'s also a couple of ECU ones - one behind the kick panel, and I can\'t remember the others :o

Shouldn\'t be the fuel tbh - not after a month or so - mine often sits for months at a time and it\'s fine

I\'m thinking along the lines of pump though.

No, dash lights etc are fine. I\'ll get RE:Worx to check it all over for me when it goes in for mapping the PFC. So long as its not a sign of instant rotary death, I dont mind mind waiting, as its not going to be driven until I get the PFC anyway

What is worrying me though, is last week my housemate said he came home and my fuel flap was open?? He closed it straight away, and there are no obvious signs of it been forced open, but 3 days prior to that he had a tyre slashed. Now with him being Polish, and this being Southampton, I\'m worried that some local residents have taken a disliking to us?? Maybe I\'m just paranoid

[PDale]

I\'ve been away for a month and while I\'ve been away, my FD has developed a problem

I did about 40miles the day I got back, fine with no issues. But today, it has cut out about 8 or 9 times in traffic. Not coughed and spluttered and died, but literally just cut out. Instantly. But has never struggled to restart either.

Any ideas what I should be looking for? I was thinking it might be old fuel in the tank from being sat about for a month?

Thanks,

Ed

You say it did it in traffic, did it do it at cruising speed as well or just whilst in traffic? Were you in gear with your foot on the clutch when it happened whilst waiting in traffic? If so it could be a faulty clutch switch with the spring inside being knackered. Cheap fix if it is as people before have replaced spring with one out of a biro.

[turbo-tastic]

No, its never done it on the move, just sat in traffic. Didn\'t really notice if it did it in gear or neutral, will take it for a drive and find out

Sounds promising though

[rx-dave]

Here you go :Thumbs-up
Clutch Switch fix:
http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=495391
 
Used this one myself and it actually works really well!!
Dave.