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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: kinky vicar on February 19, 2005, 08:54:56

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: kinky vicar on February 19, 2005, 08:54:56

I had gone sbout 2 miles when my 300 tdi kangarood and stopped. It turns over but no sign of firing. Yes i have fuel in it. Could it be the stop solanoid? If it was the fuel pump would it not cough and splutter instead of just stopping?  ](*,)

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: hobbit on February 19, 2005, 09:29:01

Could be a number of things including cam belt & fuel filter blockage, have you cracked one of the injector pipes off and turned the engine over to see if the fuel is reaching the injectors?

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: kinky vicar on February 19, 2005, 09:38:10

not yet just about to do it will let you know what happens :-k

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: kinky vicar on February 19, 2005, 12:25:08

Good news i have fixed it .It was the wire had come off the stop solaniod. Thanks for your help :lol:

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: pritch on February 19, 2005, 12:58:29

Quote from: "kinky vicar"

Good news i have fixed it .It was the wire had come off the stop solaniod. Thanks for your help :lol:

Phew.

There's nothing quite like the feeling when something that could have been expensive turns out to be dead simple, is there?

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: Bobtail on February 19, 2005, 13:10:24

i wish [-o<  [-o<  [-o<

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: xmob on February 19, 2005, 13:13:37

If my engine just stopped suddenly, it would have been something needing expensive parts and the engine out!

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: daveh on February 19, 2005, 14:27:38

Had it come off because of work etc. in the vicinity? or was it a loose connection? Check it is back on firmly cos if it comes off again you can bet it will be pouring with rain or very inconvenient.

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: hobbit on February 19, 2005, 16:35:45

Nice one, just goes to show always look for the obvious, then panic on the big things later :wink:

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: Paul on February 19, 2005, 20:51:56

Make sure it's a good tight fit on the spade connector.

You don't want that falling off when you overtaking something.. :shock:

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: kinky vicar on February 20, 2005, 22:12:02

i have crimped it a bit so its a tight fit now. I can't understand why the breakdown man couldn't find it and had to recover me :-k

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: Paul on February 20, 2005, 22:13:31

One of his first test should of been to check for 12v on the solinoid. :?

Title: it just stopped........
Post by: kinky vicar on February 20, 2005, 22:21:33

never mind i saved a bit of fuel,but i did wait over an hour for him to turn up