can any one give some advice car cuts out and just dies every now and then but will re start after few mins then sume times just wont start till u set alarm and re set it any advice will be a start is this a common problem

thanks ian holtby



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Hi bones,sorry to hear about your prob. I dont have the answer but it sounds as if you are on the right track already.If you get restarted by rebooting the security system,then its a fair bet that your prob lies there rather than your actual landie. I wonder wot system you have?My disco 300 tdi is fitted with L/R "CATS" & i`ve never had any probs.Good luck.Mucky`un.

bones wrote:
> can any one give some advice car cuts out and just dies every now and then but will re start after few mins then sume times just wont start till u set alarm and re set it any advice will be a start is this a common problem
>
> thanks ian holtby
>
>
>
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Ian, this does sound like a problem that has been mentioned here before
and which I suffered when I had a 300tdi. There are potentially a few
causes but the simplest one to check is the wire to the fuel cut-off
solenoid, which is mounted on the distribution pump.

The solenoid is located at the rear of the pump (i.e. end closest to the
bulkhead) and there is a single wire attached to it. The connection
tends to become dirty over time causing the connection to be broken
which, in turn,closes the solenoid and cuts off the fuel - it's how the
engine stops when you turn off the ignition. The remedy is simply to
pull off the connector and clean the male and female parts before
putting them back together.

Im sure others will be along with details of other possible causes - and
the alarm resetting suggests it could be the dreaded "spider" - but ths
is by far the simplest to eliminate from your investigations.

HTH

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SteveG wrote:
> bones wrote:
> > can any one give some advice car cuts out and just dies every now and then but will re start after few mins then sume times just wont start till u set alarm and re set it any advice will be a start is this a common problem
> >
> > thanks ian holtby
> >
> >
> >
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> Ian, this does sound like a problem that has been mentioned here before
> and which I suffered when I had a 300tdi. There are potentially a few
> causes but the simplest one to check is the wire to the fuel cut-off
> solenoid, which is mounted on the distribution pump.
>
> The solenoid is located at the rear of the pump (i.e. end closest to the
> bulkhead) and there is a single wire attached to it. The connection
> tends to become dirty over time causing the connection to be broken
> which, in turn,closes the solenoid and cuts off the fuel - it's how the
> engine stops when you turn off the ignition. The remedy is simply to
> pull off the connector and clean the male and female parts before
> putting them back together.
>
> Im sure others will be along with details of other possible causes - and
> the alarm resetting suggests it could be the dreaded "spider" - but ths
> is by far the simplest to eliminate from your investigations.
>
> HTH
>
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> Regards
>
> Steve G



I agree, we did a long europe trip a few years back in a 300tdi disco
and had a similar problem. Eventually traced to a doddy connection on
the shut off solenoid on the pump. try running a direct feed to it to
find out whether its the feed to it, or the solenoid itself

Dave