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Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 22:11:26 +0100
From: "Tim Ricketts ,Wales, UK ." <rickettsnopsamil.com>
Subject: Re: '90 900S engine quits in the stop and go traffic


Terry L. Hastings wrote: > > I had a similar problem with my 86 Turbo. Also had a lot of trouble getting > it diagnosed (this was three years back so my memory of the specific parts > is weak). Turned out to be a combination of a fuel sensor (mass sensor?) and > computer card (also related to fuel, I think). Replaced both and it hasn't > died on braking at the stoplight (or just idled off to nothing) since. > > Jim Axtell wrote in message <352B0DCC.7605971Bnopsamllipost.com>... > >Help!! > > > >I have a '90 900S and lately have experienced a problem that two repair > >shops have not been able to diagnose or duplicate. I drive for about 20 > >minutes on the highway and after getting off into city traffic after a > >few minutes the engine quits. Never happens on the highway. The battery > >is fine and the lights shine bright. After a few minutes, I can fire it > >up and it runs fine. Same problem a couple days later. makes me think it > >has something to do with operating temperature. Anyone experience > >similar problems? > > > >Thanks, > > > >jim. > > Hi,i have a 900s turbo conv (uk spec)1992,which does this and it's due to a bug in the fuel injection/ignition timing/air temp./water temp.etc map.Apparently this only occurs in cars with LUCAS fuel injection,but the upside is that lucas equiped cars are more fuel efficient!.There is no cure i'm told but at least you now know what it is. Tim.

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