Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 18:21:48 -0800 From: Johannes Andersen <johannes.andersennopsamel.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Help!!!! 94 9000 Aero dies randomly
HAd a similar problem with a 93 9000 2.0 LPT (fast enough). After much head- scratching it turned out that is was poor contact in the electrical plug for the air-flow meter on the inlet pipe. A false control signal plays havoc with the engine management system. Johannes WowBPM wrote: > > I know diagnosing a problem like this is difficult enough with the car > physically present let alone over the internet but this is driving me nuts! > About a month ago I was leaving work, had driven about a mile and the car died. > At the time I was going about 30 mph and it was if someone had just flipped a > giant switch and shut the car off. Nothing else changed other than the tach > reading Zero! Car still turned over, etc. After sitting there blocking traffic > for 10-15 minutes, aforementioned giant switch must have turned on and the car > started right up again. Fast forward to last week and leaving for work, I had > gone about half a mile and it did it again...wait 10-15 minutes and it starts. > Later that day while the car was idling, I noticed it started miss briefly then > the motor raced to about 3000 rpm's. I tapped the throttle and it returned to > normal. I of course have no idea if this was related to my original problem or > not but I thought I would mention it. Any ideas as to my problem would be > greatly appreciated! > Thanks in advance! > Jim