SKI Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 A friend has recently spent a small fortune on his car in repairs, any help would be much appreciated with this problem. After 20 mins of driving something weird happens to the car, whilst the car stationary (e.g. at traffic lights) the revs die down and the engine cuts off. This can be prevented if the accelerator is revved. Once the engine dies it will not start for another 10 minutes but then it drives again until the cycle repeats. He has recently had the head gasket repaired, the ECU has also been replaced, he’s at his wits end, no faults are apparent after a diagnostic check. Any suggestions would be great Cheers P.S Car is a Renault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest slow dog Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 sounds like the car is flooding getting to much fuel on idle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Restorer Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 P.S Car is a Renault Well that there would be his problem... on a more serious note, hope he gets it sorted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKI Posted February 27, 2005 Author Share Posted February 27, 2005 Yeah.... Renault, all hope lost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Is it a 5 turbo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absz Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 make,model, engine and year will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Is it a 5 turbo? That was gonna be my first question - you suspect the infamous 'fuel pipe goes over where the turbo is, turbo heats up and evaporates the fuel' problem...? I believe the fix was to fit an air scoop into the bonnet at this location, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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