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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:42 pm 
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water in the fuel, to close to a substation {EMP} or close to a electrical magnetic field source.


I didn't think a substation was able to create emp strong enough to cause interference, as if it did, it would have to be shielded somehow.
power spike can cause emp but not to the extreme that'll cook the ECU. solar flares has been reported to have caused interference some cars electronics.

 

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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:59 pm 
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true, well I think morotists will be in for a rough period as i've heard solar flare activity will be increasing leading up to our impending anhialation in 2012. :shock:

 

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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:44 am 
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Sorry, my mistake. EMI, not EMP.
its not 2012, 2008 is the day of total annihilation of man. it'll happen just a day after the release of the new model Falcon. I'll be the only man who survive to enjoy it, imagine all the loney beutiful woman in this world :lol:


Now back to the main topic!

 

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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:06 am 
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people dont realise how hard you have to push the brake when the engine is off and simply assume its not working. I learnt when I nearly crashed my dad's old VC commo into the gate a while back. (man that car loved to stall).


You should still have enough vacuum to push the pedal once before it becomes hard.

 

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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:17 pm 
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has anyone placed a scanner on it to see if it's come up with any fault codes?

 

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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:34 pm 
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If she didn't have any brakes whatsoever I would say it's a vacum leak
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:50 am 
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if it was a vacuum leak the car wouldnt behave right to begin with.
this is a very very very common things with the ba's and yes when this happens the computer will shut close the thottle body and the car will stall. nothing can be done.
im suprised it happened in a standard car becuase it mainly happens in modded ones.

as for why? could be many many things the ba pcm is a nasty piece of hardware and will freak out if you look at it wrongly. put it on the ford scanner and see if it comes up with anything if it doesnt nothing really can be done but put up with it.
hard? yes but as a ba owner its a part of life. everyday occurance for me anyway.
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:51 am 
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every day occurence? I think you better take your car to the doctors.

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:43 am 
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Should this be a recall issue?

Take it to Ford & see if they can fix it, you wouldn't want to drive out of a steep drive way then suddenly it does that. wouldn't want a semi going past at the time or even run someone over at the bottom of the driveway.

if this is a common occurrence with the BA's, that is!

your safety & the safety of the general public is a recall issue.

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:54 pm 
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in the factory book it says that once engine is swithed off there i still enough vacum for one stop?? thats for the ef so should be the same on ba ye??

 

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if it was a vacuum leak the car wouldnt behave right to begin with.
this is a very very very common things with the ba's and yes when this happens the computer will shut close the thottle body and the car will stall. nothing can be done.
im suprised it happened in a standard car becuase it mainly happens in modded ones.

as for why? could be many many things the ba pcm is a nasty piece of hardware and will freak out if you look at it wrongly. put it on the ford scanner and see if it comes up with anything if it doesnt nothing really can be done but put up with it.
hard? yes but as a ba owner its a part of life. everyday occurance for me anyway.


Clearly you need to find another ford dealer. It is NOT a common BA Problem, nor is it a problem we see even relatively often. BA/BF Engine electrics are complex, and alot of mechanics blame the "computer" because they dont fully understand how the system works.

did the engine light illuminate? if there is any problem with the electronic throttle the engine light WILL illuminate with the exception of a faulty Throttle position sensor which will still log a fault code...

other things to check are

*does the vehicle have the latest PCM calibration on it (yes this will mean the car has to go to ford)
*is the throttle body clean (after cleaning the throttle body disconnect the battery for 1 min of it wont idle correctly)
*Check for Codes AND both Engine off and Engine On Self test
*Check all earth points (Engine, Body, Negative terminal)
*Is the wiring damaged anywhere. (pay attention to the drivers side cam position sensor wiring, it sometimes burns on the exhaust and could cause this problem among others)
*Fuel System, (fuel pump, fuel pump relay etc.
*There are 2 connectors between the airbox and the LH headlamp that sometimes fill with water and cause all sorts of things to happen, it would be worth checking them...
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:28 am 
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my engine looks like this thats why its an every day occurance. ecu dont like it at all.

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how do i don an engine on and off self test?
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Ok update, problem has been fixed they scanned the computer and a few error messages came up. It was something to do with a carb something or other (will ask dad when he gets home).
Basically ford wiped the computer and reloaded new software onto the computer (well they re-did the whole computer with new software and an update), and damage actually wasnt too bad, only $250 worth of damage.

 

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how do i do an engine on and off self test?


u need a ford diagnostic tool...
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