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please help !!!!!!
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:45 pm
by joey
i have just brought a 95 GR FTO and i having a bit of a problem
every time i drive it just after an hour some how it loses power when i accelalrate but the idle doesn't want to move. do anyone had the simliar problem which i'm having now please help
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:13 pm
by NorthQLDFTO
Could you elaborate a little more on the problem?
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:22 pm
by joey
basically the problem is that every time i drove my car for a while when i accelarate its feels like it about to stall. i can't change gear but when i put over and turn off the car and turn it back on it only last for 5 mins or so
my cousin told me that it could be a air flow of the car would that be true
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:32 pm
by Bennoz
Sounds like a fuel starvation issue. May be a blockage in the line or pump is on its way out...
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:33 pm
by NorthQLDFTO
Okay...
You're driving along for about 5 minutes or so... Then your revs die & you're stuck in gear? Wouldn't be 3rd by any chance would it?
Does your [N] flash when this happens?
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:44 pm
by joey
yeah it feal like it got stuck on 3rd it so bloody slow but i didn't notice about the "N"
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:57 pm
by NorthQLDFTO
Bennoz could be right... Could be a number of things...
Hope it isn't the same as I just went through... I had similar symptoms & it cost me $3600.00 & 3 weeks without my FTO
Best recommendation would be to have it checked by a mechanic, and as I was told be sure that they use the MUT-II Diagnostic program...
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:09 pm
by joey
yeah what happen to your car what was the problem of it
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:16 pm
by Bennoz
If your really keen, you could check the error codes on the ECU. I'd just have to dig up the how-to guide.
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:18 pm
by joey
i'm pretty new in this
baciscally this is my first car and i don't know what wrong with it right now
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:23 pm
by joey
where is the ECU on a GR FTO
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:26 pm
by Bennoz
joey wrote:where is the ECU on a GR FTO
Its in the passenger footwell - behind the plastic panel that has the 2 loops in it.
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:30 pm
by joey
i'm very great full with your information
but i have checking out of different site and would i have a problem with
the stepper motor on my car?
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:09 pm
by NorthQLDFTO
Long story short... Tip Auto trans shat itself... Rebuild = 3 weeks & $3600.00
Mind you I had a lightened flywheel installed while the trans was out + all new parts = very nice increase in low end thanks to faster revs
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:14 pm
by Bennoz
joey wrote:i'm very great full with your information
but i have checking out of different site and would i have a problem with
the stepper motor on my car?
Shouldnt be the stepper - as it doesnt effect you whilst driving.
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:37 pm
by joey
i have notice that the car gets abit hot and then it plays up
is this normal when you are trying to slow down or trying to stop it goes on 3rd to 1st is that normal