i was driving along in my r reg mondeo diesel for no reason it cut out, the car has been serviced every year oil + filter changed every 6k miles,just had cam belt + diesel pump belt changed about 3k ago, the car has only done 115k miles, r.a.c man came out to me, he thinks the diesel pump just packed up,why would this happen out of the blue when the car was running lovly in till this happened never given me a problem before and its never been run low on diesel allways kept at half a tank and i just filled the car up can this just happen for no reason and i allways put in decent fuel not supermarket fuel
many thanks on you advice trev
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It happens. No engine component lasts for ever and when a diesel fuel pump finally packs up, you come to a stop. If this is the first time for your R-reg car, the fuel pump has probably given better service than many.
Oz (as was)
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trevs
RAC men vary in their diagnostic ability and test equipment. I've never yet seen a Mondeo pump just "pack up."
Your best bet is to ring your local diesel specialists - it could be something as simple as the stop solenoid failing.
Getting at it, under that steel security plate, is a whole different matter.....
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"just filled the car up "
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ahem , you never know .
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if it was the the stop solenoid failing. would it just stop when i was driving along, could it be an electrical faught i will check all connections and fuses today and let you no how i get on
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if it was the the stop solenoid failing. would it just stop when i was driving along
Yes. The stop solenoid is what stops the engine when you turn the ignition off (by shutting off the fuel supply), so the failure symptoms would be the same as if you'd turned the ignition key to the off position. These solenoids "fail safe" (off).
I think this is your most likely suspect.
Cheers
DP
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many thanks for your advice, so its off the diesel specialist we go
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just had a diesel bloke out to my car, the car make a rattle noise before it stopped mum said she heard it, she just informed me i didnt , he done some checks and thinks the pump snaped off as they have a habbit of this he said, need to way up the cost of it to see if its worth spending £200 -£300 on a r reg car when its only got 3 months mot left on it many thanks for your kind advice trev
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