staling

[hld355]

hi all just brought myself my first commy it's a 95 mod vr 5.0L has been lowered 18's and exhaust. always owned FORDS very happy with it only owned it 5 days and 3 times i have been idling at the lights and it just cuts out .i wind and wind and when iv all but given up i have another crack and bang first turn it starts any help is appreciated

[Brett_jjj]

Try checking for error codes ,this link will show you how to do this.----Checking error codes VR/VS (Revised)----The first post in this link explains how to do this and if you scroll down through the posts in the link, down near the bottom there is some excellent pictures which show you how to do this as well.This test tells you if there are any error codes logged in the Electronic Control Unit or ECU(or the engine management computer).Things like faulty sensors etc will cause a certain error code to log which can be "read" by doing this test.This test is easy to do and very handy to know about if you own a commodore.

[hld355]

thank's for that i will be on to that 2morro

[hsv91ss]

my car used to do that, would stall and not turn over again at all then suddenly VROOM just before I was about to call the NRMA, was the Crank Angle Sensor

[hld355]

yer im open to any ideas as this is is the first commy ive owned dont want to be turn off so quick as the they drive like a go cart and are so easy to mod i also own a nissan patrol with a 304 in it hauls ass

[hld355]

just been reading threw other threads and they suggest the coil it's new

[hsv91ss]

Just a thought, I have seen a lot of people say that the Ignition Modules tend to get hot and stalls the car, but I am not sure as we had a 5ltr for years and never had an issue.

[NeilB]

Normally Ignition Modules just die but I would have it checked, I would do the codes and would suspect the Hall Effect Sensor (same as Crank angle sensor) also I had some probs with mine and noticed that when the voltage fell below 10 volts it would stall.

[hld355]

will look at that as well did have a look in to that as Ive heard they play up and it seems to look fairly new to. when i get home tomorrow i will be looking at the things mentioned and post what i find and again thanks for your replies again many thanks .....

[hld355]

hi all did the fault check yesterday on the commy and 12 so all good. been out all day im in the car on the way home pull into the servo get a drink pull out and dead wont start stuffed around under the bonnet did nothing and it went..still driving home called into woollies to get sum stuff when i go to start it no go wind and wind call a friend go home to get the tow car get back 15mins later and it starts WTF is wrong with this car

[westbad]

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[jon_vs]

Have you found out what the problem is??

[b3h3m07h]

this happened to my brothers vr v6 the other week, he would be sitting at the light waiting for the green then all of a sudden it would start to run a little ruff and then stall. a couple of times i managed to get it going by jiggling the wire going to the crank angle sensor and giving it a few taps but in the end turned out to be the crank angle sensor cause since its been replaced not a drama in the world.

[gobrien002]

yep this seems to be a very common problem that can come and go, or do it randomly