Hi,
My 2000 Focus has started playing up and i'm looking for any advice please.
First occurrence - after parking up outside a retail park I got back to my car and it wouldn't start - engine cranked normally, no sign of flat battery, just wouldn't kick into life. The AA man couldn't work out what was wrong - he checked petrol by removing a hose somewhere(!) and petrol came out, the removed a spark plug and saw sparks firing when I cranked it. He plugged in his computer to try and read any engine codes, but couldn't connect to it from his van via bluetooth (never happened before he said). Anyway, he towed me back home and when I got there, the car started fine.
Second occurrence - a week later. Driving round a roundabout the engine died and the lights on the dashboard came on. I pushed the car to the side of the road and exactly the same symptoms as above. After about 30 mins of waiting for the AA and trying the engine it sprang into life and I carried on my way and it was fine.
Slightly concerned that this could happen on a motorway so I wondered if anyone had any thoughts as to what could be wrong? Friends have suggested the immobiliser but after a bit of googling, I can't get a definitive answer as to whether that can be bypassed.
Has anyone experienced this, or got any pointers for me to investigate?
Thanks
Al
My 2000 Focus has started playing up and i'm looking for any advice please.
First occurrence - after parking up outside a retail park I got back to my car and it wouldn't start - engine cranked normally, no sign of flat battery, just wouldn't kick into life. The AA man couldn't work out what was wrong - he checked petrol by removing a hose somewhere(!) and petrol came out, the removed a spark plug and saw sparks firing when I cranked it. He plugged in his computer to try and read any engine codes, but couldn't connect to it from his van via bluetooth (never happened before he said). Anyway, he towed me back home and when I got there, the car started fine.
Second occurrence - a week later. Driving round a roundabout the engine died and the lights on the dashboard came on. I pushed the car to the side of the road and exactly the same symptoms as above. After about 30 mins of waiting for the AA and trying the engine it sprang into life and I carried on my way and it was fine.
Slightly concerned that this could happen on a motorway so I wondered if anyone had any thoughts as to what could be wrong? Friends have suggested the immobiliser but after a bit of googling, I can't get a definitive answer as to whether that can be bypassed.
Has anyone experienced this, or got any pointers for me to investigate?
Thanks
Al