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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / November 2007Ford Focus Starts up, then stalls
I have a 2000 Ford Focus (2.0L SFI SOHC). It has been running fine, but I woke up the other day and went out to start it and it immediatly dies. I tried it again and it starts then dies. If I constantly press the gas pedal once it is started, it will stay running. As soon as I let off, it will die. Sometime right after it dies, I hear what sounds like a poof of air from somewhere near the engine. I have already changes the air filter & spark plugs. I'm not very savy when it comes to fixing cars, but would like to fix this myself if possible. Any ideas what I could do to fix it? I greatly appreciate any help! Thanks. clean the battery connections just to make sure there is not a loss of battery power and the computer is not losing it's memory > I have a 2000 Ford Focus (2.0L SFI SOHC). It has been running fine, > but I woke up the other day and went out to start it and it immediatly [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Any ideas what I could do to fix it? I greatly appreciate any help! > Thanks. It could be a blocked catalytic converter. Only a guess. RK > clean the battery connections just to make sure there is not a loss of > battery power and the computer is not losing it's memory [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> Any ideas what I could do to fix it? I greatly appreciate any help! >> Thanks. > I have a 2000 Ford Focus (2.0L SFI SOHC). It has been running fine, > but I woke up the other day and went out to start it and it immediatly [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Any ideas what I could do to fix it? I greatly appreciate any help! > Thanks. sound live the iac valve (idle air control) it is near the throtle body > sound live the iac valve (idle air control) it is near the throtle > body How do I check if the IAC valve is shot? Is it something that can just be cleaned, or does it have to be replaced. Also, could it be the PCV valve or fuel filter? I can't seem to find the PCV valve?? > > sound live the iac valve (idle air control) it is near the throtle > > body [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Also, could it be the PCV valve or fuel filter? I can't seem to find > the PCV valve?? Took out the IAC valve, cleaned, then reinstalled. Put new fuel filter on. Still no change. I did notice that when I take off the air tube from the air filter box to the engine and then try to start it, it idles about 8 seconds longer before it quits. This would indicate to me that a lack of air is causing the engine to stall??? I hate to drop 70 bucks on a new IAC valve if it isn't the problem. Still can't find the PCV valve. Do all Focus's have one? Desperately need help!!! Thanks. > Took out the IAC valve, cleaned, then reinstalled. Put new fuel > filter on. Still no change. > > I did notice that when I take off the air tube from the air filter box > to the engine and then try to start it, it idles about 8 seconds > longer before it quits. Are you taking off the main air inlet, or the PCV line? Taking off the main air feed shouldn't have any effect. Can you get the car to run if you manually open the throttle? > This would indicate to me that a lack of air > is causing the engine to stall??? I hate to drop 70 bucks on a new > IAC valve if it isn't the problem. I'd put my money on the IAC. > Still can't find the PCV valve. Do all Focus's have one? Yes. It is on the side of the engine down under the exhaust manifold. See: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_is_the_PCV_valve_located_in_a_2000_Ford_Focus_ZX 3_with_dohc Ed > > Took out the IAC valve, cleaned, then reinstalled. Put new fuel > > filter on. Still no change. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Ed it idled longer when i removed the air intake duct. |
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