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Emergency!!!!!!! 2003 s-type 4.2l just shuts off while im driving. Resolved

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Old 11-03-2012, 11:31 AM
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Default Emergency!!!!!!! 2003 s-type 4.2l just shuts off while im driving. Resolved

I'm driving down the street rite now and my car just shut off. All the all the power is there, but the battery and oil light came on. It did this on the maiden voyage yesterday after putting the intake manifold together. I turns over just fine but acts like it isn't getting fuel. When it turns off it doesn't spudder out. HELP!!!!
 

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Old 11-03-2012, 11:46 AM
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It only seems to do this when its hot. If I turn the car off and wait a little bit it will start again.
 
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Old 11-03-2012, 12:08 PM
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Maybe a sudden air leak. Or sudden loss of power to something critical. Usually the problem is due to work just carried out.
 
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Old 04-05-2013, 12:57 PM
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loose injector plug on the harness
 
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Good job!!!

Can you tell us how you found it?
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loose injector plug on the harness
D'oh!
 
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Candy, good find. Something we can all learn from and pass on....
 
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