please help !!!!!!

joey · Post by **joey** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:45 pm

i have just brought a 95 GR FTO and i having a bit of a problem
every time i drive it just after an hour some how it loses power when i accelalrate but the idle doesn't want to move. do anyone had the simliar problem which i'm having now please help

NorthQLDFTO · Post by **NorthQLDFTO** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:13 pm

Could you elaborate a little more on the problem?

joey · Post by **joey** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:22 pm

basically the problem is that every time i drove my car for a while when i accelarate its feels like it about to stall. i can't change gear but when i put over and turn off the car and turn it back on it only last for 5 mins or so
my cousin told me that it could be a air flow of the car would that be true

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:32 pm

Sounds like a fuel starvation issue. May be a blockage in the line or pump is on its way out...

NorthQLDFTO · Post by **NorthQLDFTO** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:33 pm

Okay...

You're driving along for about 5 minutes or so... Then your revs die & you're stuck in gear? Wouldn't be 3rd by any chance would it?

Does your [N] flash when this happens?

joey · Post by **joey** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:44 pm

yeah it feal like it got stuck on 3rd it so bloody slow but i didn't notice about the "N"

NorthQLDFTO · Post by **NorthQLDFTO** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:57 pm

Bennoz could be right... Could be a number of things...

Hope it isn't the same as I just went through... I had similar symptoms & it cost me $3600.00 & 3 weeks without my FTO

Best recommendation would be to have it checked by a mechanic, and as I was told be sure that they use the MUT-II Diagnostic program...

joey · Post by **joey** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:09 pm

yeah what happen to your car what was the problem of it

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:16 pm

If your really keen, you could check the error codes on the ECU. I'd just have to dig up the how-to guide.

joey · Post by **joey** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:18 pm

i'm pretty new in this
baciscally this is my first car and i don't know what wrong with it right now

joey · Post by **joey** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:23 pm

where is the ECU on a GR FTO

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:26 pm

joey wrote:where is the ECU on a GR FTO

Its in the passenger footwell - behind the plastic panel that has the 2 loops in it.

joey · Post by **joey** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:30 pm

i'm very great full with your information
but i have checking out of different site and would i have a problem with
the stepper motor on my car?

NorthQLDFTO · Post by **NorthQLDFTO** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:09 pm

Long story short... Tip Auto trans shat itself... Rebuild = 3 weeks & $3600.00

Mind you I had a lightened flywheel installed while the trans was out + all new parts = very nice increase in low end thanks to faster revs

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:14 pm

joey wrote:i'm very great full with your information
but i have checking out of different site and would i have a problem with
the stepper motor on my car?

Shouldnt be the stepper - as it doesnt effect you whilst driving.

joey · Post by **joey** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:37 pm

i have notice that the car gets abit hot and then it plays up
is this normal when you are trying to slow down or trying to stop it goes on 3rd to 1st is that normal