hello all, while on the freeway i got on it in 3rd gear, took it to about 6k-7k and i heard a pop, like a fuse blowing. the car shut off and i pulled over. i tried to restart it, but it seems like i am not getting enough fuel or theres too much fuel(i could smell a lot of fuel also). i tried pop starting it and it did for a bit, but it was rough, and it shut down after a couple seconds. any thoughts to what could have happened. there were no leaks of any kind or smoke. the temp was normal. i tried to do a search but just couldnt relate to any info that i found. and info will be greatly appreciated.
car shut off and will not restart
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did you hit the rev limiter? i forget what the sensor is but there is one on the fuel rail that goes out sometimes. sounds like that. im sure someone much more knowledgeable will chime in soon.
i did peg the rev limiter, so i got the car towed to ford, i hope that is all that it is. what will have to be done. is it pricey?
when you turn the key, does it crank at all?? or nothing happens...
or like trickstang said, if you hit the rev limiter even for a split second, it could just be the fuel pressure sensor has gone bad
or like trickstang said, if you hit the rev limiter even for a split second, it could just be the fuel pressure sensor has gone bad
it cranks, but i did hit the rev limiter, i was even able to pop start it, but it died after a couple seconds.
Probably the FRPS (Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor) it's an 80 dollar part that will likely cost you a lot more since the stealership is "taking care" of you
FRPS very likely...easy, easy fix...keep a spare in your glovebox to keep you from getting stranded like that...
+1, don't forget to change your oil if it is the frps
FRPS FTW i bet i heard of it popping and leaving lots of Cobras stranded...
it was the frps, i just swapped myself at the dealership and the car fired right up. i bought two of them, they charged me 200 for both, probably got ripped off but oh well atleast i have an extra. only took about 10 minutes to do. they were going to charge me 110 to do the diagnostic, 126 for labor, and 134 for the part with tax. so i would have spent about 400.00. thanks to you all for the advice and helping me save money.
$126 labor!!?? It took you ten minutes, and assuming they would have done it in the same amount of time, you would have been paying them $756/hr.
they probably charge $126/hr for labor and was going to charge him a 1 hr. minimum.
good you got it taken care of, don't forget to change the oil!
sounds like you have a problem.
well from what you saved from the stealership should be divided up between members that posted on this thread... i think that would be fair... lol
glad you saved most of it from the stealership...
yeah, it would have sucked but the dealer was cool enough to let me change it over there. this was a good lesson though, thanks again guys, i also changed the oil today. it was a great day.
un clipping something and taking off 2 bolts.. pull it off, put to bolts back in and clip it up..
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