Engine cutting out!! Help!!

Hi folks,
Having a problem, any advice would be more than welcome…

Its gradually got worse through the day, started off cutting out at some traffice lights, then again…managed to get the car home and now it cannot keep ticking over unless applying some revs…

Cheers

Gary

have you check the seal on the filler cap  :dontknow:

i had this and the missus had filled up and not put the cap on proprly  

It might be the ISV. im having similar trouble! see the thread below LOW WARM IDLE.

Sounds like an electrical problem with either the coil or the distributer….sorry can't offer more help…

i recently had a problem with the dizzy but it doesn't sound like your problem as mine kept cutting out under hard acceleration or when cruising at 70 or above  the tacho needle would just drop to zero and the engine would cut out put new leads cap and rotor on it still no joy new coil still no joy swapped the dizzy for a spare i had and hey presto.

hope that helps

Stu

Still got problems mate? Where abouts in Nottingham are you?

sorry to sound dumb here but mines got the same problem...wheres the dizzy? ops:

lowmk1 said

sorry to sound dumb here but mines got the same problem…wheres the dizzy? ops:

Dizzy is slang for 'distributer' and it's the part on the front or end of the engine (depending on what model engine you got) with the 5 ignition leads going to it, one from the coil, and one to each spark plug. You can get problems with cutting out if the cap and arm are very worn, or dirty or if there's dampness in it. Ocassionally they do go wrong as well, particulalry if the car is high milage and all the parts inside it are worn.
Mike.