Hi, Guest
06-19-2010, 01:45 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-19-2010, 01:54 PM by winnipegkevin.)
Thanks for all the great comments.
The stock tune is currently being used. I did have a performance tune in last summer to see if it made a difference. It appeared to not matter.
I have not noticed if the ! light comes on. The first one to usually flash is the fuel door light flashes and there is a small hic-up but keeps running. This almost always happens just before it stalls the first time. The stalling increases in frequency until does not start again. And if I pop the hood I can hear a sound like the throttle plate closing and then reopening quickly before it dies.
The cooling system is probably the next thing to look at harder. The tech said that contours have a problem with water pump impellers failing and he thought foci used a similar set up. The system seems to circulate. I have monitored the temp on the odometer and it runs about 88 deg +/- 2 most of the time. It rises when sitting and cools when you start moving or crank on the heat or AC.
The fan relays were checked before the resistor pack was changed. All testing at the garage indicate the fans are coming on at the appropriate temps.
Regarding limp mode...I originally thought of that exact thing the first time I seen the temp rise and looked in the owners manual. The 2nd dealer I took it to said the SVT does not have that capability, even though other Foci do. I did not buy it, hence it has not been there since.
Again, thanks for the input. Keep the good ideas coming. Hopefully this will finally be solved this summer.
The stock tune is currently being used. I did have a performance tune in last summer to see if it made a difference. It appeared to not matter.
I have not noticed if the ! light comes on. The first one to usually flash is the fuel door light flashes and there is a small hic-up but keeps running. This almost always happens just before it stalls the first time. The stalling increases in frequency until does not start again. And if I pop the hood I can hear a sound like the throttle plate closing and then reopening quickly before it dies.
The cooling system is probably the next thing to look at harder. The tech said that contours have a problem with water pump impellers failing and he thought foci used a similar set up. The system seems to circulate. I have monitored the temp on the odometer and it runs about 88 deg +/- 2 most of the time. It rises when sitting and cools when you start moving or crank on the heat or AC.
The fan relays were checked before the resistor pack was changed. All testing at the garage indicate the fans are coming on at the appropriate temps.
Regarding limp mode...I originally thought of that exact thing the first time I seen the temp rise and looked in the owners manual. The 2nd dealer I took it to said the SVT does not have that capability, even though other Foci do. I did not buy it, hence it has not been there since.
Again, thanks for the input. Keep the good ideas coming. Hopefully this will finally be solved this summer.