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[wendy]

Has anyone any suggestions as what could be the problem with my car. Whilst driving i lost power and the car came to a standstill. The car will turn over and run for 3 or 4 seconds but then it dies.

[Wombleman]

Hi - as the engine still runs (albeit very briefly!) hopefully you can rule out timing belt failure or massive overheat.

At a guess (and I'm no mechanic!!!) this could be an ECU failure (engine management computer chips). One for the garage (or one of the good mechanical people on the forum - they're very good and helpful).

[Beardie]

Fuel starvation...get your fuel filter and fuel pump checked.

[Beardie]

an after thought...was it misfiring at all? Could be an Air mass meter issue , possibly loose connector or at worst a failure on the meter. Located under the bonnet by the Battery. Check the connection first.

[wendy]

an after thought...was it misfiring at all?  Could be an Air mass meter issue , possibly loose connector or at worst a failure on the meter. Located under the bonnet by the battery. Check the connection first.

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[wendy]

an after thought...was it misfiring at all?  Could be an Air mass meter issue , possibly loose connector or at worst a failure on the meter. Located under the bonnet by the battery. Check the connection first.

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Hi no it is not misfiring at all, thanks for the suggestions, will get them checked out asap.