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BigBEN

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Well, this has happened to me two times, both when i have my clutch in and am moving...My car decides to just shut off, i lose powersteering and everything. Then the Battery light, Check Engine light and Oil Pressure light come on. Then, nothing happens so i turn the car back on and drive away as if nothing ever happened.
Any suggestions to this freakish thing that is happening to my CSVT?

Thanks in advance

_Ben
 
It's funny that you say that b/c just the other night my SVT did that. It just quit out of no where. I was slowing down from about 45-50 to make a left and it just quit. Every once in a while last summer it would quit when I would come to a stop sign, but it never had any pattern to it, it would just quit at random. After a while it stopped doing it so I just assumed that maybe it was crappy gas. Anyone else ever experience this?
 
i have a friend who has the same exact thing happening to her hyundai sonata. shes got major electrical problems. i hope u dont have the same thing :-(
 
Yes.

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BigBEN said:
well, good thing my Ford isnt Foreign Sh*t!
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hahaha good call. shes got so many probs with her car. lol its a v6 and shes been running on probably only 110 horses if shes lucky, with so many electrical probs with her spark plugs and other crap. but what can u expect out of a first car? haha.
 
Tony and Rawburt -- right on. Exactly what I would have said. Nice job with the picture, man -- going the extra mile.

BigBEN -- Its a cake walk. There are only two bolts and the electrical connector you can see in the picture. You might have to to move some of the EGR / vacuum components to get in there easily, but its no big deal. I needed an IAC in a pinch back when mine went, and think I spent about $85 for it. I've no doubt you could get a better price out there.
 
todras said:
Yea for a crappy non Ford part.
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No way, man -- never. I always buy Motorcraft when given a choice, and would recommend that same approach to everyone. If I'm wrong about the price, so be it -- I was reaching back into the ol' memory a bit, but I don't think I'm far off. I used a local parts store that I like a lot, but places like Tousley Ford stand a good chance of besting their numbers, on balance.
 
TheRock249 said:
my SVT has done the same a number of times. I want to clean the IAC, but I can't seem to reach the bolts.
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I'd just replace it. Mine didn't go until 100K -- this shouldn't be a frequent problem. From memory, I removed the EGR vacuum solenoid for a little extra clearance, and had no problems.
 
LauraSVT said:
.. I removed the EGR vacuum solenoid for a little extra clearance, and had no problems.
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And that would be the round black thing on top of the hand, slightly to the left of the top center of the picture.
 
BigBEN said:
Well, this has happened to me two times, both when i have my clutch in and am moving...My car decides to just shut off,
Then, nothing happens so i turn the car back on and drive away as if nothing ever happened.
_Ben
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Did you change the IAC yet?
The IAC is getting changed in my car next week. The car has stalled three times now, very randomly. A month or two in between stalls.

At least you can start yours right back up. I have to take my key out of the ignition and go through a "series of events" to get mine to start back up (kill switch). Let me tell you, that's not fun when you are in the middle of traffic!! :blackeye:

Anywho, I was just curious to see if you got yours replaced and how things were.
 
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