Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting HELP CAR CSVT DIED YESTERDAY AND WONT RUN...

Hey if anyone could help me figure out what is wrong or give any advice that would be great. I was driving home from work yesterday, and as I started out from a stop i continued through the intersection, until my car just killed, so I rolled to the curb to park, then tried turning it over again. It would turn over, but would idle very rough for a few moments then die, and then if i tried to start it again it would almost turn over but not make it. So I'm pretty sure its a fuel problem...I replaced the fuel pump last fall, and can here it turn on with the ignition, but does anyone have any ideas of what may cause a situaion like this...? It's a 1998 ford contour svt Thanks in advance

-Nate

i had a similar problem. my car would just randomly die anywhere it wanted to. and then id try to start it and it would start run for a few seconds with a almost stumbling idle and then die again. after stalling a few times the car would start like normal and ran perfect. i was told i needed to replace the fuel pump from the previous owner, but i hadn't yet. later in the month i unplugged the fuel pump and looked at the actual plug. the black wire was chared. i took a knife and cleaned that one terminal and pluged it back in. hasnt given me any problem since. my is also a 98 svt. try looking at the plg and repost if that helped any.

Scan for CEL code(s) and post.

thanks for the quick responses, I am right now in the middle of an intake rebuild, and am going to check the fuel pump right after i complete this job, between the two, hopefully one does the trick, if not I will get it scanned and post the codes. Thanks again and I'll keep updating

-Nate