drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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Last couple of days, ive noticed that the engine has completely cut out for about a second at the most, then carried on as normal. Done this 5 or 6 times, then today, it cut out and didnt come back to life. Dials were working fine, engine sounded like it was running, but it didnt matter how hard i had my foot on the accelerator, it just slowed down till it stopped and wouldnt restart. Got the jumpers on it, it started, took the leads off and it cut out again about 5 seconds later. Did this again, with me sitting in the car with my foot on the accelerator holding the revs up but it just died again. Tried one last time and there were huge sparks off the battery so we gave up and towed it  Im thinking it might be an ECU fault (ECU is reading errors from 2 sensors even though we have changed them both, so its a possibility) or a short somewhere. When being towed home, the battery was so dead that even the hazards stopped working. So, any ideas people?!
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CorsaChris12
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Registered: 28th Jul 04
Location: Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees
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this has happend to me to its really strange i go to change gear then put my foot down its like its driving with its hand break on and then about 2 seconds the car gets loads of rev. as soon as i turn off the engin its fine again 
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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sounds like a battery or alternator problem.
have you checked your earth points?
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CorsaChris12
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Registered: 28th Jul 04
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yea it could also be my spark plugs unsure though and i dont want to go to vx they will charge me over the odds to fix it lol
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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havent checked anything at all, i just made it to work on time as it was! Gonna take it down the garage tomorrow. It wasnt just slow when it cut out, there was no throttle response at all, just nothing worked
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J100RSA
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Registered: 4th Mar 01
Location: Thornhill, West Yorkshire
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strange that engine has been bother from day 1 evern gave bother in astra but thought the knock sensor was fooked so it was changed was ok for 3-400miles then fooked again id be lookin @ wiring harness first
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Colin.S
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Registered: 19th Oct 02
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http://www.rac.co.uk/breakdowncover/ 
I would also get your battery & alternator tested.
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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Cheers colin! My dad was supposed to be getting me some AA cover but didnt get round to it. I really should get some before i go to uni in september
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Colin.S
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Registered: 19th Oct 02
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Dont bother with the AA they are crap imo. + if you join the RAC and breakdown in bedfordshire it might be me that comes to help 
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