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engine cuts out for a second, sometimes kills engine 200

My '86 245 was doing that same thing. Happened very seldom. After looking over the archives and the Bentley manual, I decided the problem was likely electrical. I made the list below and went through it:
-checked O2 sensor action (was ok)
-cleaned connections at AMM
-cleaned connector at distributor
-cleaned connectors at injectors
-cleaned connector at throttle position switch
-cleaned pump fuse up by the coil
-cleaned all ground connections in engine compartment (and several others throghout the car)
To clean I pushed the connectors in and out several times to wipe the surfaces (I didn't have spray cleaner but that would have helped) After cleaning, I put a little silicone grease on the connections (Sylglide) to reduce future corrosion.

I can't tell you which of the above steps fixed the stalling problem but it went away and hasn't done that for about a year now.






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New engine cuts out for a second, sometimes kills engine [200]
posted by  kiry  on Sun May 5 08:44 CST 2002 >


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