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(Message started by: gurnE on Apr 10^th, 2007, 10:15pm)

Title: Dead 2.9 Ultima!
Post by gurnE on Apr 10^th, 2007, 10:15pm

Hi guys

Very useful site you have here. The buyer guide was invaluable when buying my Scorpio :)

Sadly I now have a problem with her >:(

She's a 1995 2.9 12V Ultima and on the way home from work she cut out, all the dash lights came on.

When I tried to restart I could not get the ignition to come on.

Accessory worked fine but in the ignition on position I have no dash lights, nothing.

I checked all the fuses in both boxes.

Any ideas where to start looking next?

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Dead 2.9 Ultima!
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 10^th, 2007, 10:18pm

hi there

see the reply about the relay here. (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Problems;action=display;num=1175976973;start=0#0)

hth

Title: Re: Dead 2.9 Ultima!
Post by gurnE on Apr 10^th, 2007, 10:25pm

Wow that was quick :)

This post?

Quote:

A suggestion:

Fuel Injector Relay sticking. Get it out, and tap it. Then try again. The contacts sometimes stick together, and can cause intermittant start failure problems.

Only way is a new relay. We had this on another car, took ages to sus it out, and it can be very worrying driving along and suddenly the power just goes and you are not running anymore. Especially if you have 40 tons of lorry behind you!! Shocked

Worth checking anyway. It's relay No. 17

If it was the FI relay would that prevent the dash from powering up?

Or did you mean it could be another relay?

Thanks

Title: Re: Dead 2.9 Ultima!
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 10^th, 2007, 10:29pm

hi there

that's the one.

only other thing i can think of is a faulty ignition key barrel.

hth

Title: Re: Dead 2.9 Ultima!
Post by gurnE on Apr 10^th, 2007, 10:34pm

Great, thanks

I'll have a look tomorrow 8)

Title: Re: Dead 2.9 Ultima!
Post by gurnE on Apr 13^th, 2007, 10:58am

Well I took a chance on that relay and picked a new on up from Ford this morning but it made no difference. :(

So I dropped the steering column cowl off and the ignition barrel was operating properly (power where it should be, when it should be etc)

So next I start looking at the various wires and modules around the bottom of the steering column and it just burst into life :)

I assume it must have just been a loose connection so I checked all the multiplugs, couldn't find anything loose but it's alive now so will leave it at that and just keep an eye on it 8)

Title: Re: Dead 2.9 Ultima!
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 13^th, 2007, 11:21am

good one. you know where to look if it happens again. :)