looks like the mk1 is now my daily driver..

[Mr Sam]

the sensible car has decided to propper fook up sometimes it starts sometimes it doesnt and its cut out on me in traffic

 

the AA chap recconed its the cranks sensor (if anyone knows where it is on a 1600 zetec) as neither of us could find it

 

anyway its pissed me off bigtime and i dunno if i can be arsed speanding the money on it as it needs a few other bits sorting so for the time being im old skool all teh way

[wonderfulweasel]

I think the crank sensor picks up on the flywheel on the Zetec engine. I'm not sure exactly where the sensor is, but I think it's on the bellhousing somewhere.

[Mr Sam]

that would help explain what im thinking is happening, the clutch is starting to spin so would the depris off it be clogging the sensor up?

[wonderfulweasel]

I'm no expert but I guess that could be the case.

 

I think the sensor itself is pretty tough, don't think they're known to fail often.

 

I believe that the gap between the sensor and the flywheel trigger is around 1mm and they work on magnetism. So presumably something could to get in the gap and block/affect the signal.

 

Sorry I can't be of more help.

[Mr Sam]

started ripping the thing apart its behing the EGR system

 

fookin plastic modern car and its not all that modern at 14 years old