Engine cut out and not starting as well as it used to

[Mark and Ruth]

Help!!
My wife an I took number 1 son back to Uni in Exeter from Swansea. Everything fine 70mph all the way then as we were pulling off a slip road into services, as the revs dropped the engine cut out completely. Managed to coast to safety but had a terrible time to start the engine. When it eventually started forgot about stopping and drove home ASAP at 70mph fine. I have noticed over the weeks prior to this that starting was not as easy as normal. Any ideas where to look please.

Mark and ruth

[Steve L]

I'd start with fuel filter and especially the gauze filter under the banjo bolt on the fuel pump at the end of the fuel line. Its a tiny filter which seems to get blocked occasionally. Fiddly but easy job.

[kawasaki kid]

Definatley sounds like fuel starvation as Steve L suggested start by checking the fuel filters and work from there.

[Mark and Ruth]

Thank you both I will have a look at the fuel filters as soon as the plaster is off my broken ankle (same day as Bongo broke so did I). definitely a day to forget.

[The Great Pretender]

I maybe wrong but if it was a filter problem bad enough to stop the engine I dont think power would come back enough to allow 70mph. Blocked is blocked. A vacuum, air or water in the system may be a possibility. Hope someone can throw more light on your problem.

[helen&tony]

Hi
I'd go with The GreatPretender on this one....I've had diesels with fuel line problems, and a car that had vacuum in the fuel tank.
As an aside, I did have one car that sounds similar, and I'm convinced it was the ECU.....it rarely had any problems, but used to do as you describe once a blue moon. It was on a Suzuki.
Cheers
h
Helen