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ok, was driving to work this morning and just starting to turn out on to a roundabout (turning straight left into next road) and my engine cuts out so of course the steering got very heavy and i was doing like 20.

 

not happy!!! :rant:

 

Anyone know what might cause an auto zed to cut out like this?? :confused:

Had this happen to me a while back in my Auto, cant remember what sorted it though sorry, look through some of my REALLY old posts, you might find something.... ;)

Did it start up again easily???

how much juice in the tank?

Did it start up again easily???

 

yeah but had to pull over and go in to park then start it again

how much juice in the tank?

 

about half a tank :headvswal

power transistor maybe? mine had similar problem..everytime it got hot the engine cut out, scary!

I had this on mine ages ago and it was a air leak..

I had this on mine ages ago and it was a air leak..

 

Thats what i was thinking cos it happened on the mazda zedos i used to have too, the worst bit is that its an automatical so i have to go into park to restart it, at least i think i do, not really too sure as its my first auto and i dont really want to break anything :x:

 

Luckily a couple of the guys from the forum are going to have a look over the car and check the ecu for me on saturday morning, hopefully they'll find out all of my problems.

IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN U CAN SLIP IT INTO n TO START TOO, mINES AN AUTO AS WELL ;)

 

OOpps sorry, caps lock on ..

dare i say the dreaded ptu i know the symptoms sounded exadctly like mine and it was that

dare i say the dreaded ptu i know the symptoms sounded exadctly like mine and it was that

 

whats the PTU???

IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN U CAN SLIP IT INTO n TO START TOO, mINES AN AUTO AS WELL ;)

 

OOpps sorry, caps lock on ..

 

oh, didn't reslise it would start in Neutral.

It happened again this morning, twice!!!

 

Its really p***ing me off now,

Its becoming too dangerous to drive if its going to be like that!!!

not happy!!!

:rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:

 

anyone know what is wrong with it?

im thinking it may be a burst pipe or something

sounds like the PTU has a dry joint always seem to cut power when the car heats up as the dry joint leg expands and moves away from the contact....there was link to the Aus 300zx club on how to DIY fix...but its dead link now....anyone copied it off ? :(

 

a series 2 PTU was made to overcome the series one shortcomings

 

PTU = power transistor unit

 

http://www.300zx.org.uk/terminology.htm

for other abbrv's

 

 

HTH

i think mine is a series 2!!!

 

Also just tried starting it in 'N' and it wouldn't start :rant: :rant: :rant:

 

Im having no luck so far with the car am i??

 

I think its payback for not buying a zed straight away and leaving it for a year of wanting one ! ! ! :headvswal