Car stalls

2016 FORD FOCUS
85,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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RANDYDUNN10
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Car is a little slow starting in the morning. But on occasionally it will stumble and shut off.it did get a check engine light once. The Ford dealer told me it was the pressure switch on the fuel rail. I changed that still have the same problem. A private owned shopped looked at did scans, drove hooked up to a laptop couldn't find any problem. When it shuts off in just a few minutes it will fire back up and drive fine. On the couple of accusation it light the light. After driving it the light resets.
Feb 26, 2020 at 3:22 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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If the light came on, there should be codes. Since it is slow starting in the morning, it sounds like a fuel pressure related issue. That is where I would start.

I need you to check fuel pressure to confirm it is within the manufacturer's specs. Here is a link showing how it's done:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

The attached pic shows pressure specs for this vehicle.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
Feb 26, 2020 at 4:26 PM
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