Car stalls

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Have the vehicles's PCM read for fault codes and get back to us with the codes. Most good autoparts stores (autozone etc.) Do this for free.
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Tiny
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Car lost power after going up a hill. Slowly stalled out. Battery light, Alt light, and oil light all came on. I waited awhile with car shut off, to let it cool down & started it up and I made it home. But this has never happened before. So what do you think happened?
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Monday, February 11th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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A few things could cause this. First, the fuel pump may be going bad. I recommend having fuel pressure checked. If you need directions, let me know. Next, the catalytic converter could be starting to plug. If this happens again, check to see if it is red hot. If it is, replace it.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
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Tiny
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Knocking sound and won't stay running cuts right off when I start
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Tiny
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Sounds like internal motor damage. Have it tested for engine compression. You might need an engine rebuild.
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Tiny
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My car shuts off when it idles. But just for a second. Then it starts back up again. What could cause this?
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Monday, February 11th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Check for vacuum leaks and check the idle air control valve. (IAC)
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Monday, February 11th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Engine Performance problem
2000 Ford Focus Two Wheel Drive Manual 77000 miles

The car drives fine apart from it only ticks over at about 700 rpm, when I loose my foot off the throttle the engine cuts out and shows the warning light, this does not happen if I coast on the clutch. I have been told it is the throttle sensor position?
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Monday, February 11th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Could be the TPS indeed. Back probe the wires at the sensor, One is your ground (around 0V), another one is your hot wire (about 5V), and the last one is your signal wire. When you open the throttle, the voltage at the signal wire should go up steadily until 5V (fully open). When you close the throttle, the voltage should drop back down steadily. If it doesn't go up and down steadily, but rather jump from say 1V to 4 V all of a sudden, that indicates a bad TPS.
You can also disconnect your TPS and put a ohmmeter across your signal and supply wires. As you manually open and close the throttle, the resistance should increase and drop. If you have erratic readings, the sensor is bad.

P.S: I would also check the fuel pressure to make sure there's nothing wrong with that.
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Monday, February 11th, 2019 AT 6:59 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Engine shuts off when I approach junctions or roundabouts, idles at about 750 rpm. I have taken idling valve off and cleaned with wd40, problem disappeared but has come back
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Either you have a vacuum leak or the IAC is bad. Keep in mind, WD40 is a lubricant and not a cleaner.
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