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The engine has decayed during movement
Sooner or later, every driver can get into a situation where the car a few moments ago to obey all the commands suddenly stops responding to pedal "gas" and on the instrument panel light up red lights. The engine stopped working, the car loses speed. What to do in such a situation? Most importantly - do not be nervous! Turn on the alarm, depress the clutch pedal and using the inertia of the car, try to gently move to the edge of the roadway and stop as much as possible right at the curb, and if possible - outside the roadway.
A WARNING Note that when the engine efficiency of the braking system of the car is reduced and braking may require more effort on the brake pedal. The same thing happens with steering, equipped with hydraulic booster. |
Apply the parking brake; if the vehicle is stopped on an incline, use wheel chocks. During difficult driving conditions and on country roads expose the warning triangle, as per the rules of the road. Now you need to identify and eliminate faults. There are two main reasons: - It does not work the ignition system; - Is not working power system. To get started find out whether there is gasoline in the tank. Turn the ignition switch and look at the fuel gauge. If the arrow pointer indicates the presence of fuel, and the warning light reserve fuel gauge in the instrument cluster does not burn, it can be assumed that there is petrol in the tank. Open the hood and inspect the engine compartment. Pay attention to the integrity of all units. Check on-site whether all the wires, whether torn, burnt, with damaged insulation. Look gasoline hoses, fuel rail - there are no water stains gasoline.
A WARNING If leaking gasoline, in any case, do not start the engine until the problem is a fault! |
Inspect the coolant expansion tank - if not drained coolant. Also check the oil level in the crankcase. If all goes well, start checking ignition systems and power supply as described above, but first check the condition of the timing belt. When tattered belt motor will not be started for no apparent reason. In addition, a sudden stop of the engine and start it impossible to cause a denial crankshaft position sensor or disconnected from it Pads harness.
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