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Old 08-02-2006, 12:04 AM
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When I get up to around 80 MPH the engine stops and but the lights stay on and I lose my power steering. The battery light is also on with the service engine soon and I lose all oil pressure. I am very unsure about this.
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 12:39 AM
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Old 08-02-2006, 06:30 AM
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that's really strange hopefully someone can help you.
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 06:51 AM
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What year model is yours?
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Cobra King
When I get up to around 80 MPH the engine stops and but the lights stay on and I lose my power steering. The battery light is also on with the service engine soon and I lose all oil pressure. I am very unsure about this.
If you engine dies, then the battery light will stay on, and should be no oil pressure if the engine isn't running, same about the power steering since it's belt driven. The big problem is...

Why is your engine cutting out at 80mph???? Maybe computer, or fuel cutting out and your enigne dies???hmmmmmm
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 08:47 AM
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why is it stopping at 80 is it just stalling out and dieing or just shut's off right away?
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 12:54 PM
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It's a 99 cobra with a FIPK and an accufab throttle body. I lose power only sometimes around 80 mphish on the freeway. What's wierd is it only seems to do it @ night time. I really don't get it.
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 12:56 PM
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Does it stumble then dies, or just dies? Just at night?? that's a head scratcher.
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 12:57 PM
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It doesn't even stumble....You don't notice that the engine stopped all the way till you start to turn and realize it's hard as ****. Then the service engine soon turns on and the battery light does to.

Edit: Also the lights stay on.
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 01:15 PM
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If it's just dying on you, then the lights etc should stay on, and it woudln't be a battery/alt problem since you can still start it up and drive it.and if your Alt crapped out, then your car would run on the battery and soon die, but your lights wouldn't be on since the battery would then be dead. Happened to me once. i coasted into the autozone right when my car died.
Have you took it to a dealership yet?
Unless it's something to do with a faulty ignition or maybe the cam position sensor could be craping out. You say only at night, it could be something electrical when you turn your lights on. The only thing i can say is to take it to a dealership and explain it to them.
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 01:20 PM
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If it's just dying on you, then the lights etc should stay on, and it woudln't be a battery/alt problem since you can still start it up and drive it.and if your Alt crapped out, then your car would run on the battery and soon die, but your lights wouldn't be on since the battery would then be dead. Happened to me once. i coasted into the autozone right when my car died.
Have you took it to a dealership yet?
Unless it's something to do with a faulty ignition or maybe the cam position sensor could be craping out. You say only at night, it could be something electrical when you turn your lights on. The only thing i can say is to take it to a dealership and explain it to them.
That's exactly what I don't want to do...though I think I might have to.
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 01:21 PM
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I know what you mean. hopefully they can replicate the problem or they'll say it's fine if no codes are popping up
 
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Old 08-02-2006, 03:36 PM
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Well I reconnected all the sensors and cleaned them and am now going to change out the plugs. Hopefully this fixes the problem.
 
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Old 08-04-2006, 09:24 AM
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i used to have this problem with my old car. it was the MAF sensor. Had to be rewired differently.
 
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Old 08-04-2006, 01:52 PM
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Could be a bad TPS. I had an SHO that did the same thing. I took it to Ford, they pulled the code and EVENTUALLY (it took months due to the SHO using the same # as the taurus for something else) we got er done. So, if I were you, I would pick myself up an Xcal 2, diagnose that bad boy, and fix it myself on the cheap! With the money you'll save by not going to Ford, it'll be like getting a free Xcal! For this genius bit of advice; the beers are on you!

Scott.
 
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