Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 16:45:00 +0100 From: David Taylor <djtaylornopsamoot.com> Subject: Re: 900 + 9000 roadside breakdowns - failure modes
> The question I had asked people was "what failures left you > stranded", which will mean that there are a whole load of common I felt like I was going to have one yesterday... Joined the M1, put my foot down, went ok for a mile or so then sudden loss of power almost like the fuel pump was intermittent or something like that. I limped back to the hard shoulder to find that the inlet manifold pipe had come off at the throttle body. I just about managed to secure it with a pocket penknife screwdriver, it did pop off a couple more times but I couldn't believe that this large rubber hose could cost more than £100 which is what I was quoted!!! For that price, I'll just fashion something thanks. David.