i start my car up in the morning fine,i drive the car for a short time and the car loses power and dies on me.I have to wait anything upto 10 mins for the car to restart it runs fine again for a short time then does the same over and over again.I have checked the distributor cap and rotor arm and it all looks ok any ideas? im stuck

marc, December 2008

Hi, Im a ford probe owner and had the same problem. If you go to the ford probe owners club website www.ukpoc.co.uk and look in the forums this problem is common. Usually the source is the distrubutor. They will tell you to check all the basics first. I ended up having to have my ECU reset (which cost nothing) and then it ran like a dream.

Scott Walker, January 2009

i would suspect niether,tank is slightly pressurized and sealed as it is not allowed to vent anywhere but carbon canister,coil is a four in one coil pack,all four dont fail as you have described

mutley, January 2009

I would suspect the coil. On the way out and failing when it gets hot.

Or it could be a blocked fuel tank vent pipe creating a vacuum in the fuel tank as you drive along. If you take off the filler cap and get a rush of air as you do it, and then it will start again, then I'd suspect the latter.

Chicks Fan, January 2009