Hi guys I've got a weird fault on my 1993 1.4 Astra - hope someone can shed some light on what's causing it! For the last few years it was cutting out when cold just once in the morning when the outside temperature was less then 8 degs centigrade. This fault has now gone and has been replaced by a new worse fault! It may be a coincidence but probably not. For the last few weeks until today it would cut out at any time for 10 minutes (up to 15 times in 10 mins). Once the engine temperature reached 90 it didn't cut out at all. Today, though, it started cutting out at any time, any temperture. At worst it seems to not like acceleration. Tonight it won't idle so I'm having to left foot brake and keep the revs up. The cut out (during driving) can be anything for a fraction of a second to maybe 2 seconds and immediately restart - if it was in gear then I might not even notice but the radio and tacho would go off and the ignition light would come on. Nothing else seems to be affected (lights remain on for instance). I had a similar fault a couple of years ago when the trigger unit (coil amplifier module) broke but I think the only fault then was that the engine would go off - I can't remember the radio going off. It's the radio going off which is really confusing. Fuse 7 seems to be common but that also goes to the fascia lights and they remain on! I replaced the ECU yesterday and that made no differance at all. So, before I fork out for a new trigger module, can anyone think what else it could be? Mike Astra 1.4LS single-point fuel injection C 14 NZ model. Made in 1993. The only non standard in the immobiliser which seems to be working normally.
