GT Dies on Road! Help!!

[Solosngr]

Need help. I have a 95 GT (5.0L) and for the past month whenever I'm driving it will just shut off with no warning. Most of the time it’s when I'm accelerating. In the beginning it would start right back up with no problem but lately it takes about 10 min for it to start back up. At times it will shut off but then before it comes to a complete stop it fires back up on its own. Fuel pump is engaging, I replaced the fuel filter, ignition rotor and cap (they had burns and wear on them). Drove the car for about 30 min shut it off for about 2 hours and it wouldn’t restart. Finally got it going drove another 30 min and it shut off after I was accelerating through an intersection. Any thoughts?

 

[Zero Signal]

The distributor did that to me. Something went wrong with it internally. Check for spark with a tester.

 

[94GTCoupe]

Profile ignition pick-up (PIP),AKA Pick-up Coil.
The distributor must be disassembled to replace it.
I've had good luck with Napa brand PIP.

 

[Chythar]

I had the same issue with my distributor, but in my case it was corroded contacts on the cap.

 

[Solosngr]

The connectors on my cap were erroded also. I replaced the cap yesterday. Got in it about an hour ago and let it run in the driveway for about 30 min. It shut off and now it wont start.

 

[toyman]

I vote for the PIP. Had exactly the same symptoms.

 

[Solosngr]

Went to NAPA online to order the part and couldnt find it. Does anyone have a part number for the PIP?

 

[BlackVert]

I vote for the PIP. Had exactly the same symptoms.

+100

 

[Bullitt95]

Forget about just replacing the PIP sensor. Your 16-year-old dizzy will have advanced wear so you're better off replacing the whole thing with a new Motorcraft unit. Trust me.

 

[91LX_5L]

Forget about just replacing the PIP sensor. Your 16-year-old dizzy will have advanced wear so you're better off replacing the whole thing with a new Motorcraft unit. Trust me.

had the same issue, I replaced my entire dizzy as well, I dont plan on selling the car so its not really a bad idea.

 

[toyman]

It's also know as the hall effect sensor. As stated I would replace the whole dizzy if it's 16 years old. There is likely to be wear on the shaft, gear and bushing on the old unit depending of course on mileage.

 

[99FiveOh]

^this. Just replace the entire thing. By the time you mess with the headaches of replacing that sensor you'll wish you had. Especially if it's your first time! You'll probably get that gear pressed on backwards or slightly off center so the roll pin won't fit back in. Then good luck finding one of those pins if you mess up the old one because Advance and Autozone don't have the correct size!

 

[revhead347]

Forget about just replacing the PIP sensor. Your 16-year-old dizzy will have advanced wear so you're better off replacing the whole thing with a new Motorcraft unit. Trust me.

+1. Just get a new distributer. There are bearings in there that wear out anyway. I had the same problem, but it was my ignition contrrol module.

Kurt

 

[Solosngr]

Thanks for all the advice. Replaced the PIP it still didnt work. Come to find out it was the Ignition control module. Could have saved myself about 3 hours!

 

[Bullitt95]

Thanks for all the advice. Replaced the PIP it still didnt work. Come to find out it was the Ignition control module. Could have saved myself about 3 hours!

Consider it as preventive maintenance. Even if the PIP's OK and it's the TFI module that craps out, it won't take long for the PIP sensor to do the same so you've gained good insurance by replacing both.
My PIP sensor died first in May 2009 and then the TFI module died just 9 months later so my stang had to go on a flatbed twice.

 

[STM1965]

TFI

I fought though this issue last summer bottom line it was the TFI! Drove me nuts! Sometimes its the simplest thing and you get bogged down chasing/changing parts that don't need it!

 

[99FiveOh]

Odd. I've probably owned 4 or 5 foxes and 5 or so SN95s and I've NEVER had an SN95 burn up a TFI module, however, EVERY SINGLE fox I've ever owned burned up at least 2 or 3. So much that I kept a wrench, tfi removal tool and a new sensor in my glove box, so I could change it on the highway and be on my way if it pooped out on me.

 

[STM1965]

For whatever reason my BBK headers give off a ton of heat to the point that I am considering wraping them which is why mine might have failed.