940 B230FK occasionally losing power / stalling

[jonsoft]

Hi there,

Can anyone help diagnose a problem I'm having with my 1998 Celebration 940 estate petrol automatic?

It drives fine but then I'll suddenly lose power and the gas pedal will have no effect. Sometimes it recovers, other times it completely stalls with the various (normal) warning lights coming up on the dashboard indicating the engine has stopped.

When it does that, after rolling to a standstill it takes 10-15 minutes before it starts again. The ignition and battery are all fine (new battery from the RAC the last time it broke down due to this on the M1!).

I am thinking it's either the fuel pump -- which has never been replaced and the car has done 120,000 miles -- or possibly a dirty/broken MAF sensor.

Either part is GBP 200 to buy new, so I wondered if anyone has any thoughts what the problem could be before I go ahead?

Many thanks,

Jonsoft