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1st June 2015, 07:34 AM
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I forgot to mention that on the second breakdown the car was stranded in a car park. Jumping did not start it, but a 5-litre can of fuel did seem to do the trick. The car does have have about 20-30 litres in it now though.
I'll have to do more investigation into the connections then. I took a look, but the negative and ground connections did look ok. Will clean and re-seat them. 
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1st June 2015, 03:28 PM
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My bet is on the fuel issue. I had all the warning light issues you have had but that was due to leaving the car for 5 weeks so the battery was low attempting to start the car with the fuel supply issue drained the battery even further causing all manner of warnings to appear.
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1st June 2015, 03:58 PM
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Yes, I'm wondering if I do have two problems now - the flat battery from attempting to start the car as you say, and the fuelling issue which is the real culprit.
If I stick my ear right over the pump cover when the ignition is turned to the first position, I should definitely be able to hear something, yes? Tried earlier and couldn't hear a thing there or behind the cap.
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5th June 2015, 08:39 AM
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So I've replaced the old battery, which has made starting much easier. I also filled the tank to the brim to test whether the problem only happened below 1/2 a tank as many people have experienced. I managed to go about 70 miles of mixed driving with nothing at all wrong yesterday, and then had a ten minute stretch of the car stalling, being difficult to start, and having a very lump idle. Not sure if it's worth noting that the revs won't drop if my foot is on the pedal, and I can prevent it from stalling by holding it.
My plan this weekend is to look at/reseat/change/clean the following: Fuel pump MAF Fuel filter Vacuum lines Throttle body Anything else I should be looking at?
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