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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 10:04 AM
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looking to go back to blue oval after a 6 year gap,been looking at the fiesta 1.4 tdci as need something cheap to run,just need to knpw if there are any issues i should be looking out for,cheers
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 02:21 PM
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Painfully slow. But give great mpg. My old boy had a fusion with the same engine. Check around the injectors as the seals can go and leak fuel
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 02:24 PM
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they can make a chuffing sound when the injector seat/seal is leaking
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 09:31 AM
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cheers chaps,not that bothered about speed just need something cheap to run for now,heard about the seals before
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