New to ford , and a problem already!
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New to ford , and a problem already!
Hi everyone! Just bought a 2001 focus 1.6 zetec on saturday. quite pleased with it in general but one thing is niggling me..... when i got it on the motorway at first , it choked and lost pretty much all power under heavy load ( booting it through 70mph in 4th ) , exhaust backfiring , dropped away down to 5 mphh , putting the pedal down made it choke more and lose revs!
pulled over , engine off and back on and it got me home ok... thought maybe dirty fuel ? put redex through , filled the tank and revved the life out of it for a few mins and it seemed to clear and hasnt done it again . the only thing now is that theres a strong smell of petrol around the car and coming through the vents and the fuel economy doesnt seem quite right ( greedy! ) . Theres no leaking onto the road / pavement or obvious fuel spillage elsewhere.
On further investigation the car looks like its had a new coil pack ,new plugs , new leads and a new fuel pump. now im getting worried , you dont change all those parts unless your trying to clear a problem ?
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pulled over , engine off and back on and it got me home ok... thought maybe dirty fuel ? put redex through , filled the tank and revved the life out of it for a few mins and it seemed to clear and hasnt done it again . the only thing now is that theres a strong smell of petrol around the car and coming through the vents and the fuel economy doesnt seem quite right ( greedy! ) . Theres no leaking onto the road / pavement or obvious fuel spillage elsewhere.
On further investigation the car looks like its had a new coil pack ,new plugs , new leads and a new fuel pump. now im getting worried , you dont change all those parts unless your trying to clear a problem ?
ideas ?
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genuine ford ones say FORD i take it ?
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as far as i can see everythings kosher
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still going to get a new FORD coil pack though cause the one thats on it appears to be a shitty japanese one . and a treat it to a new MAF meter , k&n box and a new manifold and aftermarket exhaust now to help it breathe!
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ok from a bit of internet reading ...... this is a common problem in 2001 zetecs when the fuel drops below a quarter tank...... this ties in with whats happening to me also, as both times when i've filled up its gone away to an extent ... but no one seems to have any clue why ????????? it also seems worse after the car has just gone sharp right . ie. roundabout
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ok , after a month of driving the car keeping it above a quarter tank of petrol. the problem hasnt returned. however there is still a petrol smell in the back seat. i just lifted the back seat and someone has cut a hole in the fucking floor ( im guessing to acces the fuel tank / change the fuel pump ) and just covered the hole with a bit of riveted sheet metal!!!! is this normal?!?!?!?! can i do anything about it now or do i just throw this thing on the scrap heap now ?
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