2.0 focus fueling problem??????????
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2.0 focus fueling problem??????????
been having some sort of fault i think it a fuel problem.
every time i go round bends or roundabouts at speed the engine dies and losers power. then when your back on the strait put your foot down starts to die at top revs help please?????
every time i go round bends or roundabouts at speed the engine dies and losers power. then when your back on the strait put your foot down starts to die at top revs help please?????
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My 52 ST170 will die if you throw it into a right hander with less than a qtr tank of fuel.....seems a common thing on the Focuses as I test drove another to check and it was the same. Must be the fuel pick up in the tank is on the right hand side of the tank so it cant pick up when cornering. It wouldnt solve the loss of power at high revs though....?
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hmmm thats strange my 1.8 gets hammered around every round about and all the country lanes and never had a problem! and most of the time the fuel is low as the damn car drinks like a fish!!
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mine only does it when it's just under a quarter tank or just before the petrol light comes on then it gets worse and worse till i fill it up. Never did this when i first got it 6 months ago just randomly started happening. Bloody annoying esp if u have someone up ya arse and the car loses power lol
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There's something wrong in your system then as when the tank is full or got more fuel if the problem doesn't arise then it means something is wrong in the system not necessarily the fuel pump.
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hopefully weather dependant ill get it up on the ramps tomorrow have a good look under the car. although without looking in me haynes can i see the fuel pump from under the car? or is it tucked away behind the petrol tank?
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accidentally I came across this problem at Focaljet:
I'm trying to get info from Ford if they recognize this as a fault and will they replace the fuel pump - if you have any way to check for yourselves - do it - if several cars with the same problem will show up, maybe there's a chance for a free service
Originally Posted by Focaljet"
Years ago I got a mailing for the fuel pump on my '01 ZX3. It said that Ford will replace the fuel pump free of charge for up to 10 years from purchase date, if you have the failure symptoms. The early pumps had problems and if bad the engine will stumble on hard right hand turns and hills when under 1/4 tank. It can just die as well. I have had the stumbling a few times but not if I keep it over 1/4 tank. I will get it done before my 10 year expiration. I do not know off hand what years this special service covers.
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my fuel filter is almost new... I experience the problem only when fuel is below 1/4 and only on hard turns (on track), so actually it happens very rare... but if Ford would be willing to replace the pum after some paperwork - no problem 
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