hi got cabby xr3i but from cold its a night mare to try and drive and stinks of petrol . and sometimes even when its warm as soon i dip clutch the revs just die along with the car, real pain ,think efi engine .Any pointers plz before i take it to garage . (booked in a garage next week) thanks

 

Check if it is an EFI or an MFI unit , has it been played with at all ?

 

efi . believe it be be standard 1990 engine but as got ashley exhaust on it if that makes any difference !! . red ht leads big long ones facing me as i look at rocker cover . they seem bit wobbly . dont fancy garage charging me for "usual looking at your problem time "lol!! and i sounds clever if i can go in there with suggestions to the problem ...

 

if it smells of fuel and a pig to start it could have perished fuel lines, does it missfire at all, and if ya can take 1 of the spark plugs out and check it, i.e colour/wet/dry

 

MAP sensor (efi only)

 

hi last my last reply not went threw. yep nice looking car had 3 wks sure wasnt aving this problem wen i looked at it ... yes mis fires and has back fired . havent got plug spanner any more my days of doing that have gone now !! . but even today wen warmed up went back out and again it stopped at island when i dipped clutch . gonna google map sensor thanks guys will let ya know but any more info appreciated

 

check the back of the inlet too as the gasket might be gone and would cause it to stall, misfire and smell of fuel

 

Where abouts are you amandaj , check my location

 

wondering also on related other things like fuel cut off switches (the 1 in the boot ) fuel relay and alarm system thats on the car (ai606).. cud ne of these be related to issues ive got.. thanks

 

if it was the cut off switch it would cut off completly, could be dodgy relay/wiring, and i very much doubt it would be alarm related

 

Check CO and CTS.

Martin

 

hi at guess co =carbon emission .. CTS = ?? sorry .. car is in garage tmoz ive give him all info from here lets hope its a cheap option .. again today got so far up my street and cut out spluttered bag nails but then drove like dream 60 np top down and was still waiting for more gas to go forward. im not even sure if it just be my driving ( no jokes about women drivers plz). should i be using accererator when staring or not every one just keeps saying give it some wellie when i start it but smells too bad if i do that thanks again

 

hi its the throttle controll switch i need part number 89-sf-9B-989-AB needs to say ford on it and made in germany thanks guys gonna try sourcing one now . i take it its best to buy new not second hand .. thanks guys x x

 

CTS= Coolant Temperature Sensor, it's basically a thermister that supplies ECU with info on coolant temperature hence the name.

You could buy TPS second hand but TBH don't see why they cant adjust it as normally they are adjustable (Unless yours has broken down) can't say certain for your car but it's just a potentiometer on a spindle.

Martin

 

it should be the same as any Xr2i one aswell, i may possibly have a spare one kicking about if u get stuck, i fitted my xr2i engine into the gfs escort cabby that i fitted an efi loom into and it worked fine so!!

 

will ask about adjustment martin . still looking for one .discontinued at ford got all other part number ones except mine ..typical ..keep ya guys posted ta

 

Will have a look around for one , as these are the same as all EFI's including Turbos , I think a replacement had better be found .

 

hi yes need one. just have to keep trying . they obsolete from ford so 2nd hand its where looking just let me know if u locate one but has be same part number match even thou they look same shape lol !!

 

The original part, FINIS number 6539215 is obsolete, but there is a replacement part that your dealer should be able to find. Unfortunately not many of them seem to know how to use their computer properly and give up.

Ask them to do an OSI search. It should bring up a new part number 6854781 which I believe is still available.

However, I'm not convinced this is your problem as this sensor shouldn't cause the car to cut out, although it would make it hard to drive. If this part was faulty it wouldn't make any difference if the car was hot or cold either.

Halfords sell a Gunson fault code reader for about Ł25 that you can plug in to a diagnostic socket which is near the passenger side strut top. I suggest you get one of those and it should tell you which sensor is faulty. Otherwise you risk getting a new TPS and having exactly the same problem.

 

hi thanks for that . yep popping to ford walsall monday armed with your info and my car . i am assuming the part im after does belong to the orginal engine as my car is july 1990 and this part is number starting 89 .i believe the garage i took it to wud of plugged it in to find our which bit was not working properly . lol i know what you mean about some guys not knowing how to use computer ,they need to remember to put my call on hold as i can hearall their conversation about my part and saying ive given them the wrong part number etc . keep ya posted regards amanda x

 

I checked yesterday and was told that the later part is available either genuine or as a pattern part , I ordered the pattern part as then I can check the resistance graph against a genuine one , will let you know .