My Ford Fiesta using loads of fuel
#1
Virgin
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My Ford Fiesta using loads of fuel
Hi guys
Got a major problem with my car
I got a 1993 fiesta Cayman . It was given to me as a project , I've got it back on the road but this thing guzzzles petrol. £20 of fuel does about 40 miles Surely this can't be right ?
So far I've done a service , with plugs and filters and changed thermostat but no change
It's running very rich . In the morning when starting its chucks out a black substance on the floor And judders before moving off ...
Can anyone out there please help ? Apart from this problem it's a great car with only 50k on the clock
Got a major problem with my car
I got a 1993 fiesta Cayman . It was given to me as a project , I've got it back on the road but this thing guzzzles petrol. £20 of fuel does about 40 miles Surely this can't be right ?
So far I've done a service , with plugs and filters and changed thermostat but no change
It's running very rich . In the morning when starting its chucks out a black substance on the floor And judders before moving off ...
Can anyone out there please help ? Apart from this problem it's a great car with only 50k on the clock
#3
Virgin
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Hi studabear
It's the 1.3 petrol .. I believe it is the fuel injection..?
Where is the temperature coolant temp sensor located please?
I think it could be that as temperature gauge never goes past quarter mark even if we've been out in the car all day
Thanks for your help in advance
It's the 1.3 petrol .. I believe it is the fuel injection..?
Where is the temperature coolant temp sensor located please?
I think it could be that as temperature gauge never goes past quarter mark even if we've been out in the car all day
Thanks for your help in advance
#6
OCD Victim
Common problem on early CFI units. Put a 1.1k ohm resistor between the two wires for the ECU coolant temp sensor under the inlet manifold. A new sensor will not work. There was a technical bulletin on this when I was at Ford in the early 2000s.
What is happening is the car thinks it is too cold all the time so never gets off choke completely. This removes the full choke sonbrings it back into tolerance.
What is happening is the car thinks it is too cold all the time so never gets off choke completely. This removes the full choke sonbrings it back into tolerance.
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To start with, I would strip back a bit of wire sheath on each wire (not next to each other, staggered so they cannot touch each other) and wrap the resistor ends round each wire and test it first.
Insulate each connection with a bit of tape.
If it works, remove tape, solder each connection properly and reinsulate.
Insulate each connection with a bit of tape.
If it works, remove tape, solder each connection properly and reinsulate.
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