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22-01-2008, 09:05 AM
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1999 Ford Fairmont Ghia
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: NSW
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Hmmm how does 300 kays out of a tank sound??? That's bloody worse than a V8.
The car has a bit of a miss at idle. Any ideas what is going on?? Do I need to clean the intake, manifold, injectors etc??? Should I be using Iridium plugs instead of el cheapos?? If this consumption keeps up I'm guna have to walk  : |
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22-01-2008, 09:32 AM
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With da Warlords
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Orange NSW
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I"d be checking for a dead MAP sensor, or slow / faulty 02 sensors. Nearly guarantee its one of the two. Maybe a bit of both.
Cleaning your manifold, t-body etc isn't gonna make a difference in this case. Might fix your idle up a little, but won't do much for your fuel consumption.
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22-01-2008, 10:26 AM
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Where to next??
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sydney
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drip...... drip...... drip.........
Dads XF went from 450km / tank to around 300km / tank..... Did all the usual cheaks lol, till I actually got under the car to notice a small yet continious leak from the fuel pump that only happened while running..... Just a thought??? |
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22-01-2008, 12:29 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Sunbury, vic.
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I'd be looking for bad earth's, if had a couple lately with misses at idle and bad consumption purely caused cause the earth wires/terminals had corroded and wen't conducting well enough. Seems to be more the ones around the battery.
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22-01-2008, 12:46 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Melbourne
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Noticed in your other thread about your exhaust you mention that your exhaust is blowing a lot of fuel so to speak - obviously running rich so as suggested it's most likely a sensor somewhere causing this.
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22-01-2008, 03:38 PM
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With da Warlords
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Orange NSW
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Refer to above again..... lol
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Fuel Consumption Skyrocketing!!
Hybrid Mode