|
|
|
|
|
|
Welcome to the Australian Ford Forums forum. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and inserts advertising. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features without post based advertising banners. Registration is simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. Please Note: All new registrations go through a manual approval queue to keep spammers out. This is checked twice each day so there will be a delay before your registration is activated. |
|
|||||||
| OzECruisers General Discussions E/N/D vehicles General Discussion ONLY. NO TECH THREADS |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
11-04-2006, 08:11 PM
|
#1 | ||
|
Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 8
|
hi i got a ed with missing problems ,it will idle for hours parked on the level it will rev up slight miss,but park the car with the left hand side of the on a angle the fuel tank outlet is on the left ok leave ideling for 5 minutes jump in and rev off or try to ,the miss is one hell of a rough put your foot down and it just coughs it wont behave well at all ,would i be rigth that if the tanks has some water in then parked on the angle it will suck the water first it being heavier than fuel,it takes a long time after doing that i suppose the water gets in the filter ,anybady else had trouble
grahaml Last edited by 22richard; 11-04-2006 at 08:29 PM. Reason: wrong spelling |
||
|
|
|
11-04-2006, 08:13 PM
|
#2 | ||
|
Performance moderator
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: St Clair..N.S.W
Posts: 14,875
|
Try adding some metho to tank.. Other than that drop tank and clean..Then replace fuel filters...Graeme....
__________________
Real cars are not driven by front wheels,real cars lift them!!... BABYS ARE BOTTLE FED, REAL MEN GET BLOWN. Don't be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark...Professionals built the Titanic! Dart 330ci block turbo black pearl EBXR8 482 rwkw.. Daily driver GTE FG.. Projects http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=107711 http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...8+turbo&page=4 |
||
|
|
|
|
11-04-2006, 08:33 PM
|
#3 | ||
|
Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Wodonga
Posts: 627
|
Haha I got water in my tank to, it seems now I have to go the whole hog
Fuel Tank, Pump, Filter and Injectors! |
||
|
|
|
|
11-04-2006, 08:47 PM
|
#4 | |||
|
Gunna girlie-man
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Bayswater North, victoria
Posts: 2,587
|
Quote:
__________________
WADE CAMS-- UNLEASH THE POWER!! <INSERT WITTY SIGNATURE HERE> Daily- 05' BA futura... work done. Cruiser- 85' VK berlina... more work done  
|
|||
|
|
|
|
11-04-2006, 08:51 PM
|
#5 | |||
|
I swear its all stock!!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Victoria, Australia
Posts: 62
|
Quote:
I had to do that once in my EA (stale fuel), and once in my XR (the only time I ever used caltex vortex). Not too hard to do, just really smelly.
__________________
 1993 ED XR8 2006 BF GT 2011 FG XR6 Ute Limited Edition |
|||
|
|
|
|
11-04-2006, 09:32 PM
|
#6 | ||
|
Regular Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 141
|
Yes metho, metho and water mix unlike water and petrol.
|
||
|
|
|
|
11-04-2006, 10:24 PM
|
#7 | ||
|
Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 8
|
Hi xr8 chic
yes i have only had 3 full tanks of caltex vortex and presto i have this problem.i only pick it might be water cause when i visited gympie the other day it is all hills and hey the bloody car would hardly climb the hill floor the pedal and it just died thanks.graham shall let you know the outcome |
||
|
|
|
water in fuel tank
Linear Mode
