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big eck
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17th Jun 05 at 23:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well it all happened on wednesday when I went to Edinburgh to get my private plate transfered onto ma car and the girl noticed that ma petrol light was on, I didnt even notice it and had no clue how long it was on for so I drove for about another 10-15 miles and eventually found a petrol station by this time the car was coughing and spluttering a bit so I thought thank fuk I got to the station on time, I filled the car up and noticed right away it was running sh!t I thought it was just a bit of dirty petrol but its gotten so bad that is lost $hit loads of power and the garage is having problems finding out whats wrong with it, I think its brought up all the crap from the bottom of the tank and badly clogged all the fuel lines and injectors, I'm totally gutted especially as the cars been driving like a dream for the past few months

Any ideas what the problem might be???

It actually fixed itself tonight and ran spot on but as soon as I turned the engine off and re-started it it went tits up again
Munchie
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17th Jun 05 at 23:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i always drive my car until the light starts flashing at me....is this a bad thing to do? if so...why?
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17th Jun 05 at 23:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tried changing the fuel filter mate?
big eck
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17th Jun 05 at 23:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its a bad thing mate, all petrol has dirt in it and through time it sits on the bottom of the tank and if it gets to low the fuel pump will suck it through the fuel lines and clog up everything like the injectors/carbs and give poor preformance
Sam
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17th Jun 05 at 23:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fill it up with Optimax or super unleaded.
big eck
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The filter is spotless stoney, we tried everything, even blew the fuel lines clean, had it hooked up to the engine computer thingy and it says that everything is ok, the only think we aint checked is the ECU
big eck
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam
Fill it up with Optimax or super unleaded.

I filled it up with optimax tonight and it kinda helped but it gradually got worse again
Munchie
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17th Jun 05 at 23:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
whoops!!!! shit! my car sounds like a diesel rite now as well..me mate said its the timing?how can i fix it?
Martin_C
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17th Jun 05 at 23:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
happened to my mates sri, its just the shite dragged up, think he changed his fuel filter and it sorted it, worth a try they aint dear.
and-m
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17th Jun 05 at 23:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The fuel filter should catch any particles surely.
SwN
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Can you not disconect the battery say over night (or 2hours) or summin and it resets the ecu? or am i talking shit lol
May help it?

Scott.
big eck
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The fuel filter is like new on mine martin, its spotless
big eck
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17th Jun 05 at 23:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its just strange that it works fine one min them all of a sudden it just dies
Munchie
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17th Jun 05 at 23:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sorry to hijack the thread...but how can i sort mine?!
Sam
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Running Optimax or super unleaded for a while will help cleanse the fuel injectors etc. as they have better cleaning agents in the petrol than the cheapo stuff.

Probably won't make any difference but you could also try spraying carb cleaner into the throttle body? I had a similar problem once and that helped to clear the problem - not sure really how but it did?
and-m
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Love the random suggestions!
craigpcg
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
The filter is spotless stoney, we tried everything, even blew the fuel lines clean, had it hooked up to the engine computer thingy and it says that everything is ok, the only think we aint checked is the ECU


if u put it through the computer it should have checked yer ecu anyways
big eck
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17th Jun 05 at 23:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I thought that to craig but the guy said it doesnt

think i'm gonna try the carb cleaner then fill it woth optimax and some octaine booster to see if that cures it, I feckin hope it does anyways
Sam
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17th Jun 05 at 23:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What car have you got, big eck?
and-m
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Cant see what use the carb cleaner would do. Have you changed the fuel filter?
SwN
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17th Jun 05 at 23:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Sam
What car have you got, big eck?


2.0 16v Gsi Corsa
Sam
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quote:
Originally posted by and-m
Cant see what use the carb cleaner would do. Have you changed the fuel filter?


Neither could I, but I tried it and it seemed to cure the problem I had?
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17th Jun 05 at 23:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Does the Tech2 give information about flow rates and stuff on injectors? Or do they have to be removed and taken to a fuel injector specialist for that kind of info?
big eck
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quote:
Originally posted by and-m
Cant see what use the carb cleaner would do. Have you changed the fuel filter?

yea the filter was replaced today
big eck
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19th Jun 05 at 11:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
WOO HOO it seems to have cured itself, I put £15 worth of optimax in the tank and its running sopt on again, still bugs the shit outta me what was wrong with it in the first place.

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