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Old 16-07-2011, 10:12 PM   #1
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well the other day i minding my own buiss when all of sudden i had to put my foot down to avoid some wa.... that was running a red light whe to my suprise the car staeted to splutter like it was being starved of fuel...

since then i have tryed to put my foot down again and its doing the same.
i have run injector cleaner through it so far but still doing the same...

anyone with experience please help so i dont go wasting funds needed...

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Old 16-07-2011, 11:39 PM   #2
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This happens all the time to me!! It drives me insane i have no idea whats causing it. Ive changed spark plugs and leads and my fuel filter. Still does it. I to would like to know how to fix this.
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How much fuel do you have left?
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Old 17-07-2011, 12:54 AM   #4
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new spark plugs and leads fixed this problem for me, but this is a common problem and there are plenty of threads with the different possible causes, just a case of elimination. Try a search and see what you can come up with.
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Coil packs are a common cause.
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ok sorry bout the spelling aswell....uu i got full tank but ti does it when empty..

ill check the plugs and leads in the morning....
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runs out of fuel from pump?
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on the fuel pump there is a flexible hose, over time this can develop a small split which causes it to suck air causing the symptoms you mention
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chech the sock filter on the fuel pump, it gets clogged up. only bad thing is you cant buy them unless you get a new pump
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hmm ok gotta do all this before i go to pirie next week....
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mine do same sometimes wen low on fuel.
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Old 18-07-2011, 09:33 PM   #12
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well ive changed leads and plugs ran injector cleaner through and nothing so now for coil pack, fuel filter fuel pump. ill someone for that might aswell get it a full blown service whilst im doing it....

there goes a quick $600....
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to test coil pack put car under load an it will miss if coil pack .
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600 was what i was thinking with the wifes car even after changing the fuel pump and filters, end result just over $1000. flushed through fuel line replaced fuel rail and also rec'd the injectors. been back 4 times to them got sick of that took it somewhere else another 300 for tune. still runs like a dog blows black crap, gutless as hell,chews through premium petrol like air,have given up on it
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When was the last time you changed your fuel filter George? Could be bad batch of fuel.
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When was the last time you changed your fuel filter George? Could be bad batch of fuel.
couple of months i quess...

but its going in to the mechanic 2moro.

he test drove it today and he is preaty sure its minor and told me he wont charge more than $500, he promised...

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a couple of months is nothing. Fuel filters can last about 70,000km before changing. So I doubt it will be that. Be interested to hear what your mech has to say about it
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did you change the pump though when you change filter? if so, are you using an intank fuel hose from the pump to the cradle?.... if its not an intank hose it well swell and split. Or it will erode the outside of the hose untill it reaches the inner layer which is fuel resistant (EFI hose) and that eroded outer layer of the hose will end up blocking your sock filter.
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ok guys well here is the news i got the car back, so here is the deal the plugs i had bought did turn out to be dodgey, the other news is that the major thing was that yeh i had come across a real bad batch of fuel and it stuffed the filter there for depriving the car of fuel.

mechanic said very lucky as it could of done alot more damage..

all up new leads again, new filter, new plugs to be on the safe side again, new air filter all installed for $100 through a ver good mechanic in under half a day did the trick..

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ok guys well here is the news i got the car back, so here is the deal the plugs i had bought did turn out to be dodgey, the other news is that the major thing was that yeh i had come across a real bad batch of fuel and it stuffed the filter there for depriving the car of fuel.

mechanic said very lucky as it could of done alot more damage..

all up new leads again, new filter, new plugs to be on the safe side again, new air filter all installed for $100 through a ver good mechanic in under half a day did the trick..

thanks to everyone for the help....
Why new leads again??? They only need replacing once in a blue moon and are easy to test with a multimeter to see if they need replacing.
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what is the most common contaminent in fuel? only ask as had another look at the wifes car,removed the fuel bump and put my hand into the tank where the pump sits and there was some crud in there, i got the magnet out and ran it along the bottom of the tank but only picked up from the sectioned off part the pump sits in. it seemed to be rusting metal flakes. i relaced the fuel filter at the rear wheel and it had brown fuel in it. Just wondering where this would have come from as the tanks are all plastic. im guessin that when the car is runnin the stuff gets sucked onto the sock filter and cloggs it and falls back to the bottom when you turn the car off, was a fair bit about a open hand full.
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Why new leads again??? They only need replacing once in a blue moon and are easy to test with a multimeter to see if they need replacing.
well apaarently the first set where faulty, dont worry i got a refund on them, some how two burnt out and under exeleration caused them to ark with each other, weired as there were burn marks on them but no rips...
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what is the most common contaminent in fuel? only ask as had another look at the wifes car,removed the fuel bump and put my hand into the tank where the pump sits and there was some crud in there, i got the magnet out and ran it along the bottom of the tank but only picked up from the sectioned off part the pump sits in. it seemed to be rusting metal flakes. i relaced the fuel filter at the rear wheel and it had brown fuel in it. Just wondering where this would have come from as the tanks are all plastic. im guessin that when the car is runnin the stuff gets sucked onto the sock filter and cloggs it and falls back to the bottom when you turn the car off, was a fair bit about a open hand full.
dont realy think the plastictanks are the issue as much as the dodgey fuels we have been sold....

this batch was shell product....

my mechanic said to avoid it.

right now the cleanest he has found is bp as apparenlty realy cleaned up their quality after the spill they have been under a very watchfull eye ive been told...we'll see yeh...
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dont realy think the plastictanks are the issue as much as the dodgey fuels we have been sold....

this batch was shell product....

my mechanic said to avoid it.

right now the cleanest he has found is bp as apparenlty realy cleaned up their quality after the spill they have been under a very watchfull eye ive been told...we'll see yeh...

Dont HQ's run V-power?

i run mobile/BP/Shell 98 fuels and i find them all to work wel
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my wallets problem is 98 gets expensive at only 400km a tank and the black crap on a nice white bumper isnt really appealing. after the second tune i got it back still runnin black
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