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25-11-2010, 04:16 PM | #1 |
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Injectors, Fuel pump or distributor problem
gidday all. sorry for the long post. just trying to put as much info as i can
i have a problem with my series 3 ba astina. not sure whether it's the injectors clogged, a fuel pump goin bad or the distributor coil. will try to give as many symptoms as i can. when cold starts ok, then when warm on highway if i back off for any reason it starts to lose power, chugs then will come good for a little while then does it again when i back of. when i get to town and sit at lights it bogs down when accelerating then suddenly will clear itself then bog down again. If i stop car go do something and start the car all good till i get back on the highway for a while Yesterday i stopped on the side of the road for a piss (left car running) and when i took off the car was really sluggish. it cleared itself a little but was pretty rough the rest of the way home ~5k's. Today was driving everything going good, had to back off for road works on a steep hill, sat there for ~1-2mins took off and car was very rough. On way home all good till i got to a hill in town. edit: car had done ~213,000ks Will add that i am bad for letting the fuel tank get real low before filling up. I was also using std unleaded for a fair while, have gone back to 98. Have changed fuel filter, air filter, plug leads, dizzy cap and rotor, has fairly new plugs. Have also put a bottle of nulon injector cleaner (only thing that has helped) also so far half a bottle of lucas injector cleaner. So i would like to know whether i should get my injectors cleaned or if it's something else, can anyone help please, thanks in advance, coneman
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Feb '98 323 Astina 1.8 5spd Hatch Last edited by Coneman; 25-11-2010 at 04:53 PM. Reason: added mileage |
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25-11-2010, 08:26 PM | #2 |
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how old the the fuel filter?
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25-11-2010, 08:43 PM | #3 |
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sounds like fuel pump stuffed from picking up rubbish in the bottom of the tank -- still might have pressure but not enough flow
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25-11-2010, 09:23 PM | #4 |
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only changed it ~1000k ago
@maztech yeah been doin a bit of research and i'm leaning toward fuel pump. only started to happen after a fill up a while ago. is the fuel pump expensive and hard to change
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25-11-2010, 09:35 PM | #5 |
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remove rear seat -lift carpet up undo cover screws and remove lines etc more screws and it is out - should cost about 80ish take it to repco as they will ask pump diameter - if you can undo screws and solder wires it willl be easy
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25-11-2010, 09:43 PM | #6 |
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ok thanks. so if i take to a mechanic it shouldn't be too expensive
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