Jamesclegg1994
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Try holes in the exhaust mines was eating petrol with that plus my injectors were on the way out
General Crazy consumption of fuel!!
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General Crazy consumption of fuel!!
I'm back again with the latest details.
I I replaced the spark plugs and airfilter and noticed that the fuel-meter increased from 10.8 to 14.4 after a little trip with the car.
But the car is not going well after the replacement. When on Idle, its sometime shakes with hard "punch" from the engine and sometimes in 2'gear it do the same, shakes/hardpunch like the car is going struggling but when i get some speed and rpm it goes away
I I replaced the spark plugs and airfilter and noticed that the fuel-meter increased from 10.8 to 14.4 after a little trip with the car.
But the car is not going well after the replacement. When on Idle, its sometime shakes with hard "punch" from the engine and sometimes in 2'gear it do the same, shakes/hardpunch like the car is going struggling but when i get some speed and rpm it goes away
Hi, I have joined the group because I have the same problem. It may well be the cold weather but the other thing to consider it could be the lambda or engine management temperature sensor. Anybody else had problems recently, my car is Mk2 1.2. I have no temp problems, it goes to half way and stays there but I have closed off half the rad with some cardboard to help warm up times.
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Could you show me a image of how your blocking looks like?
SOLVED: Bad running and shaky engine
The problem was the spark plugs cables which was very bad inside and didnt plug well into the spark plugs, which caused the engine to jump and running bad and be shaky.
SOLVED: bad Consumption of fuel
After I changed the airfilter, spark plugs and spark plugs cables, all with brand new, the fuel gauge on the dashboard increased from 10.8 to 14.4 km/l. (In cold wheater)
NOT SOLVED:
The cars engine temperatur dosent stay on 90* degrees when I drive, and thats even if i drive in half hour long road. And its takes very long time before the temperatur arrow to rise up. I will provide images of how it looks like later.
The problem was the spark plugs cables which was very bad inside and didnt plug well into the spark plugs, which caused the engine to jump and running bad and be shaky.
SOLVED: bad Consumption of fuel
After I changed the airfilter, spark plugs and spark plugs cables, all with brand new, the fuel gauge on the dashboard increased from 10.8 to 14.4 km/l. (In cold wheater)
NOT SOLVED:
The cars engine temperatur dosent stay on 90* degrees when I drive, and thats even if i drive in half hour long road. And its takes very long time before the temperatur arrow to rise up. I will provide images of how it looks like later.
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temp not rising is bad thermostat, it should be in middle all the time when car warms up
The temp on my old 16v.
didn't sit bang on 90 in winter...just slightly below it.
if mpg as gone up..iwouidnt worry. (drive & enjoy)
you did the right thing by treating it to some new plugs etc.
didn't sit bang on 90 in winter...just slightly below it.
if mpg as gone up..iwouidnt worry. (drive & enjoy)
you did the right thing by treating it to some new plugs etc.
Muddz;4015872 The cars engine temperatur dosent stay on 90* degrees when I drive said:
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when i removed my thermostat from mk1 you could actually see through it cuz it was open so wide, but when i removed it from my mk2 it was normally closed but still defective, so just change it if temp gauge is not in middle
The way to test is put the stat into a pan of water and start heating. It should move smoothly from closed to open and be fully open before the water starts boiling. Sometimes when you remove them it is stuck open so you don't have to do a test unless you like playing with pots and pans
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mine when they failed - failed to seat properly
As a result - when you filled with water - it pea'd out everywher
A new one had a much better flow control
With how cheap they are - stick a new one and be done with it
Ziggy
As a result - when you filled with water - it pea'd out everywher
A new one had a much better flow control
With how cheap they are - stick a new one and be done with it
Ziggy
The needle should be at the halfway mark +/- the width of the needle all the time after warm up which even in your ambients should take less than 8 km driving at approx 80 kph.
For normal driving use the only exception is when stopped in traffic the needle can creep up a little before the fan cuts in.
For normal driving use the only exception is when stopped in traffic the needle can creep up a little before the fan cuts in.
So what is your conclusion? a new Thermostat?
I can make more test tomorrow, in the morning, where I start the car and show you how much its goes up on idle after start for 20 min..
Yes. New 'stat. Do the test tomorrow anyway. If the stat is working correctly the top hose to the rad should stay cool for 5 minutes or so and then fairly quickly increase in temperature as the stat opens. If it is getting warm slowly from the start it means the stat is stuck open.
blanking off a portion of the radiator MAY help, my panda is taking a while to get HOT in cold temps too,
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Here is how its look like when I'm driving. I took this pic right after i stopped at red trafic light
my temp gauge was exactly there with a bad thermostat
You keep bleating on about your "bad thermostat" but not everyone's situation is the same and in this case daily temperatures of -5C you will really struggle to get an engine up to temperature
