neilske Member 34 Member For: 19y 11m 20d Location: manly, brisbane Posted 27/02/07 09:22 AM Posted 27/02/07 09:22 AM hi guysOver the last week or so ive noticed that my cars performance is down, in the mornings it sounds sick (not in a good way) on startup, like its only just managed to turn over and then you get a bit of a splutter from the exhaust like a clapped out vw bug. Also at startup I get a strong petrol smell coming into the cabin. and in general driving the car is really sluggish to get moving and seems almost hesitant to change gear as well as a burning rubber/plastic smell coming through when the fan is on.Any ideas???
phantom ute Member 105 Member For: 20y 1m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 27/02/07 09:39 AM Posted 27/02/07 09:39 AM best thing to do is take it to ford sounds like its a bit sick
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 20y 3m 5d Gender: Male Posted 27/02/07 09:57 AM Posted 27/02/07 09:57 AM mine was runnin like sh*t in the morns.. get a reflash?worked for me today!
falconutebeast Member 196 Member For: 20y 4m 8d Location: Sydney, Bankstown Posted 27/02/07 09:59 AM Posted 27/02/07 09:59 AM yes I agree, if its still under warranty, take it to them. sounds like its got some kind of unusual problem.
KEN 24T Gandalf the Grey, Maiar of Manwë and Varda, Team HgAg/Sneaky Member 7,371 Member For: 23y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: The Shire, Middle Earth Posted 27/02/07 10:01 AM Posted 27/02/07 10:01 AM I always have a morning glory ... well at least until I empty my bladder. ... bi ....
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 20y 3m 5d Gender: Male Posted 27/02/07 10:03 AM Posted 27/02/07 10:03 AM yay!I have something to look forward to in my older days.. continued morning fun!
KEN 24T Gandalf the Grey, Maiar of Manwë and Varda, Team HgAg/Sneaky Member 7,371 Member For: 23y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: The Shire, Middle Earth Posted 27/02/07 10:10 AM Posted 27/02/07 10:10 AM yay!I have something to look forward to in my older days.. continued morning fun! ←Yeh? Let's see how much fun you think it is peeing like a giraffe?
neilske Member 34 Member For: 19y 11m 20d Location: manly, brisbane Posted 27/02/07 10:18 AM Author Posted 27/02/07 10:18 AM I knew the 'morning glory' reference would bring out some one liners...I was planning on taking the car back to ford so they could do a half arsed job on a couple of other issues (rattling belt, click in steering etc.) but thought someone might have had a similar experience and could recommend some d.I.y - new plugs or regap? - clean throttle body?
falconutebeast Member 196 Member For: 20y 4m 8d Location: Sydney, Bankstown Posted 27/02/07 10:31 AM Posted 27/02/07 10:31 AM no they wont fix the problem you have,Try disconecting the battery for 15min, see if that fixes it.I mean I could be one of many potential problems.How many km's has it done?
neilske Member 34 Member For: 19y 11m 20d Location: manly, brisbane Posted 27/02/07 10:44 AM Author Posted 27/02/07 10:44 AM its done just under 20,000kthe car was just used for a quick shop run, I went out side to listen - it started normally, no overwhelming smell, no retarded splutter - but was told the car was still sluggish and slow to react when putting the foot down.
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