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 No Power Pulling Away on a Hot Day |
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 10th Sep 2020 6:12 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 28 · Views: 16383 · Subject: No Power Pulling Away on a Hot Day |
| With respect Dorset, this is standard prattle with those guys, every time , they had a faulty batch of this that or the other , every time they attend to sort your problem,I think it’s a given part ... |
| Getting ancillaries positioned perfectly in the 12V socket |
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9th Sep 2020 2:25 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 7 · Views: 2957 · Subject: Getting ancillaries positioned perfectly in the 12V socket |
| Hi , change the plug , had the problem before on cars , It’s invariably a cheap and nasty plug, a fix can sometimes be achieved by straining the negative spring bars outwards (carefully). |
| Broken cambelt |
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4th Sep 2020 7:54 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 22 · Views: 8728 · Subject: Broken cambelt |
Always remember the Escort van i had , booked it In at my local trusted spanner’s to have the cam belt changed ,   Belt broke pulling out of a junction about 500 yards from the gar ... |
| 2011 facelift 150bhp engine with intermediate missing |
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1st Sep 2020 10:59 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 240 · Views: 147768 · Subject: 2011 facelift 150bhp engine with intermediate missing |
| Hi Babyprince, surely the temperature gauge will not move once the engine has reached its correct operating temperature, it’s controlled by the thermostat , and should stop at the midway point , as ... |
| 2011 facelift 150bhp engine with intermediate missing |
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30th Aug 2020 8:40 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 240 · Views: 147768 · Subject: 2011 facelift 150bhp engine with intermediate missing |
| Richard you do live in a cold country ! |
| 2011 facelift 150bhp engine with intermediate missing |
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29th Aug 2020 8:30 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 240 · Views: 147768 · Subject: 2011 facelift 150bhp engine with intermediate missing |
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| 2011 facelift 150bhp engine with intermediate missing |
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29th Aug 2020 8:28 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 240 · Views: 147768 · Subject: 2011 facelift 150bhp engine with intermediate missing |
| Thousands of people have no idea, I've been trying for eight years, everything you do , wow I've cracked it , but the fault comes back, sometimes in days , sometimes months, even a new battery , cured ... |
| Driving into Europe, your thoughts please |
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28th Aug 2020 9:21 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 19 · Views: 7097 · Subject: Driving into Europe, your thoughts please |
 well said PRadd |
| Hole through bulkhead / firewall |
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26th Aug 2020 7:56 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 10 · Views: 5414 · Subject: Hole through bulkhead / firewall |
| Low modulus silicone is ok, don’t use the general purpose types. |
| Heko wind deflectors |
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18th Aug 2020 5:28 pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 14 · Views: 7458 · Subject: Heko wind deflectors |
| Each to their own, but I do think they look terrible, just need some triangular I’ve been everywhere stickers to set them off. |
| No Power Pulling Away on a Hot Day |
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18th Aug 2020 9:44 am
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 28 · Views: 16383 · Subject: No Power Pulling Away on a Hot Day |
I had exactly the same issue - loss of power at about 1700-1800rpm when the air temperature was at or above about 17 degrees C.
I did 2 things:
1, Cleaned the mass air flow sensor (cleaner bough ... |
| No Power Pulling Away on a Hot Day |
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17th Aug 2020 10:52 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 28 · Views: 16383 · Subject: No Power Pulling Away on a Hot Day |
| Well a new fuel filter has been fitted today by the garage. They've used a Mahle branded one, which they advice me is an OE part, just like the Purflux filter. Has anybody had a good or bad experience ... |
| 2011 facelift 150bhp engine with intermediate missing |
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17th Aug 2020 6:41 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 240 · Views: 147768 · Subject: 2011 facelift 150bhp engine with intermediate missing |
Hi everyone ,
As I have stated in my previous posts , my problem didn’t start until the first service that included replacing the fuel filter, and it was doing it the moment I left Marshalls Peter ... |
| Wheel Arch Rubber Trim |
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13th Aug 2020 2:17 pm
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Forum: Duckworth Parts · Replies: 15 · Views: 11278 · Subject: Wheel Arch Rubber Trim |
| Just type in rubber trim on that bay thingame, endless options, instead of paying stealer prices. |
| FL2 Reflections 8 months later |
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12th Aug 2020 12:22 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 21 · Views: 6207 · Subject: FL2 Reflections 8 months later |
| Have to agree, far too many inbuilt faults that are obviously known about but never modified . Plus the pathetic standard of the dealer network , who are so far up themselves , if you are not buying a ... |
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