LONG TIME NO POST FOLKS,FLAT OUT AT WORK.
Got shut of the company car at last!(1.4 FOCUS) and got a monthly allowance instead.4 years and 130k in a focus,glad to see the back of that peice of s%&t.
I have purchased this absolutley mint late 54 plate m sport 320td albeit 2 stone chips on the bonnet with just 40k on the
clock.Full history,bills,mots etc.I'm now spoilt between this and the 325ti me and wife own.What has really impressed me with it is the midrange(imo better than the 325ti )
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Going through the forum i have done the flaps,egr valve,oil seperator,oil service,coolant change,new discs/pads.
It has developed a starting problem if i leave it stood more than a few hours,sometimes takes 4-5 goes before it fires up.Longer i leave it takes more goes before it will start.This has developed after a day of spirited and on the odd occasion a bit of sideways driving.
As the egr valve was really gunked up to hell and probably the internals coked up to suit(lady owner previous doing 5-6k a year) i thought it would be best to put some bg244 fuel system cleaner in a fresh tank of fuel to give it a good clear out.Could this be causing the problem?
When runnig the car performs ok with no problems at all,no misfires or lack of power.
Only thing i have not serviced yet is the fuel filter,could this be the culprit pulling some crap through out of the tank?
I have driven 300 miles on this tank of fuel with the fuel system cleaner in before the problem has developed.
fuel filter blocked with crap from tank starving it on start up?
pump problem?
fuel pump relay?
camshaft sensor fault?
DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START HELP!
Got shut of the company car at last!(1.4 FOCUS) and got a monthly allowance instead.4 years and 130k in a focus,glad to see the back of that peice of s%&t.
I have purchased this absolutley mint late 54 plate m sport 320td albeit 2 stone chips on the bonnet with just 40k on the
clock.Full history,bills,mots etc.I'm now spoilt between this and the 325ti me and wife own.What has really impressed me with it is the midrange(imo better than the 325ti )
View attachment 20135
Going through the forum i have done the flaps,egr valve,oil seperator,oil service,coolant change,new discs/pads.
It has developed a starting problem if i leave it stood more than a few hours,sometimes takes 4-5 goes before it fires up.Longer i leave it takes more goes before it will start.This has developed after a day of spirited and on the odd occasion a bit of sideways driving.
As the egr valve was really gunked up to hell and probably the internals coked up to suit(lady owner previous doing 5-6k a year) i thought it would be best to put some bg244 fuel system cleaner in a fresh tank of fuel to give it a good clear out.Could this be causing the problem?
When runnig the car performs ok with no problems at all,no misfires or lack of power.
Only thing i have not serviced yet is the fuel filter,could this be the culprit pulling some crap through out of the tank?
I have driven 300 miles on this tank of fuel with the fuel system cleaner in before the problem has developed.
fuel filter blocked with crap from tank starving it on start up?
pump problem?
fuel pump relay?
camshaft sensor fault?
DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START HELP!