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July 21, 2008, 12:33:34 pm

MouseGTD

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engine cuts out at high revs
« on: July 21, 2008, 12:33:34 pm »
i have a 91 1.6 GTD, not only is it pritty smoky but the engine cuts out at around 4k rpm and don't fire up again till the revs drop back down to about 1k. if i keep the accelerator to the floor it just revs and drops, revs and drops, revs and drops...

has any one had any thing like this happen or have any idea of what it could be?

cheers for any help 8)



Reply #1July 21, 2008, 12:55:45 pm

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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2008, 12:55:45 pm »
my guess is , you have found the govenor ... :D
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Reply #2July 21, 2008, 01:03:24 pm

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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2008, 01:03:24 pm »
Or found the clogged fuel filter.
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Reply #3July 21, 2008, 01:20:43 pm

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« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2008, 01:20:43 pm »
i can't see it being the governor, the bloke that was trying to MOT it couldn't do the emission test due to it not holding the revs, so i'm guessing its not normal.

the fuel filter sounds like it could be it as the MOT tester said he thought it was a problem with the diesel system of some kind. is there any way of cleaning the filter or is it just a case of buying a new one?

Reply #4July 21, 2008, 01:34:44 pm

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« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2008, 01:34:44 pm »
inexpensive and not cleanable anyway.
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Reply #5July 21, 2008, 02:38:40 pm

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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2008, 02:38:40 pm »
yea just change it.  :wink:


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Reply #6July 21, 2008, 02:48:07 pm

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« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2008, 02:48:07 pm »
yep you guys are right .... i got to lay off them paint thinners first thing in the morning :D

but i'll add this , the pick up screen in the fuel tank maybe plugged too .....

or the injection pump could be starting to get weak , and now needs a lift pump to help it out ...

or any combination of the above that may also include a small amount of air being sucked into the injection pump  through  the joints of the rubber to clear fuel line .
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Reply #7July 21, 2008, 07:36:35 pm

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« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2008, 07:36:35 pm »
Maybe the car wanted to be a petrol?

Reply #8July 22, 2008, 06:57:43 am

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« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2008, 06:57:43 am »
Quote from: "LoneWolf"
Maybe the car wanted to be a petrol?



i've just spent the last 7-8 weeks converting it in to a diesel, theres no way i'm going though all that to turn it back lol



cheers for the advice lads, i'll change the filter first and see how it is, if that don't sort it i'll work my way back though the fuel system.

Reply #9July 22, 2008, 01:52:21 pm

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« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2008, 01:52:21 pm »
Bloody Shabs, your not the DarkHorse you think you are :P

Reply #10July 22, 2008, 02:26:52 pm

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« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2008, 02:26:52 pm »
Quote from: "LoneWolf"
Bloody Shabs, your not the DarkHorse you think you are :P



busted y00!, thought i could slide in under the radar lol


update...

i've fitted a new filter but now i can't bleed the fuel system through, when i loosen the nut on the top of the injectors off i get diesel spitting out and it will fire up and run then cut out and the fuel pipes stay empty. it weren't this hard to bleed through the last time, any body got any ideas on this? or am i doing some thing wrong? lol

Reply #11July 22, 2008, 03:47:52 pm

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« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2008, 03:47:52 pm »
You dont need to bleed these engines after fuel filter change...  just crank them for some time and and they start or u can fill the filter with diesel b4 installing so that you dont have to crank for so long!

Reply #12July 23, 2008, 04:55:37 pm

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« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2008, 04:55:37 pm »
sorted it, after stripping most of the fuel system and still not sorting it i found a loose wire on the fuel pump which sorted it.


now the clutch has gone on it.