Re: [doc] Misfire Under Accelaration???......
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Re: [doc] Misfire Under Accelaration???......



Good Points...will check the kink in the fuel pick up first... i had
to rotate the pump 1/4 turn or so as a last resort....just to get
the hoses on the top of it to fit behind the bolt off
panel....thinking this may be the cause :).... fuel filter next then
injector cleaner!

Cheers

Mike

--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Richard" <dickyh11@xxxx> wrote:
> I was just about to suggest the good old fuel pick up hose as the
cause
> of your woes, but since you replaced it...
> But I'll make no assumptions - the fuel pick up hose is the one
shaped
> like a question mark, it connects the bottom of the pump to the
fuel
> pickup filter.
> If you've replaced it, make sure you haven't put a kink in it when
you
> refitted the fuel pump. Also be careful not to rotate the fuel
pump as
> you fit it back - this also puts a kink in the hose.
>
> A noisy pump can be symptoms of a blocked fuel line, this can be
supply
> or return. OR daft as it may sound, a lack of petrol in the tank.
Go
> fill it up.
>
> Have you replaced your fuel filter? They're about 11 quid. I had
the
> same problem caused by a blocked return line, in the end I chucked
a
> bottle of injector cleaner in the tank and that fixed it. Some
would
> argue however that you can dislodge crud from the pipes and risk
> blocking something else up......
>
> Misfiring over 3000... has it always done this? Fuel restriction
could
> be one cause. Bad timing another...
>
> Rich H
> DOC 365 VIN 1274 (boiling up & throwing coolant all over the place)
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike [mailto:mike.bosworth@xxxx]
> > Sent: 25 July 2004 5:45 PM
> > To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [doc] Misfire Under Accelaration???......
> >
> > Hiya All
> >
> > Has a trouble free first month of '#2001 but recently had to
replace
> > my fuel pump for a new one as the other one was giving up the
> > ghost.... everything ran smoothly for a day or so until yesterday
> > when i seem to be able to hear the fuel pump
> > periodically 'spluttering'....is this normal to be as 'noisy' as
> > this ?....also i now find my cars misfires under acceleration....
> > any ideas where to look first?
> >
> > Ive repaced the fuel filter and hose in the tank at the same
time.
> >
> > Car starts fine hot or cold and runs strong ... but hesitates /
> > misfires if i press the accelarator past 3000 revs. on the road
it
> > does the same
> >
> > Thanks All
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > #2001
> >
> > doc403



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