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 Post subject: ford el high fuel usage running rough blowing smoke
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:05 pm 
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My 98 el has started to run rough on idle blow smoke and was using fuel i know a couple of injectors are stuffed but could that cause all that im jus hoping its not anything too major
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 Post subject: Re: ford el high fuel usage running rough blowing smoke
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:57 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: ford el high fuel usage running rough blowing smoke
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:42 pm 
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Nah havent done anything
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 Post subject: Re: ford el high fuel usage running rough blowing smoke
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:55 pm 
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I think vac leak/map sensor.

 

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 Post subject: Re: ford el high fuel usage running rough blowing smoke
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:07 pm 
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I kinda heard a vac leak but how do i test the map
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 Post subject: Re: ford el high fuel usage running rough blowing smoke
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:33 pm 
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Map sensor would be a good start.
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 Post subject: Re: ford el high fuel usage running rough blowing smoke
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:34 pm 
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I need fix injectors before i start mucking round with other stuff
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 Post subject: Re: ford el high fuel usage running rough blowing smoke
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:02 am 
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What i dont get is last time i was in the car n it bein driving it didnt have as much if a problem as ot does now its been sitting fir a month
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