engine trouble help needed!!

[1400_sri]

My engine is kind of shagged well definatly drives like that, anyway the problem is when driving the car it jumps/jidders about ALOT on accerlation and can only get about 30mph.

When idling it feels like its about to stall, and when revved backfires like crazy aswell

Am right in thinking it could be the ditributer or am i barking up the wrong tree?

engine is a 1.0

any help appreciated

[alxlaw]

im no expert but iv got the same engine and it sounds like the fule pump or the distributer , i replaced both and problem solved so i duno, but like i said im no expert

[1400_sri]

k, but the thing is i replaced the distributor with a second hand one from the scrappy, so need another one of those again! and also how much does a fuel pump cost?

[alxlaw]

i got mine from speedy parts brand new for 12 quid, thing is there a bit funny the pump works of a little arm thing that basicaly is repeatedly smacked by the big end and wen i removed mine the little arm thing was pitted and bent out of shape, not suprising really, bad design, any way did you replace the points, condenser, rotor arm and cap in the dizzy?

[1400_sri]

dizzy is a distributor isnt it? if so i replace the whole distributor, but the thing engine had a litle service, like replace startar motor, distributor and all leads was running fine but only for about a week until this happened

[alxlaw]

well in wich case id say its the fule pump, i had the same problem in my fez and the nova (both 1.0's), same sort of thing but like i said im no expert and im sure some one on here will corect me, but if it was me id replace the pump, a mate of mine said the jets might be blocked too,

dizzy (distributer)

[1400_sri]

cheers mate have you got speedy parts website address?

[alxlaw]

i dunno wether thyv got an adress i just went round there in stockport mancester (behind carpet world) if that helps , if not ring 118 118 or summat, good luck

[Riggy]

not being funny mate but souns as if you HT leads are on in the wrong order

[General Baxter]

have you looked at your filter setting!

i had mine on winter and it only did 30mph i turned it to summer and did well erm 70ish :lol:

[Riggy]

lol rexy got 97 out of his little beast tonight with a engine crane in the boot pmsl :lol:

[burgo]

lol rexy got 97 out of his little beast tonight with a engine crane in the boot pmsl :lol:the key thing to remember here is "indicated speed" lol cos if you go by the clocks i got 120 going downhill on the m1 lol

[General Baxter]

lol rexy got 97 out of his little beast tonight with a engine crane in the boot pmsl :lol:


i got 98 digi dash speed down a rather big hill :lol:

[Aragorn]

my bro hit the limiter in 4th in his 1.2i (slightly modified ofcourse) on the m6toll

speedo was showing 125, gearing meant 115

but still 115mph outta a 1.2i nova aint bad going

[1400_sri]

have you looked at your filter setting!

how do i go about checking the filter setting

[Adam]

have you looked at your filter setting!

how do i go about checking the filter setting
Theres a lever thing on the front of the airbox IIRC.
Controls hot/cold air mix

[1400_sri]

looked and cant find one can someone show me a pic of it, pretty please :)

[alxlaw]

its on the back of the air filter near the heater unit its usualy a red plastic butterfly clip that you undo and move either left or right, no idea what it does coz mines different

[Adam]

It alters the mix of hot/cold air.
On one setting more hot air is fed in from the manifold, to help with running in winter.
Another setting less hot air is let in, as cold air produces more power.

Just have a look all around the air box for a flap lever thing, i am not 100% where it is.

[alxlaw]

its at the bak of the air filter, only i put it like that and flames came out of my ar*e :lol:

[Adam]

its at the bak of the air filter, only i put it like that and flames came out of my ar*e :lol:
Lol, my quote must be the greatest in the word,pmsl. :lol: