Iansea

A quick update. The exhaust was smelling quite strongly of fuel and on checking the plugs they were very sooty. So it seems that the engine is overfuelling but is the cause likely to be Lambda Sensor, Temperature Sensor or possibly MAP sensor?

Hi Everyone I've owned my Felicia for about six years but had a Favorit for a couple of years. I've looked at the forum a few times over the years but some problems with the Felly have prompted me to join. In the British tradition of liking the underdog I've been a Skoda fan for years but not owned one until my other half passed on her Favorit when she got a company car. My biggest Skoda related regret is not taking up the offer of a free Estelle, from the dealer that my other half bought the Favorit from, on the condition that it was used in motorsport. He even took me out as a passenger on a classic trial in his Favorit engined Estelle. Then Estelles were unloved and unwanted and those traded in against new cars were often scrapped. Hopefully I'll get Felly up and running otherwise I'll have to get something else and it may be a small 4x4 like a Jimny or Terios. I've wanted one for a while but it seemed disloyal to get rid of the Felly as it has been a good servant for over 50,000 miles. Ian

Ive recently been experiencing a problem with my 1997 Felicia 1.3 MPI. The engine sometimes misfires at light throttle openings and sometimes loses power and cuts out alogether. It usually restarts if left for 30 seconds or so. My fault code reader shows 00537 Oxygen Sensor Control. Does this mean the Lambda Sensor is faulty or is it likely to be another sensor or something else entirely? The reason I don't trust it is that when I had a hot starting problem a few years ago the dealer told me the diagnostic gear was showing a Lambda Sensor fault but that they thought the fault lay elsewhere. They replaced the sensor they suspected and the fault was cured. So far all I've tried is cleaning the contacts on the MAP sensor, Crank Angle Sensor and Coil Pack. Any suggestions gratefully received but I want to avoid throwing loads of new parts at it and hoping something works. Cheers Ian