Hi am helping a friend out with his car. a felicia 1.9d (1998). He has taken it to a mechanic who cant find the problem.

symptoms include:

smog cloud on full throttle

hugely hugely underpowered

uses more fuel than normal

Im guessing its overfuelling massively. I read on here it uses a mechanical injector pump... surely it wont be that. Im guessing the fuel pump in the tank, lifter pump i think they call them on diesels, is dead (you wouldnt think thatd cause overfuelling but it has done on some petrol cars Ive seen) - what do you reckon? I'd get the pressure tested but Ive no idea what it should be on this car.

many thanks for any ideas/info as to how I could narrow it down a bit.

sham.

Does it pick up power at all?

Does it run OK once the car gets going? Once the revs pick up?

no it picks down if anything lol. seems more gutless the more it revs :(

Leaking injector i'd say, pretty common on the old pintle style injectors.

it does seem pretty smooth in its gutlessness though.

where would one go about finding a set of injectors to test? or can i check the resistance of these/fuel pressure after the pump?

cheers for the help

They do clog up alot it tootling about.

I tootle in mine(I have the same car)

But they put some diesel additive in at the last garage I worked at , then a young hero took it on the bypass to give it what for.

When it came back to me it was smooth and run so much better and better fuel economy

righty.

I've got the car now. I drove it back and it does pick up a bit when you rev it, enough to keep up with traffic, but smokes on over 1/2 throttle in true bond style.

does this mean anything? theyve tried additives iirc no cigar im afraid.

anybody? no? dust?

Hi

i got a 1996 1.9GLXD

its good for about 1000kms a tank, goes better than my 1.3LXi. The only time I had a prob was when i STUPIDLY filled up with "cleaner diesel" once when i was in the UK. That car LIMPED the 800kms home she hunted, smoked, the revs where all over the place and dropping off at all speeds, was like riding a horse!! Prob was that crud i put in from the UK was full of water and the fuel filter was capput :(

I stick to cheapo less refined stuff over here, and shes no troubles

pump timing could be out.

sounds like something is out of sync /slipped.

take to a diesel specialist before the rozzers stop you.