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My FTO is consuming too much Fuel
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:54 pm
by STi
Hey guys I got a prob with my car, it uses double the amount of fuel.
The trip metre usually goes over 400 but now after a full tank of petrol (Premium Unleaded) is used, the trip displays only around 289.
Im assuming my injectors need cleaning?? Anyone got any sugguestions.
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:59 pm
by mxysxy
Any other indications may show that car is running rich? eg; black smoke coming out of the exhaust (especially when accelerating fast) or smoky residue around the exaust tip? loss of power?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:08 pm
by STi
hmm the engine sounds abit funny when idle, other than that everything is fine.
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:11 pm
by mxysxy
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:17 pm
by STi
dont have the device to check it
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:22 pm
by mxysxy
you have an fto, yeh
thats the device.
Read the article.
You can get the error codes through the instrumental dash of your car.
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:23 pm
by Boris
Are you saying that on a full tank of fuel you get 289? Is this 289 when the fuel light comes on? How hard are you driving?
Normal is like 500km+ when the fuel light comes on.
Anyway, could be a number of things. start with the basics. like maybe fuel filters, injectors. It would be interesting to c what Air / Fuel ratio you have.
Also the funny engine noise is probably the famous mitsubishi tappets.
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:28 pm
by STi
damm that looks complicated, but i'll give it a try
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:31 pm
by STi
Yep 289 from full tank til fuel light comes on. I just got recently got the car service aswell.
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:32 pm
by mxysxy
STi wrote:damm that looks complicated, but i'll give it a try
very easy, only complicated part is to get down there on your knees.
you just need a wire to do this, one end of the wire to the socket another end of the wire to the ground.(use the place where the nearest screw come out from)
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:56 am
by DaddyDave
Go for the cheaper option to start with and buy some redx to clean the engine out.
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:24 pm
by GPXXX
STi wrote:Yep 289 from full tank til fuel light comes on. I just got recently got the car service aswell.
guess i shouldn't complain about 350kms from my tank then....
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:32 pm
by Raven
Couldnt be as simple as a broken fuel gage? i know i can get bout 60 - 90kms after fuel light comes on, try throwing a tin of fuel in the boot and see how far ya get before your car runs dry.
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:01 am
by STi
filled some redex injector cleaner in my tank and now I can go 500 easily.
thanks for the help guys
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:20 am
by fto617
are those injector cleaners u buy from kmart or auto stores reliable?
do they damage the engine in anyway?
so u just pur the bottle in the engine?
man i was alwayz afraid to use that thing coz i thought i mite damage the engine?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:45 am
by STi
Well my engine is fine, I just drove to Echuca near the murray river so i guess its pretty reliable. I didnt pur the whole content in the engine, it depends on how much fuel you put in. It was a cheap fix and im happy
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:55 pm
by minh
Check things like...
Leaking Vacuum Line
Broken or disconnected OXygen Sensor