Re: used parts/bad mpg

["Ian" <e@sbbs.se>]

>From the top;
 my wife normally drives the car so I don't know when this started
(unfortunately she tends not to follow the mileage)
Symptoms: 20mpg, faint fuel smell in engine area
Idle is good, I do hear something of a 'put put' sound when I take my foot
off the gas after revving it a little. No funky colored smoke coming out of
the exhaust, no other unusual noises or sounds. Fuel line connections to and
from fuel filter look good
Recently replaced: fuel, oil, air filters, plugs & wires, O2 sensor, and
transmission

So far from the wonderful people who have responded I need to check
"all the fuel connections, fuel distributor, cold start valve, fuel
filter,injectors, all those connections. make sure she is firing on all 4 no
misses. platinum plugs (bosch) of course, exhaust clogged ( possibly cat )(
hope not ) vac lines and all that"
"clean ALL the FI connections with some
contact cleaner, and don't forget the O2 sensor connection.  also, check
and see if the temp sensor is sending the correct signal"

I'm in for a busy weekend ;-)
Thanks
Ian

-----Original Message-----
From: scott hand <vidahand@qx.net>
To: Scirocco <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: used parts/bad mpg


>On Wed, Jan 27, 1999 10:45 AM, Ian <mailto:e@sbbs.se> wrote:
>>Sorry guys I had the tank replaced about 6 years ago and the smell is
>coming
>>from the engine area, oxygen sensor was replaced last summer, also
>replaced
>>last year was air filter (K&N) fuel filter, spark plugs & wires.
>>
>>thanks for trying, but please don't stop!
>>ian
>>
>
>I occasionally have problems getting the fuel filter to seal well. Look at
>fuel line connections to make sure they are dry (grey, not dark). A lot of
>times a bad seal doesn't drip, just evaporates of the line. However, that
>probably wouldn't account for bad mileage. I missed your previous post so I
>don't know what symptoms your engine is showing. If you have bad idle it
>could be leaky cold start valve, mixture, timing, lots of things.
>
>
>
>scott
>
>'86 Scirocco 8v
>
>
>
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