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| Tweet Topic Started: Thu May 7, 2009 4:33 pm (1,108 Views) | |
| mindingthepotole | Thu May 7, 2009 4:33 pm Post #1 |
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Go on... buy a rusty one. lol
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the black 2.0 auto has a serious drink problem........ a tenner only seams to last about 15 miles.... there is no obvious smell of fuel so i dont think it is leaking, but there is definatly something wrong! any ideas? mark and steff. |
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| olliecampbell | Thu May 7, 2009 6:31 pm Post #2 |
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Knackered O2 sensor? |
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| mindingthepotole | Thu May 7, 2009 6:35 pm Post #3 |
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Go on... buy a rusty one. lol
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you think??? how much? how hard to fit? when i took the one out of the breaker, the wires were routed through the body, so i just cut them.... shame that? |
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| mindingthepotole | Thu May 7, 2009 6:38 pm Post #4 |
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Go on... buy a rusty one. lol
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just remembered... my white one dont have a cat on it, and i am not sure if it has a lambda sensor fitted..... can i just not do-away with the cat on the black one and will that cure the problem?? |
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| RobertE | Thu May 7, 2009 6:40 pm Post #5 |
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Serial victim...
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I think you can amputate the Cat, but you have to stick it back on for the MOT... |
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| mindingthepotole | Thu May 7, 2009 6:42 pm Post #6 |
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Go on... buy a rusty one. lol
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i have a very friendly MOT tester..... garage i used to work at dont mind testing cars without cats.............. right then...... think i will pull out the welder and weld a bit of straight through pipe where the cat sits tomorrow. will i be ok removing the o2 sensor, or will i still have to use it? Edited by mindingthepotole, Thu May 7, 2009 6:43 pm.
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| balamb37 | Thu May 7, 2009 6:48 pm Post #7 |
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Grumpy Old Grampa with Dog
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Sounds like the 'Lamda Sensor' if thats gone it will be running in 'Emergency Mode' which will give a high consumption, I wouldn't cut out other reasons eg. as I got a hell of a consumption untill I changed my 'Hydro Cam Followers' but you would be able to hear those, and have a look at your plugs, clean ? colour, gaps etc. Cheers Barrie. Ps. If it has a Cat. you can cut it out and replace it with a bit of (I think it's 2in. diameter) pipe but it will definately need the 'Lamda Sensor' as it is that that tells the ECU what mixture to supply, as I said before without it the ECU will switch into Emergency Mode, and that makes your engine very thirsty. Edited by balamb37, Thu May 7, 2009 6:56 pm.
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| olliecampbell | Fri May 8, 2009 1:00 pm Post #8 |
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Sounds like the lamda could be causing the issue then...I've no idea of the values, but you should be able to measure the voltages going through it and compare it to a know working car.... |
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| Neil | Fri May 8, 2009 1:12 pm Post #9 |
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Newbie
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Just so you know, a new Bosch Lambda Sensor for an 8-valve M102 engine is about £67 +VAT from Euro Car Parts. Thread on the subject here. |
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| scherrit | Tue Feb 17, 2015 9:21 am Post #10 |
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I have searched the threads but am still stumped- I have a 2.0 auto with the M102.962 ( no cat, no lambda) and have recently had the idle mixture set (was very lean) but still have stupidly high consumption. New injectors a few weeks (and tanks of fuel) ago, too. Head gasket done a few months ago. I get around 250 miles from an almost full tank ( say 50 litres?) and that has been steady city-to-city stuff on occasion. Time to get into the injection system and test and clean stuff- but where shall I start? I am new to injection systems so would very much appreciate some steerage rather than just throwing money at the problem, replacing one bit at a time. |
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| Brianstorm | Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:58 am Post #11 |
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I thought I had a high consumption but on a steady trip it doesn't look too bad for a 2 litre. Still needs a go through to make sure things are tip top and the first place I would probably start with is the air flow meter and throttle body. It sits under the air cleaner. When you remove the air cleaner you will see the top of the throttle body assembly and the plate for the air flow meter. The plate shouldn't be sticky and move down freely inside the body. Also check the condition of the gaskets between the throttle body and the air flow meter. |
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| Brianstorm | Mon Feb 23, 2015 3:03 am Post #12 |
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Also check the injectors don't leak! I have cleaned them with carb cleaner after it started to idle lumpy but it's need of some new ones.
Edited by Brianstorm, Mon Feb 23, 2015 3:04 am.
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