Felicia 1.9d fuel issues...

[sham]

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.

[dsemuk]

Does it pick up power at all?

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

[sham]

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

[Tech1e]

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

[sham]

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

[JBS Auto Design]

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

[sham]

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.

[sham]

anybody? no? dust?

[skoda.fr]

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

[mr.boring]

pump timing could be out.

sounds like something is out of sync /slipped.

take to a diesel specialist before the rozzers stop you.