99 ford escort 70,000 miles on it. When going up slight inclines it spits and sputters. Actually whenever the engine has a slight load on it, like running the AC. There is a slight vibration at idle. If you can help me diagnose the problem I would greatly appreciate it.
2007-05-04 08:22:26 · 12 answers · asked by arabella 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Could be a number of things wrong....what condition is the car in as far as maintenance....I would say you should start with a good tuneup with the mileage you have if it hasn't been done. Replace the plugs, wires, cap, rotor, fuel filter, air filter pcv valve to start with so you have a good baseline to determine what's wrong unless that clears it up....at 70,000 miles, it's due anyways. It sounds like a misfire under load which could be caused by weak spark from a bad coil, low fuel pressure, incorrect timing, etc..
Hope this helps, Paul
2007-05-04 08:35:25 · answer #1 · answered by paul h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are lucky that it is a small Ford you run as servicing is very cheap.
have a service if its got full dealer history then keep it up by going to a ford dealer as it will help resell value, if not find a good garage by word of mouth and book it in, otherwise it will let you down at the most inconvenient town, a full service will cost about a hundred quid. well worth it for peace of mind.
2007-05-04 09:49:24 · answer #2 · answered by phil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it could be a misfire possibly caused by a bad coil pack, burnt plug wire, or fouled spark plug. My 99 Explorer had a misfire caused by the coil pack with 60,000 miles on it.
2007-05-04 08:28:14 · answer #3 · answered by mybuttstinks2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a pity that the penguin did not have a chicken in the boot, which escaped whilst the car was in the garage. Then the mechanic could have said - 'sorry mate, but yer big 'en's gone!' Dorothy Mills (Mrs)
2016-05-20 06:54:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be honest, it could be a simple problem, like you used bad gas and your car is pinging (predetonation of the fuel/air mixture) or it could be that you have a valve sticking, there could be about 4 or 5 things, but you really should take it into a proffessional to have them look at it, given youre gonna fork out some cash to get the diagnosis, but in the long run youll save.
2007-05-04 08:30:54 · answer #5 · answered by TrickyWon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
change the fuel filter. Most manufactures say you don't need a tune up until a 100,000 miles but they are full of crap. if it's never been done change the plugs for sure and maybe a new set of wires.
2007-05-04 09:24:10 · answer #6 · answered by hunting4junk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try checking the brake servo pipe it may have a split in the rubber pipe sucking in air if the car runs fin eon tick over and at low speed you will probably only notice when you accelerate
2007-05-08 06:00:52 · answer #7 · answered by W L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
Does this problem happen at all when the engine is still cold or only once it has warmed up or started to warm up? And are we talking about a petrol or a diesel engine?
Cheers
Geordie
2007-05-04 11:19:58 · answer #8 · answered by Grizz 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try changing the spark plugs
2007-05-04 08:28:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change the fuel filter. If you can't remember when it was last tuned, then install plugs, cap, wires & rotor.
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2007-05-04 08:36:54 · answer #10 · answered by Mr. T 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋