siby Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 hi ive just bought an 1993 escort si 1.8 16v 130bhp for my girlfriend and im having a few problems here goes when i start the car from cold it idles really bad and sometimes i have to keep my foot on the accelerater a little to keep it running but iff i rev the car passed 3000 revs it will just cut out then if i go to start it again it wont and sounds like theres no compretion then i wait 2 mins and try again and it will start but again i cant rev it to much if i keep it running till the temp guage gets about quarterthe way up then the car driver perfect and i dont get any more problems till the car is cold again ive already replaced both the sensors on the thermostat housingand done a full service with 5w30 oil and sone wymes valve treatment and replaced the plugs and leadsand ive also tryed a different coilpack off my own car wich i know is fineive also reeplaced the crank sensorand lambda sensorand removed the cat as this was rattling and i thought may have been blockedive cleaned out the idle control valve with carb cleaner im running out of ideas and shes waiting to drive the car but doesent want to drive it till its right i love escorts and have been trying for 2 years to get her to have one and its all blown back in my face please if anyone has any ideas i would be very greatfull thanks in advance simon p.s sorry about the long winded post just thought it would be best to give as much detail as poss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siby Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 ive been working on the car all day again and i still cant find anything im starting to think that it going to be something more serious like sticking valve or valve seat damage but it runs fine when its walm if i cant find the falt soon i may just change the engine and may even stick a 2.0 in wile im at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siby Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 please somebody must have some sort of clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Tried unplugging the MAF and starting it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottg17 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Injector? if not it could be a burnt valve, my old escort suffered similar issues, i suggest a compression test mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siby Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 tried th maf didnt make a difference and compretion test is fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siby Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 just noticed today the fan isant coming on ither dont know weter this is linked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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