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Hi.
I'm new here but have a 97 festiva trio S WB with 1.5 engine.
I got the car from a friend of mine who had it sitting in his backyard since 2016. Had to replace the fuel pump as it was toast from sitting.
Once installed it fired right up no issues other than a bad smell from the stale fuel. I ran the tank close to empty to try and get rid of it.
Once I had done some work on it I took it to the next town over to get a blue slip safety and ID check for registration it ran great after filling the tank with 98 octane fuel.
I drove it back and forth to my mechanic until he passed it. Then I got it registered. I noticed a bit of a miss when reving it up in the engine bay but didnt think much of it at the time as it was running fine when driving.
Now my problem is it is running like a dog at idle and sounds like a tractor when I rev it up. Its lacking power and can only limp down the road.
The plugs are sooted up with black carbon signifying that its unburnt fuel.
I replaced the plugs and checked the leads and all ok there getting plenty of spark.
I did the old remove 1 lead at a time trick and while 1 and 2 seem to be doing more work than 3 and 4, 3 and 4 do make a difference to idle.
I have a friend coming over tomorrow to help me check the valve timing marks in case the belt has jumped. (dont think its that but got to start somewhere).
Any help is appreciated.
I'm new here but have a 97 festiva trio S WB with 1.5 engine.
I got the car from a friend of mine who had it sitting in his backyard since 2016. Had to replace the fuel pump as it was toast from sitting.
Once installed it fired right up no issues other than a bad smell from the stale fuel. I ran the tank close to empty to try and get rid of it.
Once I had done some work on it I took it to the next town over to get a blue slip safety and ID check for registration it ran great after filling the tank with 98 octane fuel.
I drove it back and forth to my mechanic until he passed it. Then I got it registered. I noticed a bit of a miss when reving it up in the engine bay but didnt think much of it at the time as it was running fine when driving.
Now my problem is it is running like a dog at idle and sounds like a tractor when I rev it up. Its lacking power and can only limp down the road.
The plugs are sooted up with black carbon signifying that its unburnt fuel.
I replaced the plugs and checked the leads and all ok there getting plenty of spark.
I did the old remove 1 lead at a time trick and while 1 and 2 seem to be doing more work than 3 and 4, 3 and 4 do make a difference to idle.
I have a friend coming over tomorrow to help me check the valve timing marks in case the belt has jumped. (dont think its that but got to start somewhere).
Any help is appreciated.
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