2004 Ford Fiesta failing to start after new battery and starting up system been checked and all working properly
Year: 2004
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Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
A couple of days ago my car wouldn't start without a jump start. I took the car to Halfords for a battery check, which came back as me needing a new one. I had the new one fitted and drove away, everything was fine. The next morning I went to start the car and it turned over but couldn't power the engine. I tried again and it worked but seemed to have trouble keeping its revs up. When I pulled out of the junction the car lost power and stopped and the battery light came on. Managed to get it started again and went back to Halfords, battery was checked again and was working properly, the man said it sounded like my air filter wasn't drawing enough air in and recommended I tried renewing it to see if that solved the problem. Please can someone help?
Posted: Nov 15, 2013 (10 years ago)
First thing I would check / replace if needed would be the spark plugs if engine was turning over o.k
Posted Nov 15, 2013 (10 years ago)
Prone for misfire issues and spark plug issues ,That maybe why your car is not starting .may require plug,s and grease applied to spark plug leads .air filter I do not think so.
Posted Nov 15, 2013 (10 years ago)
Unless the air filter was choked , would doubt it was that .But if original , worth checking as it could be running rich but you have to remove it anyway to check or replace plugs , so check then.
Posted Nov 15, 2013 (10 years ago)
Thanks everybody that posted a solution. Will try your ideas in the morning and will repost with the outcome
Posted Nov 15, 2013 (10 years ago)
Thanks everybody that posted a solution. Will try your ideas in the morning and will repost with the outcome
Posted Nov 15, 2013 (10 years ago)
Just to let you know I've changed the spark plugs and now the car seems to be working fine. Thankyou
Posted Nov 17, 2013 (10 years ago)
Good to hear , thanks for update .
Posted Nov 17, 2013 (10 years ago)
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