heating and fuel ! please look

[tomthehack]

hi ive got a 1.4 clio, various mods, but main probelms with the car are , it uses alot of fuel! ive tried so many things ive replaced the map sensor , the lambard sensor,the distribution cap, the rotar arm, and it still hasent helped i put £10 quid in and get bout 65miles which is very poor! im gonna check the timing to night 2 c if thats alright! the second problem is the heater! i replaced it a while ago and it only blows out cold air but it will blow out hot air but not for long,im really stuck with this , i dnt wanna spend alot of money to get it fixed coz i cant afford it but if any one can help it would be much appreciated.tom

 

[rory182]

what about the fuel mix? Is it a fairly old car? I would have thought thered be an adjustment for the amount of fuel / air injected to the mix... maybe this isnt set right?

 

[rory182]

Quote: Originally posted by tomthehack on 17 February 2005

hi ive got a 1.4 clio, various mods, but main probelms with the car are , it uses alot of fuel! ive tried so many things ive replaced the map sensor , the lambard sensor,the distribution cap, the rotar arm, and it still hasent helped i put £10 quid in and get bout 65miles which is very poor! im gonna check the timing to night 2 c if thats alright! the second problem is the heater! i replaced it a while ago and it only blows out cold air but it will blow out hot air but not for long,im really stuck with this , i dnt wanna spend alot of money to get it fixed coz i cant afford it but if any one can help it would be much appreciated.tom

as for the heater, what did you replace, the fan or the heater matrix? Theres normally two pipes attached to the heater matrix which come through the bulkhead from the engine bay, are they both connected?

Im not a clio expert Im afraid, Im sure someone will come along and put you straight.

 

[midge]

what mods have you done? this could be why it uses alot of fuel...

 

[badinvincible]

Exterior, Power and Mechanical forum?

 

[telford_mike]

thermostat gone? Engine running cold all the time in this cold weather? Would explain both.