Rough idle when hot

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- Clive
  
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18 years ago

Thu, Jul 28, 2005 4:30 PM

Hi,

When my 2000 SPI is started when hot, it idles really rough for a few minutes and won't pull - the problem is getting worse. Sometimes the engine light comes on. Temperature guage never goes above normal even when starting from hot. I live in AZ where temperatures are very high!

I have had a garage take a look at it, but no error codes are being held in the managment system and the garage dosen't have a solution. Fuel pressure they say is good, and the plugs have been replaced with correct OEM to no effect.

Any ideas - it going to be next week before I can get it to a Ford Dealership.

Thanks, Clive.

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- Dave Gower
  
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18 years ago

Thu, Jul 28, 2005 5:25 PM

"Clive" wrote

Hmmm, wierd. Almost sounds like the fuel is being boiled in the line. Could you have some kind of problem underneath, such as a missing heat shield? Maybe a quick trip to a muffler shop would shed light on the issue.

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