Hi all
I have a yearly recurring problem on my ole Escort Ghia X 1.8
At low revs (2000rpm ish) if i take my foot off the accelerator then accelerate again the car kinds of dies like it has no fuel for a split second then picks up ok. It does this always after taking my foot off then replaying power at low revs. If I rev up first (using the clutch) then decelerate and accelerate its fine.
I took it to a Ford garage who said "ah yes we can fix that" and charged me £100 to fix it, this was about 13 months ago and it's just starting to do it again. I know it will get worse in time too.
Any ideas?
The car needs a full service ASAP but I would rather go in there with some knowledge as to the likely cause of the problem.
I don't know if its related but every once in a while the revs stick between
2000 and 3000 after ive taken my foot of the accelerator and it slowly (over
3 or 4 seconds) drops to idle at 1000, I can make it drop faster by tapping the accelerator tho. This happens roughly once a week.
Cheers Anim