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20-03-2016, 07:30 PM | #1 | ||
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Just bought a Fiesta ws econetic and everything is sweet, but I notice kind of a knock sound from the motor in the interior when it's idling.
Is this normal for the diesel fiestas? (I know diesels produce more engine noise) but this seems different. When I first heard it, I just put it down to a cold motor as they can be slightly noisier when cold. Please let me know if your 1.6 Duratorq has this same noise |
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20-03-2016, 08:28 PM | #2 | ||
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Mines a bit noisier when cold but then quiets down. It whine at low rpm rather than any knocking noises. If it's a twin cam version I have heard of injectors leaking compression which may be the noise you are hearing. There's clips on you tube.
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20-03-2016, 08:32 PM | #3 | |||
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I'll still check it out, cheers |
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20-03-2016, 08:35 PM | #4 | ||
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What's your average fuel consumption showing... I'm on 5.7l to 100km City driving only?
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20-03-2016, 08:38 PM | #5 | ||
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I've only driven it a bit over 400kms, but I averaged 4.1 per hundred. Did go 80 a lot, due to heaps of roadworks and some slow army convoys! Found its most economical doing 80 to 100km
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20-03-2016, 08:43 PM | #6 | ||
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Definitely light load driving you get around 4... I'd be interested what you get around the city.. Although mines got a spare and sports gear in the boot. It also quite often carries 2 big people and three little ones. I hope everything works out with yours. I've had mine for about two months and already put 3000kms on it. I really enjoy driving it.
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20-03-2016, 09:31 PM | #7 | ||
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I will mainly do open road ks, but I will put up my average in the next few weeks. This last trip I had some luggage and a spare tyre which I have taken out (I'll get my wife to bring me the spare if I ever need it). As a comparison, I got my old vy ss commodore 6 speed manual down town average10.6 per hundred from sitting on 100kph. Be good to see what this little beast can manage....
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