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The injection systems on these cars do pretty much run themselves, however there
are few things that can be done to help keep things in good shape. Regular changing of the
paper standard air filter (once per year). No matter what you read, do not use a K & N "High Flow"
air filter. They may be high flow, but they're also high dirt. If you read through the reading materials they
give you, keep on asking yourself the question "Where does the dirt go?". Eventually, you'll come to find the answer
is "Right into your engine!". To remove the air filter you need to remove the big rubber boot that runs from the air
flow meter to the intake manifold, and the top of the fuel distributor as well. Then,
pop off the retaining clips on the airbox, pull out the old filter and insert the new
one. This may sound easy but it can at times be a bit of a problem, as there is not a great
deal of room to play with, removing the passenger-side headlight helps a bit. The second essential part
of the fuel system maintenance is the replacement of the fuel filter, this is very
important to keep the injection system clean and free of harmful particles that can clog
things like injectors. The fuel filter is located underneath the rear of the car just
forward of the left rear wheel (Coupe Q ) it is covered by a steel protective panel which
needs to be removed first. On the urQ the main fuel filter is located on the right hand
side just forward of the right rear wheel and is agin protected by a steel shield. To
remove the filter first you must clamp the fuel line (if it is rubber) to prevent
excessive fuel loss and then unbolt the filter from the fuel lines, fitting the new is the
reverse of removal, always use new sealing washers on the new filter and ensure you put it
on the right way!!
One thing I did to my car was to clean all the breather hoses out and take off the the
throttle body and cleaned this with carb cleaner in a spray, made a little differnce to
it's throttle response and increased it's idle so it was good to clean this and get all
the old dirt and deposits out. |
