Hi, I am having a problem with my 1988 Delta 88' Royal Braugham. The odometer is broken so I am not sure of the KM's but I have owned it for just over 1yr and put on about 20,000km and the Odometer reads 55,000km. I do my own routine maintenance on schedule.
The problem first started about 100km after my mom put about 20ltrs of fuel in. She fueled up while out in the bush at a remote location in western Alberta.. so I was thinking fuel problems or water in the gas being the gas station was not a regular style but more of what you would see on a farm!
The problem is intermittent but is doing it 95% of the time. It seems to be not as bad while idling or cruising with very little pressure on the gas peddle. Its that 5% of the time it seems to run fine.. then 2 seconds later it spudders/misfires/hesitates..especially if I give it more gas while under load..the more load I put the worse it gets. It seems to be a fuel problem or detination but..
I have checked for codes and received only code 12. I have drained the fuel tank and refilled with gas while adding a fuel treatment and changed the fuel filter. While doing this I also bled the fuel lines up to the fuel rail by disconnecting the fuel line at the rail and turning the key forward to push fuel through the line. I also did this while having the fuel filter off..I did this several times and pushed through aprox. 2 liters of fuel! I have checked for vacuum leaks and found none, and checked the plug wires. I pulled the spark plugs and they were very black/sooty as if its running rich, so I cleaned them(they are fairly new) and reinstalled. I do not smell/see any fuel in the oil.. also I am not leaking any oil/coolant anywhere. The exhaust fumes however do smell somewhat like gas! I have also cleaned the wiring harness that hooks up to the ignition coil and cleaned the ignition coil with electrical contact cleaner.
I am stuck on what to do next or even were to look for the problem.. as stated it started just after fueling up out in the bush so I immediately thought fuel.. and it feels like fuel/detination problems.
Thanks for anytime and replies!
The problem first started about 100km after my mom put about 20ltrs of fuel in. She fueled up while out in the bush at a remote location in western Alberta.. so I was thinking fuel problems or water in the gas being the gas station was not a regular style but more of what you would see on a farm!
The problem is intermittent but is doing it 95% of the time. It seems to be not as bad while idling or cruising with very little pressure on the gas peddle. Its that 5% of the time it seems to run fine.. then 2 seconds later it spudders/misfires/hesitates..especially if I give it more gas while under load..the more load I put the worse it gets. It seems to be a fuel problem or detination but..
I have checked for codes and received only code 12. I have drained the fuel tank and refilled with gas while adding a fuel treatment and changed the fuel filter. While doing this I also bled the fuel lines up to the fuel rail by disconnecting the fuel line at the rail and turning the key forward to push fuel through the line. I also did this while having the fuel filter off..I did this several times and pushed through aprox. 2 liters of fuel! I have checked for vacuum leaks and found none, and checked the plug wires. I pulled the spark plugs and they were very black/sooty as if its running rich, so I cleaned them(they are fairly new) and reinstalled. I do not smell/see any fuel in the oil.. also I am not leaking any oil/coolant anywhere. The exhaust fumes however do smell somewhat like gas! I have also cleaned the wiring harness that hooks up to the ignition coil and cleaned the ignition coil with electrical contact cleaner.
I am stuck on what to do next or even were to look for the problem.. as stated it started just after fueling up out in the bush so I immediately thought fuel.. and it feels like fuel/detination problems.
Thanks for anytime and replies!
Jul 21, 2010 at 12:15 PM