|
|
|
|
|
30-03-2025, 08:08 PM
|
#1 | ||
|
Bush Mechanic
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 21
|
Recently my mate made the unfortunate decision to buy a "running and driving" ford laser which upon arrival wasnt running and driving. The timing belt had jumped a tooth and was scraged but upon retiming the engine (reusing the belt) it now runs terribly(hunts at idle with it stalling out and can barely move itself in 2nd). I checked compression and got 140 psi on all cylinders and also checked for vac leaks but couldnt find any. Ive got a leakdown tester on the way but with compression being so even I have my doubts that itll prove anything. Any suggestions are welcome as I'm shit out of ideas.
|
||
|
|
|
31-03-2025, 12:51 PM
|
#2 | ||
|
Chairman & Administrator
  
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: 1975
Posts: 108,089
|
I'd suggest as it's OBDII compatible getting Forsscan and a dongle so that you can read error codes as a starting point becasue that may be easier than trying to guess what could be wrong.
__________________
 Observatio Facta Rotae
|
||
|
|
|
|
31-03-2025, 01:12 PM
|
#3 | |||
|
Bush Mechanic
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 21
|
Quote:
|
|||
|
|
|
|
31-03-2025, 01:17 PM
|
#4 | ||
|
Chairman & Administrator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: 1975
Posts: 108,089
|
It is OBD1 - there are OBD1 code readers around so that might be the only option.
__________________
Observatio Facta Rotae
|
||
|
|
|
1999 Ford Laser 1.6l Running Rough
Linear Mode
