67900 miles on it spark plugs and air filter recently changed.
injector cleaner has been used. 102.5 miles @ 1/2 tank.
shifting @ 3000 rpm.
known transmisson problem. grinds 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
known engine knockHow to correct excessive fuel comsumption in ford focus zx3?get rid of it!How to correct excessive fuel comsumption in ford focus zx3?Sounds like it has been abused. I say unless you want to start putting some serious money into it....sell it as a fixer.How to correct excessive fuel comsumption in ford focus zx3?Have the ignition timing checked. Is there a check engine light on? If not, I would doubt there is a really bad problem or a sensor bad. It should be giving some sort of error code... Any other symptoms you want to share?1 trany fluid you proably ran it out
2 motor is weak needs overhauled
3 my recomendation sell it buy a pontiac or a buickNext time you go to the garage just buy a litre of petrol and a box of matches - should sort it out.
A nail like like that would cost twice as much to sort out as it is worth.
Use it as a PX at one of those %26quot;car-supermarkets%26quot; that claim to take anything.time to move on,i bet it has cracked rings and is blowing gas right into the oil.its on its way up to heaven.its ok...theyre not very good cars from new.hope this helps
