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Tiny
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  • 2010 FORD FOCUS
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The problem is when I start the car after it has been parked for a while is the throttle response is poor car judders and sometime backfires once the engine is up to tempreture the car runs fine any ideas
Sunday, August 28th, 2016 AT 12:33 PM

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Tiny
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The first thing I would do is have it scanned for codes and let me know the exact code numbers not code descriptions?
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Sunday, August 28th, 2016 AT 12:42 PM
Tiny
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No codes showing
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Sunday, August 28th, 2016 AT 10:49 PM
Tiny
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I would check the coolant temp sensor you would have to read live engine data on code reader that has live dsta. Compare that to actual coolant temp with a temp gun.
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Sunday, August 28th, 2016 AT 11:02 PM
Tiny
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Cheers im waiting on a new sensor coming will report back later
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Monday, August 29th, 2016 AT 5:45 AM
Tiny
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OK keep me posted.
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Monday, August 29th, 2016 AT 5:55 PM

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