New ZX3 - Check Engine Light On - Focaljet

**punkjunker** · 04-25-2001, 10:11 PM

I've had my ZX3 for about 2 months now and have about 2300 miles on it. I was merging onto the freeway the other day and the "check engine" light came on. The car was running fine but I pulled over and popped the hood to check the normal stuff like oil, water, and any hoses that might have slipped off. No apparent problems so the next day I dropped the car off at the local dealer. They fixed the problem - a clogged fuel line back by the tank. They removed the fuel tank and blew out the lines. So it could have been crap in the tank during assembly or I might have gotten a bad tank of gas. Who knows? The car has always run great. Go figure. Anyone else have a similar problem as this?

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**wrasse** · 04-26-2001, 03:58 PM

similar thing happened to me but it ended up being a bad sensor, my car ran fine while i waited for the part to show up.

**Nodriveslow** · 04-30-2001, 10:24 PM

I have the bad sensor also. It is the PFE sensor. Part is on backorder at Ford so I keep driving with the light on. Other than a little surge around 35-50 it seems to run fine.

04-25-2001, 10:11 PM	#1
punkjunker TEAM Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 415	New ZX3 - Check Engine Light On I've had my ZX3 for about 2 months now and have about 2300 miles on it. I was merging onto the freeway the other day and the "check engine" light came on. The car was running fine but I pulled over and popped the hood to check the normal stuff like oil, water, and any hoses that might have slipped off. No apparent problems so the next day I dropped the car off at the local dealer. They fixed the problem - a clogged fuel line back by the tank. They removed the fuel tank and blew out the lines. So it could have been crap in the tank during assembly or I might have gotten a bad tank of gas. Who knows? The car has always run great. Go figure. Anyone else have a similar problem as this? ------------------ slacking is a way of life! ZX3 Kona Car - Silver

04-26-2001, 03:58 PM	#2
wrasse Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: North Andover, ma. USA Posts: 53	Re: New ZX3 - Check Engine Light On similar thing happened to me but it ended up being a bad sensor, my car ran fine while i waited for the part to show up.

04-30-2001, 10:24 PM	#3
Nodriveslow Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 28	Re: New ZX3 - Check Engine Light On I have the bad sensor also. It is the PFE sensor. Part is on backorder at Ford so I keep driving with the light on. Other than a little surge around 35-50 it seems to run fine.

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