hi ive got a hyundai tiburon 2001 fx and is smoking alot also overfueling my mechanic wich is a hyundai ''specialist'' he says that my car is pushing fuel 10.something instead of 1.something not sur

Asked by Kyle Mar 12, 2017 at 09:53 AM about the 2001 Hyundai Tiburon

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

if you drive drive her then she wants to die on you i've been struggling for
more than 2 years to fix my car and spend over R60 000 on her but these
macs of today they all took us for a ride.she is my first car and i don't want to
be forced to sell her

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I feel your pain...I just dumped over $1,000 into my 2004 Tiburon GT v6 a year ago only for it to break down in July. I want to fix her but not sure if it wouldn't involve a new engine... Ohhh the problems of tibby owners.

For future reference check your coolant temp sensor and map sensor. Sensors aside a faulty regulator and vacuum leaks will also cause overfuelling

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