Spluttering ford fiesta in the heart of Galway

Irish Gardener

Hello to all.
My girlfriend bought a 97 1.3 ford fiesta and was getting on great (taking some driving lessons etc).
One day it was very low in petrol, so her father gave it a fill from a can of petrol stored in his garage.
When started the next day, it kept spluttering and dying.
Probably, dirty fuel.
I was told the fuel filter is near the rear wheels and is like a silver canister.
If I remove this.....
1. will the car start to leak fuel like mad.
2. can the filter be blown out or washed with clean petrol.

Thanking you all for your advice in advance.
I think the girlfriend should have picked a mechanic not a gardener.:o

mloc123

1, No
2, No

It should leak a little, the pump will be before the filter so there may be a bit of petrol in the lines but not much. You'd be better off getting a new filter, should be much more than €10-€20 euro for one from a factors and would be better than trying to clean the old one.

Irish Gardener

Quick reply and to the point, thank you mloc123.
I hope it is a fuel problem only.
If it is something to do with a carberrator (correct spelling?) or otherwise, I think it will be beyond me.

colm_mcm

car should be fuel injected so no carbourettor