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sounds like youre dumping fuel.
 
it's an '87 1.8 8v. RD block CIS-E fuel injection....
any pointers, tips, knowledge etc.....would be greatly appreciated..
Either one or more of your injectors are toast and need replacing, or something is seriously wrong with your cold start system (injector, thermo switch, etc.) and it/they are dumping fuel. I didn't notice where you live in your information, but if you live in a cold zone I'd bet on the cold start system being fouled up.
 
I had this same problem back when I had my 1988 Fox wagon with CIS-E, in my case it was the white temp sensor for the fuel injection. Located on the bottom of the upper radiator hose outlet mounted on the front of the head. It had failed and the car thought it was cold all the time and my gas mileage was miserable. I changed the temp sensor and all was well. Just another thing you might want to check out.
 
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