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02 January 2008, 08:33 PM
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ford focus diesel
just been out in the above car and it s cut out while driving in 4th,and the glow plug light started flashing,it did it once before,last week.But after pulling over it started straight after?
Anybody got any ideas(thought it may be the glow plugs?)
Anybody got any ideas(thought it may be the glow plugs?)
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02 January 2008, 08:54 PM
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Try over at the focus forums
FFOC :: Ford Focus Owners Club
Seem to remember the Glow plug light flashes diagnostic codes when things go wrong.
FFOC :: Ford Focus Owners Club
Seem to remember the Glow plug light flashes diagnostic codes when things go wrong.
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03 January 2008, 12:54 PM
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The old common rail 1.8 clatter bangers have a habit with doing that.
The flashing glowplug indicates a fault - which will remain logged in the ECU, will need a fault code reader to check it.
It's either an ECU bug, as mentioned above, which will need new software loaded at a dealer to sort it or it may have lost the timing signal from the crank or cam sensor. The other fault could be associated with a loss of communication with the immobilser module. Either way it'll need a garage with the correct equipment to clarify this. Otherwise your just stabbing in the dark.
The flashing glowplug indicates a fault - which will remain logged in the ECU, will need a fault code reader to check it.
It's either an ECU bug, as mentioned above, which will need new software loaded at a dealer to sort it or it may have lost the timing signal from the crank or cam sensor. The other fault could be associated with a loss of communication with the immobilser module. Either way it'll need a garage with the correct equipment to clarify this. Otherwise your just stabbing in the dark.
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03 January 2008, 09:30 PM
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The wife's just mentioned the battery on the ford key remote died 2 weeks ago,and shes just been using the key.could that be related to the prob immobilizer wise??cheers phil
03 January 2008, 09:40 PM
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No, the immobilser is a inductive loop which reads a chip embeded in the key and has nothing to do with the key fob battery: The remote battery just works the central locking.
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Just been and had the car plugged in and it says its a accelarator fault on the pedal box,so just ordered one from ford at £69
Very happy now thanks everyone for the advice
Very happy now thanks everyone for the advice
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Good stuff!
Pedal fault is another common one. But usually when that happens the engine does not cut out: it still idles fine, but you can't accelarate.
Often noted when pulling away from a junction and nothing happening when you press the pedal. Liek teh engine has stalled, but you can steel feel/hear the engine running and its still idling on the rev clock (plus the flashing glowplug light)
Turning off the engine and restarting it temporarily cures it.
I nearly got T-boned by a tipper truck whilst driving works transit when that happened whilst pulling on to a busy roundbout
(they suffer from the same problem - as do Mondeos etc)
Pedal fault is another common one. But usually when that happens the engine does not cut out: it still idles fine, but you can't accelarate.
Often noted when pulling away from a junction and nothing happening when you press the pedal. Liek teh engine has stalled, but you can steel feel/hear the engine running and its still idling on the rev clock (plus the flashing glowplug light)
Turning off the engine and restarting it temporarily cures it.
I nearly got T-boned by a tipper truck whilst driving works transit when that happened whilst pulling on to a busy roundbout
(they suffer from the same problem - as do Mondeos etc)
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