Sooty999

Hi everyone. I'm at the point of breaking with this car and please can someone try and help. Many thanks.

Purchased a 2002 1.8 TDCi Focus Estate 6 months back for a top price of £1950.

It was one owner and 61,000 miles. After 2 months the glow plug light kept flashing under load. I took it to a garage and they tested everything. Eventually found lack of pressure in the fuel pump. So that was replaced a long with the belt. The crank sensor was also replaced as the fault code was coming up. This cost us £1000.
The car has trouble starting in the morning as described above... Seems plenty of juice in the battery but car seems to shake like mad. Once started and run for a little it then starts ok. There does however seem to be a little 'screech' sound when the engine finally starts.
It wouldn't start at all one morning so off to another garage. Injectors were taken out and tested... 3 were goosed so we bought 4 and had them replaced costing today £916. (We were in too much to sell a non starting 52 plate Focus!)
Guess what... Still won't start until the 3rd time.

The EGR is fine and the filter has been changed.

Now the glow plug light comes on but goes off almost straight away but after testing (and replacing) the glow plugs they are being heated for the required time.

We are now about £4200 into a 52 plate Focus and it still won't start. We have no money and can't borrow any more.

Please can someone help?

Cheers Jake.