Posting on behalf of Dan Cossie as he just rang me, on his way down to Devon and come up with a problem...


"driving along , cars goes a bit chuggy, and it wont rev, glow plug light flashes on and off constantly?"

Cars a 04 plate mondeo 2.0tdi 16v

Turned car off back on it fine, then it happens again after a while?


Any idea? He don't wanna drive back monday like it, So may repair it himself if he can before hand

Thanks all.

 

thats an engine management fault not a glowplug fault would say it needs code reading

 

could be the air flow meter, but would be best off plugging a computer into it to see exactly what it is

 

Cheers for the advice lads.........plugged on the diagnostic machine and reset the codes .
the problem was one of the bolts in the injector rails was slightly loose and was drippin fuel out very slowly. hence the smell of diesel lol
all sorted now though

 

Good job the car is fueled by derv if it was petrol it might have gone up God forbid


Luciano

 

make sure it not a injector fault

it is a common fault on them

they might need recoding back to the ecu

 

it couldn't possibly be a glow plug problem - they are only used for cold starting.

glad it's sorted now