Hi,i have a 2003 mondeo tdci and last friday my car started to feel really lumpy and it smoked a bit on the motorway. I pulled over and rang the AA. They took me home but could not find any codes. Obviously it is to do with the glow plug light flashing. Today i got a diagnostic done and the codes P1211 and P0251 appeared. I understand that these are common problems. Now the car will not start and ticks over lumpy when trying to start. I dont have much spare money and i am just asking for advice/help of what things to do. I am based in Luton so any help would really be appreciated. Many thanks.

 

I have been looking up the DTC's & I have found:-

P0251 Injection Pump Fuel Metering Control "A" Malfunction (Cam/Rotor/Injector)
P1211 Injector Control Pressure Sensor Above / Below Desired

Hope this info helps you

 

mine came up with these few months ago. car would start but some times cut out it was the cam sesor only cheap aswell

 

Hi, The person who looked at has said that it is probably an injector fualt but that can cost hundeds and prob not worth it as the car is only valued at 1k. Can the cam sensor make the car stutter and smoke while driving on the motorway and cut out, and now not start. Thanks for your responses.

 

The CMP (cam sensor) can cause the engine the splutter & not run at all. there is 1 check I would do, is to check the timing belt, in the past I have known the timing to slip.

I am not sure how much a camshaft sensor is but as you have said it is gonna cheaper than an injector.

 

cam sensors can cause all kinds of prblems and is a common failure on your model 22Ł from frauds is worth a try

 

Not been funny just advising.These motors run a chain and if the timing jumps you ussually find that they break the cam carrier which = one scrap head

Mik

 

firstly mate its probs worth more like 2k if its under 80k

secondly it rareley the injectors despite what people think.

so couple questions:

what fuel do you use?
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when was last service?