story goes my stepdad got a mondeo 2.0 tdci 0n a 07 plate day after he got it it would start fine from cold but struggle once hot , anyway garage said that 2 of the injectors were at fault so sent three away to be reconditioned as the forth they could not get out as it was seized now the injectors have come back they put them in etc now it wont start at all and they now say the ecu is at fault and needs sending away????

 

The injectors will properly need to be re coded because of the reconditioning

Not 100% sure if this is causing the problem tho

 

Might be a silly question but have you bleed the injectors while someone cranks the engine over?

 

Sound like they not recoded

 

its a garage (not ford ) that are doing the work so not sure ?

 

Done one recently, you have to write down the code numbers on the injectors and then re install the codes into the ecu, other wise the ecu does not recignise them. [ sorry about poor spelling!!]

 

also will there be any probs due to only three being reconditioned ?

 

Found on Google that a SnapOn Solus Pro can recode the injectors if you can find a garage with one and the correct lead for the Mondeo

 

they have sent the ecu away !

 

Have they sent it away with the 4 injector numbers so it can be recoded?

 

Yeh the solus can programme and sync the injectors I had to do it last week, find out if the put the injectors back to the same cylinder as disconnecting to get it reconditioned wouldn't reset the memory unless they replace the electrics on top, is the car still in the garage then

 

yea still in garage and they reckon the ecu has a fault!

 

Really it'll be gud to hear what they come up with, gud luck with the fix

 

apparently the ecu is knackered due to water damage and is uneconomical to repair so a new one is needed

 

Have ya got the readout for the ecu test, or is there any visable signs

 

they showed my stepdad a email from the company stating the above

 

Sounds abit suspect to me. Sounds like the garage didnt know what they was doing.

 

Snap I was thinking the same, eurocarparts can repair Ecus just like a like a load of company's for less than Ł100

 

apparently its too corroded inside to repair and a new one is Ł600 +, then needs programming by ford etc

 

Fair enough, how much do ford charge for a ecu and sync

 

knowing those fekkers it'll be extortionate

 

Why can't you get a second hand ecu from eBay for a 3rd of the price and then get Ford to reprogram that?

 

Last time I went to Dealers with a part from somewhere else & asked for help,I was shown the door."We dont fit other manufacturers parts unless we buy from them also"

 

Could do it yourself with this bit off kit

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...282&cmd=VIDESC

 

ooooh now that i like the look of

 

It is a must have tool if you do cars (ford)