focus 1.8 tdci glow plug light flashing
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focus 1.8 tdci glow plug light flashing
Having a problem with my 03 focus. Going to work this morning the glow plug light came on and the engine started missing.Starts ok but clouds of smoke and pinking when given throttle when cold.Its better when warmed up.Drove home at 70 with no smoke that I could see but much worse at lower speeds.Had to go into 2nd gear at 30 as juddering too bad in higher gear.Any ideas guys?? I've already spent £760 on it,so hoping I can fix it myself.Any help much appreciated.
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Thanks tony,did reply a week or so ago but it seems to have disappeared into cyberspace.
Fitted a new cam sensor which made no difference.Suspected injector problem so fitted 2 recon. ones.The 2 I replaced looked original. If anything it seemed worse.The guy I normally go to came back off holiday[or I would have taken it to him sooner] so managed to get it to him.Turns out it just needed the injectors recoding.He did say that if the cam sensor was faulty it wouldn't have run at all.
Fitted a new cam sensor which made no difference.Suspected injector problem so fitted 2 recon. ones.The 2 I replaced looked original. If anything it seemed worse.The guy I normally go to came back off holiday[or I would have taken it to him sooner] so managed to get it to him.Turns out it just needed the injectors recoding.He did say that if the cam sensor was faulty it wouldn't have run at all.
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