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Ford focus 1.8 diesel - Can anyone give any advice? - 3XFFF

Hi guys!My wife was doing 30 miles/h in FORD focus 1.8 diesel(51 plate) when suddenly the oil and battery light came up,the car slowed down losing power.The steering became impossible to control so she pulled over and called RAC.The guy tried to jump start it but didn`t work,mentioning that not the battery is the problem.I had a look on the comments on internet and realized that could be so many different issues:cam belt,glow plugs or glow plug relay,fuel pump etc.Also I want to mention that when try to start it it does a clickin` noise(short),but is not the common starter motor noise...Thanx.

Edited by 3XFFF on 16/11/2013 at 08:56

Ford focus 1.8 diesel - Can anyone give any advice? - daveyjp
With the issue over the starting It could well be the cambelt. When was it last changed?