Our 2000 Focus 1.6 Zetec 133,000m EML had started to come on occasionally, and was easily cleared for quite a time by just disconnecting the battery for a few minutes. I have also noticed occasional engine stopping after coasting some distance, suggestive of a mixture problem. So, among the many reasons for EML illumination, I came across this likely explanation - a build up of carbon deposits on the edges of the circular butterfly valve in the throttle body causing it to almost completely block the intake resulting in an over-rich mixture.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQKmDQCkqRc
It's easy enough to take it off and clean the edges with a thick wire wrapped in a strip of petrol-soaked material (it says inside 'don't clean it' ! ) I think this is because it has a special coating. Anyway, I did this a few hundred miles ago - it idles slightly faster and the EML has not yet reappeared. Worth a try - hope it helps.
I've never tried one of these coding devices - they seem to me to just confuse the issue sometimes, resulting in perfectly functional sensors etc being needlessly replaced (which so far has never happened to me). Try basic things first.
Edited by John F on 28/10/2018 at 10:57
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