2000/w focus 1.8 td di ghia, 89,000miles ,fsh ford only serviced 250 miles ago and fitted new battery leads .
drives fine and then for no reason the diesel glow plug light flashes and the car stalls ,but rev counter stays where it is ,stuck in limbo!this happens at lower speeds 30mph ish
restarts fine and drives off and does the same thing again usually a mile or so down road.
have changed fuel filter and it has made no difference ,yet it will do 70 miles or so without a problem
thinking the auction the car came from had put petrol in tank(only a 1/4 tank in car when problems started)i filled it up with diesel to full and this has inproved things but it still breaking down every now and then ,it usually jerks before it dies .
i drove the car at 70mph the other day and it went fine but every now and then it popped like some rough fuel was going through but it didnt stall or the light stayed out
any ideas ,was her indoors xmas present and she wont drive it anymore!!!
ps the road spring snapped on the o/s/f/ im told this quite normal on this model!!!
Please note, SHOUTING amended. DD
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Come on someone must have clue
Sigh! Upper case amended yet again. Next time I delete - it's far easier. DD.>
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Now broken down and wont drive anywhere ,i will keep you posted
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