Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.8 TDDi Non Starter

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Mon 17 Aug 2009 23:21
00 1.8 TDDi Non Starter - liddlei
Hello All,

Any help would be much appreciated.

A friend of mine kindly changed the timing belt on my Focus Tddi W/2000 and basically screwed it up. Belt came loose on the motorway :(
The AA towed it to another (more reliable) friends garage, and he has stripped the head and replaced the 8 valves but now it will not start.
He has replaced the fuel filter and pipes but still no joy.
It would appear that the glow plugs were damaged and they have been replaced as well.
The car will start on easy-start and will tow off as well, however emitting white/gray smoke after towing.
He believes it may be a problem with the injectors.

Has anyone else had an issue with the injectors or glow plugs after a timing belt failure? Car worked perfectly before the timing belt issue.

As mentioned, any help would be appreciated, getting desperate now for the car back :)

Thanks
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