Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 1.8tdci engine/DMF problems

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Sun 1 Nov 2009 14:46
1.8tdci engine/DMF problems - neil147
Hi everyone

I am experiencing major problems with my focus diesel. Car cuts out at various speeds whilst driving along after which the glow plug light flashes, which i understand acts as an engine management warning lamp. This has been happening on and off for the past 4 months. Now it simply won't start. As soon as i turn the key the glow plug light flashes, car turns over but won't start.
In the past 4 months i have had a dual mass flywheel and clutch replaced(£900), battery, and glow plugs also been done. Had a diagnostic check done by ford and another done by an independent garage. The ford results printed off half a tree of paperwork suggesting about 10 possible causes so basically i need to win the lottery to be able to afford to get ford to work through the list!!! The independent results suggested an injector problem. They did a leak test on the injectors and found no problem. They changed the fuel filter and that cured the problem for about a week and now i'm back to square one.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Edited by Pugugly on 01/11/2009 at 14:48

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Sun 1 Nov 2009 15:01
1.8tdci engine/DMF problems - gmcd
i was having same problem it was the cam sensor.

Edited by Pugugly on 01/11/2009 at 15:05

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Sun 1 Nov 2009 15:11
1.8tdci engine/DMF problems - neil147
i was having same problem it was the cam sensor.
ok, thanks. I will have that investigated. How much did it cost? Did you have it done independantly or through a ford garage?
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Sun 1 Nov 2009 15:38
1.8tdci engine/DMF problems - bell boy
They did a leak test on the injectors and found no problem. They changed the fuel filter and that cured the problem for about a week and now i'm back to square one.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>you need to read this slowly,why would the pump be fine for a week after the filter change and now not be again
either your pump is jiggered and or your tank is infested with something nasty or both
personally i would get the car recovered to the garage that changed the filter as they seem competent and get their opinion
sit down when they tell you the price of a pump mind
good news is they can probably code one to your car secondhand rather than another journey to the dealers
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Fri 6 Nov 2009 00:35
1.8tdci engine/DMF problems - neil147
Well after much deliberation the diagnosis was that the camshaft position sensor needed replacing. That's been done now so we'll see whether the car can actually run a few thousand miles without something going wrong with it. I have my doubts!!!
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Thu 10 Jan 2013 00:08
1.8tdci engine/DMF problems - briansails
Well after much deliberation the diagnosis was that the camshaft position sensor needed replacing. That's been done now so we'll see whether the car can actually run a few thousand miles without something going wrong with it. I have my doubts!!!

hi ya doin

how did this work out in the end, im having a similar problem with a vag diesel 2.5 axd engine in a 05 reg transporter. cheers for any info...

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