Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 00 1.8 td smokes and lacks power

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Sat 25 Jul 2009 13:03
00 1.8 td smokes and lacks power - Ginerbolox
Hi all.
Had this escort finesse diesel estate for a year now.Always had this problem never starts on first turn of key from cold,have to wait for the heater plug light to go out then turn her over,she wont start untill the process has been repeated.She smokes quite badly under acceleration and on idle,When idling from cold the glow plug light flashes on and off and she really struggles to idle.Also there is zero power in her my wifes little ax diesel has twice the power.And if all thats not enough im lucky if she returns 30mpg.
Anyone had this problem or got any ideas,a mate of mine reckons it might be the injectors,but fear worse myself.
Any help gratefully appreciated.


Cheers Giner.

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 25/07/2009 at 16:55

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Sun 26 Jul 2009 17:49
00 1.8 td smokes and lacks power - marty1979
Sounds like the advance solenoid has packed up. If you look at the front of the injector pump you should see a cylinder shaped device with a black cover over it, the cover may not be present, but that's the solenoid in question. When you first turn the ignition on to the last click before engine start you should hear a series of fast clicks coming from the solenoid, around 10 clicks is good, any less than this or no clicks at all then that's the culprit. You'll have to have the bonnet open to hear this by the way, leave the driver side window open and reach in to turn the ignition on, should hear it if it's functioning correctly.
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Mon 27 Jul 2009 13:29
00 1.8 td smokes and lacks power - Ginerbolox
Cheers for the reply marty i appreciate it.When it stops raining ill have a butchers,and report back.

Thanks Giner.
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Mon 27 Jul 2009 14:26
00 1.8 td smokes and lacks power - Ginerbolox
Yep tried that marty sounded like more than ten clicks to be honest,so i guess that rules out that.

Cheers Giner
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