Focus 1.8 TDCI - Cutting out Focus 1.8 TDCI

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Thu 17 Feb 2011 08:37
Focus 1.8 TDCI - Cutting out Focus 1.8 TDCI - bluehal130

Hi I have a 2004 focus estate 1.8 TDCi a few weeks ago I had a problem with it stalling the engine management light and glow plug lights came on. I took it to a garage who could not find the fault, they cleared the fault codes and everything has ran normal since. I have gone to go out in it this morning and after about 10 miles i got a strong smell of diesel in the car.

Any idea what this may be.

Thanks

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Thu 17 Feb 2011 19:59
Focus 1.8 TDCI - Cutting out Focus 1.8 TDCI - Nightcrawler1988

If it smells of diesel then possbily one of the leak off pipes from the injector has come off? Sometimes the injectors fail and need to be either replaced or recoded.

Does the engine lose power at all? i.e go into "limp home" mode?

Simon

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