steve m
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| posted on 20/5/17 at 09:18 PM |
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diesel injector problem
Hi all
I, have a 59 mondeo with a tdci 2.0 engine, that has over the last few months developed a MIL engine light on, that shows as injector no 1 is faulty.
the light does go off after a few days/thrash, but does come back on, and stay on for a week or so
I do have a laptop with an obd lead, but can not cancel the fault
This was caused (as its never come on in 7 years !!) as a friend told me to fill up with shell v power, as it was cleaner, and what a bloody stupid
thing I did, I filled the car up with the stuff, and ever since, had problems
so, as its about a grand to sort 4 injectors and a Ford ecu setup, how do I sort this problem easily
Is there any decent cleaner I can stick in the tank ? or any other advice, that does not include anything stupid, as in burn the car, or change it
steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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bart
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| posted on 21/5/17 at 12:12 AM |
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Just change 1 and get it reprogrammed by independant foRd garage.
Alternative try a can of Bg products diesel cleaner best on the market
BE ALERT > BRITAIN NEEDS LERTS
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 21/5/17 at 01:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bart
Just change 1 and get it reprogrammed by independant foRd garage.
Alternative try a can of Bg products diesel cleaner best on the market
You can get an interface lead for your computer and the software to code it yourself for very little.
It also depends on the make of injectors fitted - one make (might be Seimens) doesn't require coding as I found when I had problems with my
1.8TDCI.
SteveW
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mark chandler
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| posted on 21/5/17 at 05:34 AM |
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The injectors are coded with their precise flow rate, provided you replace with the same coded value you do not need to reprogram the ECU, so if you
choose to replace match it up at the parts factor.
These injectors are incredibly delicate, just removing can get them dirty enough to screw them up, it's worth checking that it's not the
fuel pump failing and introducing fine metal particles into the fuel before flogging a whole lot of money into the injectors to just have to repeat
this. This means removing the old one and have it inspected unfortunately.
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Dick
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| posted on 21/5/17 at 08:36 AM |
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Chris you need to do a leak back test be for you do any thing if you think you have an injector going down. You dont need to replace them all.
[Edited on 21/5/17 by Dick]
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r1_pete
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| posted on 21/5/17 at 07:26 PM |
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Try a new fuel filter, the 'cleaner' fuel has probably loosened the captured crap in the current filter, and let some through to the
injector.
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SJ
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| posted on 21/5/17 at 08:20 PM |
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I've got exactly the same age 2.0 tdci Mondeo and have occasionally used V Power with no probs. Diesel filters are due every 3 years and are
easy enough to change. You need to pull the fuel through manually after changing though before the engine will run.
Stu
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nick205
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| posted on 22/5/17 at 08:18 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by SJ
I've got exactly the same age 2.0 tdci Mondeo and have occasionally used V Power with no probs. Diesel filters are due every 3 years and are
easy enough to change. You need to pull the fuel through manually after changing though before the engine will run.
Stu
Ditto - diesel fuel filters are not expensive and really quite simple to change. They're very often overlooked (not done) by garages unless you
specifically ask for it to be done. My first move would be to replace it with an OEM one from Ford and see what difference it makes. Personally I
change mine annually (VW OEM £8 a filter) and have done for many years.
Incidentally the same rule applies to air conditioning air filters. Cheap and easy to do, rarely done by garages and makes a noticeable difference to
the effectiveness of the air conditioning.
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