Richard Quinn
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 05:22 PM |
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2001 Fiesta Engine Management Light
Just been up to my F-I-L's and his 2001 Fezza has the engine management light on (not flashing). I don't even know what engine size it is
but it is a Zetec. The car is idling at about 1200rpm when cold but is missing, doesn't rev cleanly and smells a bit rich. Is there any way to
read the fault codes without a reader (like the old Vauxhall paperclip trick)? Failing that, any suggestions as to what to check first?
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Madinventions
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 05:33 PM |
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turn the ign on,led flashes for about a min,then it goes into fault code reading.i/e
1 flash
pause
3 flashes = fault code 13
or
1 flash
pause
5 flashes = fault code 15
etc... etc...
This should show you what's at fault.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 05:35 PM |
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No you need a OBDII/EOBD scanner to read the codes they don't cost much 20001 Fords use the PWM protocol but these days scanners and code
readers are universal and cover all protocols just be sure and get one that also covers the latest EU standard CAN bus protocol if you ever want to
use it on more recent vehicles.
Prices start from about 20 pounds for something like a Memoscan U380 or U480 but it is worth paying around 60 pounds for a U581 which is much more
useful because it reads live data and pending codes.
Just do an Ebay search on the model numbers and only buy from a reputable UK or US seller (such as Alpha-Bid).
Beware of Chinese sellers that pretend to be UK sellers but don't keep stock in the UK, delivery can take over a months.
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prawnabie
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 06:05 PM |
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Nah all you need is an ignition coil lol
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 08:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
No you need a OBDII/EOBD scanner to read the codes they don't cost much 20001 Fords use the PWM protocol but these days scanners and code
readers are universal and cover all protocols just be sure and get one that also covers the latest EU standard CAN bus protocol if you ever want to
use it on more recent vehicles.
Prices start from about 20 pounds for something like a Memoscan U380 or U480 but it is worth paying around 60 pounds for a U581 which is much more
useful because it reads live data and pending codes.
Just do an Ebay search on the model numbers and only buy from a reputable UK or US seller (such as Alpha-Bid).
Beware of Chinese sellers that pretend to be UK sellers but don't keep stock in the UK, delivery can take over a months.
I really
don't want to spend too much to try to help out at this stage. It was just to see if there was something I could do to get it running better
before he can get it to a garage in the new year.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 08:36 PM |
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Probably HT related, coil leads or plugs
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 08:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by prawnabie
Nah all you need is an ignition coil lol
I've just read somewhere that the coil packs are quite prone to going t*ts up on these. Is this
the case?
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prawnabie
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| posted on 29/12/09 at 12:07 AM |
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Yeah I've got an x plate 1.25 zetec and in five years I've had 3 genune ford coils one it!.
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