markwilford Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Can anyone help?? I have a mk1 ford focus tdi v reg and the glow plug light started coming on whilst driving and looses all power but the engine keeps running. then switch off engine and restart and its fine again until the glow plug light comes back on. can anyone help???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madgesmum Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I had a Mondeo that had this problem. I had to get it to a Ford dealer where they "plugged it in to their computer" which identified the fault. I had to get it to the garage though when the glow plug light came on and not turn the engine off when I got there, because as you have said when you restart the engine it starts fine. Unfortunately I can't remeber what the exact problem was. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwilford Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 yeah and i bet they charged a fortune just to plug it into their computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madgesmum Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 It was still under warranty when it first started happening, so they didn't charge full whack when they finally got to the bottom of it. Thankfully by that time my ex-husband had taken the car and the cost was all his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveh Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 On a mondeo chances are it was a tdci engine and not the older tddi version so the problems are very different, on the newer engine it means all sorts of stuff. on the older tddi engines it would normally just mean that the glow plugs were faulty but they cause poor starting and not the problems you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capstan Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 The glow plug light is the fault indicator light on the tddi focus.The main cause of the loss of power[but engine idling ok] is a faulty accelerator pedal,it has an electronic sensor at the end which is connected to a multiplug which controls the injection system it costs about £90 from the dealer and is simple to fit[20 mins ish]PLEASE NOTE the replacement may have a small lug on it which yours doesn't it is the correct one but you will need to remove it to get it to fit[You will see it straight away when you compare the two],the pedal is only made of plastic and is easy to cut off with a junior hacksaw,just a couple of bolts hold the pedal in place.Hope this helps:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwilford Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 nice one peeps, at least i have some idea what it could be now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gribz Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I had a similar problem with my Mk3 Mondeo TDCI. Flashing glow plug light, no turbo but car still running, was plugged in and diagnosed as an EGR valve problem. EGR cleaned, two days later engine management light came on. Long story short, new EGR Valve fixed the problem. And left me £200 quid out of pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capstan Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 From memory l think the fault code for the accelerator fault is three flahes of the glowplug light then a pause,then repeats again.if you turn the ignition off and on again sometimes you can clear the fault and get started BUT it will return,the last time it happened to me l was doing the speed limit{ish lol] on the M1 in the third lane lost all power,just managed to roll onto the hard shoulder,absolutley terrifying l can tell you,managed to get back home.This is a common fault on tddi focus's a simple fix but could be costly if left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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