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Rony Khan commented on 26 Jan 2013

Cool Thanks, im in montreal and it's -35, i contacted BMW and they said it's because of the extreme cold, computer malfunctioned! But now it's good

jsiegfried1 commented on 26 Jan 2013

Turn off car and it clears the malfunction. This only happens once in a while.

Rony Khan commented on 26 Jan 2013

how did u fix it? dealer? what exactly happened?

Ford Focus Flexifuel - Power steering malfunction

This error has been in my car since the beginning. Symptoms are that out-of-the-blue it gives error message "Power steering malfunction" and light up some of ...

Ford Focus 1.6 Engine Shaking

Not the best video I know, this is a problem I am having with my Focus - the whole engine block seems to excessively shake and it sends vibrations through the ...

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richard2590w commented on 06 Jan 2011

lek7686 are you on ffoc? i had a similar engine vibration, but when you rev a little it stops and you cant hear anyting, the cure for me was the airbox tapping on the strut, the bit where the front shocks go into and get bolted. i wedged a bit of foam between the metal and the airbox to stop it. it was quite loud in the car but iv not heard it since i put the foam there... believe me i thought it was the engine 2 but cleaned my ears and checked everything, urs myt be difrent but this myt work 4u

LEK7686 commented on 13 Nov 2010

@octaviantudor Yep very minor engine vibration is normal, but from looking at a friend's petrol Focus engine bay - his engine does not shake as much as mine does. Yeah a couple of people off my local Ford Focus forum have told me that they had the same problem as me and they got their's fixed after having the rear mount replaced and as you said - it's down to the rubber deteriorating and causing excessive play. I have already got a genuine replacement from Ford so I am going to get it done soon.

richard2590w commented on 06 Jan 2011

oops, already said that.. octaviantudor - iv never hear of a harmonic balancer but the crankshaft pulley on my car has been changed as the rubber was prety much perished... but word of advice, make sure you get a garage who knows what theyre doing, i had mine changed and they must of let an apprentice tighten it up because when they started it the timing changed resulting in a piston having a valve stuck in it and the engine needing a rebuild. the crankshaft bolt must always be replaced with new

richard2590w commented on 24 Nov 2010

this could be similar to what my car used to do. where your airbox is located, one corner is right next to the suspension hitting on the metal... this is what caused mine to make quite a loud ish annoying tapping sound from inside the car. as you rev the car a bit the engine vibrates less or more whatever and doesnt make a noise... so i just stuffed a peice of foam inbetween the airbox and the metal to keep the box steady so it doesnt move about. mine only made a noise on idle as well. good luck

kevykev38 commented on 12 Sep 2010

@LEK7686 Thanks for the fast reply on this. I was thinking maybe the Harmonic balancer. But these balancers are inside the motor and the timing chain or belt rides on them. Or easier probably is to disconnect the torque converter and slide it away from the motor and then start it . If there is no more shaking? The torque converter is garbage. That's gonna be my next step The car will shake when the torque converter is on its way out. Just an idea. Its one thing i will check before Harm balancer

Octavian Tudor commented on 14 Nov 2010

I hope that telling you about the balancer will not bring another thing to think about... this balancer, if it exists on our cars, may be responsible for excessive engine vibrations. But we must see the difference between excessive engine shaking and vibrations transmitted to the chassis. The causes for these two symptoms may differ as well. It seems that the mechanics are superficial in your country as well... can we find one to precisely diagnose a problem? We have to dig out to find answers.

Octavian Tudor commented on 13 Nov 2010

As I understand the deteriorated rubber of the rear mount is not causing excessive play, on the contrary, it becomes too rigid and thus the play is too small and the vibration is transferred to the chassis so the whole car vibrates. On the other hand I’ve heard about the existence of a "harmonic balancer" (a kind of a pulley mounted on the crankshaft) that can be damaged - as another cause for engine shaking. I don't know if our SE Zetecs have such a balancer. Do you know about this balancer?

LEK7686 commented on 12 Nov 2010

@octaviantudor Hi There, Yep I've still got the problem and so far I have had the visible engine mount replaced on the left hand side of the engine, new spark plugs & a new coil pack, fault code scan on the car returned no fault codes at all and I had the timing belt & tensioner replaced yesterday. I have been advised by a few people that it's more than likely the rear engine mount that is just visible underneath the car that needs replacing so I'm going to get this done next.

Octavian Tudor commented on 12 Nov 2010

Hello! I have the same car, the same engine and... the same problem... I've changed the spark plugs but the vibration persists. I've checked all the vacuum hoses and they are all right. I've cleaned the idle control valve and the throttle body. Still no improvement... I went to a garage and OBD tested the car. Everything is ok. A mechanic checked the engine mounts and said they are all right. The exhaust system is ok. Did you find out what's the reason for this vibration?

LEK7686 commented on 13 Nov 2010

I forgot to mention as well that I noticed that during heavy rainy / wet weather the vibration does not seem to be as bad in the car strangely (maybe because if it is the mount, it's wet and therefore helps temporarily cure the vibration until dry again?) Also I am getting a new smart phone next week that has 720p HD video recording so I will be able to upload a new video that will hopefully will be better quality which will make the engine shaking more clear to view.

Octavian Tudor commented on 12 Nov 2010

A mechanic told me that the engine vibration itself is normal but I shouldn't feel it in the car. On the Romanian Ford Owners Club’s forum (I’m a club member) are discussions about this between people that had encountered the same problem. Some of them said that the rear engine mount's rubber, because of its exposed location under the car (subject to water, wind...), in time, hardens and does not its job anymore. In these cases there are not visible defects.

LEK7686 commented on 27 Oct 2010

@j62ade It's funny you should say that, I actually found out the other day that my Focus has never had a timing belt change and the garage who told me before it had been done, but infact it was the aux belt & tensioner that was replaced previously so now I do need to get the timing & timing tensioner replaced. Over here in the UK the Focus's recommended timing belt change is at 100,000 miles and mine is at 115,000 miles so mine is 15,000 miles overdue.

LEK7686 commented on 27 Oct 2010

@iotache Do you mean the visible mount that is slightly underneath the engine coolant tank? If so I have already had this one replaced and it made absolutely no difference. I have also got a brand new rear engine mount as I have been told that the rear ones are known to cause this problem after changing the clutch (rear engine mount needs to be removed in order to carry out a clutch change) and my clutch was done 2 weeks before I got the car.

LEK7686 commented on 12 Sep 2010

@kevykev38 Not yet unfortunately, I haven been informed that I may need my ECU updating to the latest software version as this may fix the problem but I'm not sure without getting it done but to get it done over here in the UK it will cost me around £70 (I have noticed you are in the US so the equivilant to around $110 where you are). I am going to make a new video this week to try and make the engine shaking more noticable.

LEK7686 commented on 17 Nov 2012

Hi there, yes it turned out to be the rear engine mount (also known as the dog bone mount) and I replaced it for a brand new one and it did cure 90% of the problem, the shaking inside the car was still only very slightly noticeable whenever the car had the AC on but it was no where near as bad as it was. I put the rest of the shaking down to the wear & the mileage of the engine and it was on 135,000 miles when I sold it.

LEK7686 commented on 23 Oct 2010

Update: I replaced the spark plugs 2 weeks ago - still no different and I had a proper look at the HT leads and they all looked fairly newish so I think they are ok and don't need replacing. I also purchased an ELM327 OBDII fault code scanner a few weeks ago as well and ran a fault code scan & live diagnostics on the car which returned no fault codes / stored codes or any other errors on the car at all.

Engine Failure 2.0 tdci Ford Focus

Ford's car garage can't diagnoze what is the problem with engine of my car. Anybody can help me? Maybe someone had the same problem. From time to time ...

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Neil Scully commented on 10 Sep 2012

I have had similar fault, may not be your problem but worth a look. There is a weakness with the fuel pumps on these engines which ford denies and never recalled. What happens is the fuel pumps slowy begin to break down over time, this process is speeded up if the car has ever been miss-fueled (had petrol put in by mistake) small flakes of metal (the broken fuel pump) evenyually work there way through the fuel system contaminating everything in the whole fuel system including the injectors.

akunic commented on 27 Apr 2011

There can be several reasons. 1. Soot deposits on your EGR valve. EGR valve is electronic/pneumatic flap for air intake and exhaust gas recirculation. When ECU detects that flap in EGR is stuck, it raises and error and turns engine into limp mode to prevent damage. Solution: Change EGR valve and check air inlet sensors for engine oil traces (clean up ) 2. DPF filter is clogged preventing normal exhaust and returning gases back into turbine and choking engine Solution: Change DPF filter.

Tony Lawson commented on 24 Feb 2013

this problem can be caused by travelling at low revs. so for example if you are travelling slowly in 6th gear the engine cant stall because you are moving too fast. this causes the engine management system to think it has a fault and puts the car into safe mode. This has happened to me in Ford focus, ford mondeo and ford fiesta. the best way to resolve is to switch engine off and leave a few minutes and restart. all should be ok. Failing that it may need a service. Good Luck

ggj666 commented on 31 Mar 2011

i had something like this on a Peugeot 406 HDI, it would drive along fine and then suddenly no power and the revs would sit at 800rpm. It spent many hours at the garage. It turned out to be a faulty brake light switch at the pedal causing the brake lights to come on. The cars ECU was taking it that i was braking and accelerating at the same time, so it would cut the power to the engine, as if you had stamped on both pedals by accident in an emergency stop.

MrMatthiasSchneider commented on 29 Mar 2013

Are you still having the problem? I had the same problem several times - it ended up being the particle filter. I had the entire thing cleaned (twice) - the second time, they cleaned the sensor as well. Since then I've had no problem. What happens is you have to drive on the highway at at least 100 kmh for a longer period of time, otherwise it won't regenerate itself. If you drive mostly in the city, the filter gets clogged up.

Mikowsky commented on 01 Mar 2011

It's very simple. Note that this happens only if, the engine and burn the glow plug light is not quenched. At this point, your engine works at half of a common rail fuel is not give it all 4 cylinders. Does not happen only to you. For me this is like trying to catch fire when the engine is warm, and is not wait as the glow plug light goes off. sorry for my English. as you have any questions write willing to answer

Mattbro commented on 13 Oct 2010

@madmak2005 Yes, it usually starts in about 4th gear, but once it has started it carries over to other gears as well. I don't have a solution at all - I just try to take my foot off the gas and sort of gingerly accelerate, and eventually it stops. I've taken it back to the dealership twice and they haven't found any problem. I have another appointment on Monday. If they find the problem I'll let you know.

Tomasz Makowski commented on 25 Oct 2010

@mcorvet yes they did and it's not that. When the engine "freeze" there is some minimal reaction from accelerator pedal. I made a test when the engine was in malfunction state and I was driving 110 km/h. On sixth gear without pressing accel. pedal the car was slowing down what is normal. But after pressing the pedal down the car was slowing a bit more! Not too much but I could feel that.

jr540123 commented on 16 Oct 2012

sadly our ford repair shope where i lived worked on my parents car trying to fix a shaking issue with the car and it went though the shop threes times and the first two the said it was fixed when it was still way off.to say the least they raised hell on those people.

ysn k commented on 25 Jul 2012

kalitesiz yakıt kullanımı etkilerinden olabilir diye düşünüyorum. sanki motorda sıkıntı yok ama yakıt ile ilgili algılama problemi var.yakıt sistemi temizleyicileriniz 2-3 depo da bir kullanmakta fayda var. özellikle bor katkılı olanlarını.

Chris Curzon commented on 18 Sep 2013

My daughters ford focus isnt starting ..theres nothing when i turn the key...but everythings working like the radio, lights, indicators, heater all o.k. just nothing when i turn the key ..Can anyone help me please !!!! x its a 1.8 tdci 06 plate !!!

mcorvet commented on 24 Oct 2010

Just a shot in the dark have they tried diagnosing it to the accelerator pedal or the throttle pedal sensor only saying this because the older mondeo's was notorious for having this problem because it was a fly by wire and not a cable :) good luck

MrMatthiasSchneider commented on 29 Mar 2013

I think you are correct - about a year and a half ago I had the sensor cleaned in addition to the particulate filter - no problem since then (also I make sure to drive mostly long distances on the highway rather than in the city).

sebbulba commented on 14 Sep 2013

The problem is with the particulate filter. Just clogged. Diesel vehicles need to be driven periodically over long distances out of town to be able to regenerate the particulate filter, to drive at high speed for a long time.

Tano Prelude commented on 07 Sep 2013

Hi Tomasz, I have the same problem on my ford c max 2.0 tdci euro 3. I have blanking the egr valve 20.000 km ago and Now the I driving the car stall and rev stay to 800 no more 1k rev. How you had solved the problem? Thanks

Tomasz Makowski commented on 13 Oct 2010

@Mattbro often after the gear change? I didn't find any solution. What I do now is driving on high revs for a 10-20 km. After that there is no problem for a month. Is suspect the DPF system. Maybe it can't clean correctly?

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James Alan Boraas commented on 14 Aug 2015

Who builds your engines?

Mad Marx commented on 14 Aug 2015

+James Alan Boraas I do by myself.

Mondeo TDCi engine problem (what do you think?)

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1ns4ne1d10t commented on 25 Aug 2009

Mondeo TDCi's are the faultiest most unreliable diesels I know. Our service mechanics at RAC had them & cursed them for weak clutches, flywheels, ECUs, injectors, EGR valves, leaks, etc & managers couldn't wait to swap them for Toyota Avensis D4D T-spirits! I always thought 2.0/2.2 TDCi Ghias must be as good as, if not, better than the Avensis as Mondeos are quieter to travel in & seem refined enough but not one single manager ever liked them or said they would buy one. So I might avoid them lol

1ns4ne1d10t commented on 08 Feb 2010

Every Transit we had at RAC had that same engine, the engines would always make individual rattles on each of the vans. 50% of the fleet would pull as smooth as silk, quiet idle, nicely balanced pedals. while the other 50% would feel horrible, vibration or snapping of the clutch, jerky torque power, smoke like Jenny Eclair & sound like a bag of nuts on a washing machine. Ford have always been a hit & miss on reliability, with TDCi's being an absolute no go area. I can't see why people buy them?

brumboy100 commented on 04 Nov 2012

Glad I got rid of mine:- £1300 for a new injector pump after cutting out unexpectedly (thankfully, never on the motorway). Accelerator stopped working on motorway, managed on tickover to get down a slip road. Two broken front coil springs and top bearings. Fuel pump by rear wheel developed a hole, another £156 to replace. And who wants to take the exhaust off to adjust the handbrake. Last MOT bill was £700 at a ford dealer. Trade in allowance was just £300 which goes to show how bad it is.

1ns4ne1d10t commented on 25 Aug 2009

I have £7,000. I see a Skoda Octavia VRS 170TDi & A Ford Mondeo ST 2.2TDCi. I drive the ST & automatically want it more because its a slightly quieter diesel. I wouldn't see the more smoke than a VRS & I don't cotton on to how crap the injectors could be. As long as the Mondeo feels better & is quieter it must be more refined & more economical! Then I learn that the PD Octavia is more economical by 8Mpg, doesn't smoke as much & I am landed with inj/bills as well as crap depreciation, too late!

safijunior commented on 10 Dec 2008

eu team injurat fraiere?! fututi gura ta de roman imputit ce esti! sugeo de la ranault cat poti! vrei motare cu turatie mica si putere: solutia ford focus 1.8 tdci 116cp! zboara! nu cacaturi de ranault aia is masini?! urate ca curu lu bunamea si masini naspa! io nam spus ca motorul de vw e bun! ca peste 130km/h manca ulei ca nici nu trebuie sa schibi uleiul la ea! dar probeaza un focus! sau ceva! nu cacaturi de renault! bina nu imi vi aici cu laganu'!sa nu imi mai sci bine?! ca ma inervezi!!!!

david rowley commented on 24 Aug 2009

right time for some facts i have worked in the motor trade for nearly 21 years years at a toyota garageon the yts scheme then with a vw dealer for 13 years managed a german car specialist for couple of years since then and up to this day i work for a ford retaler all of these jobs have been in the parts & service dept i also do warranty claims for the ford retailer yes i accept ALL CARS have their faults no matter who makes them not all mondeo's have 2 mass flywheel faults or inj/pump faults!!

1ns4ne1d10t commented on 31 Dec 2009

Well actually... No I didn't pay anything towards the piece of Ford shit ha ha. My company Focus wasn't a Mondeo it was a PSA 2.0L TDCi & all the parts were still from an american company called doofus a.k.a Delphi. I worked with RAC who had these same ghastly engines in the shitty Transits, they didn't have the DMF's to fuck up like the Mundanos do however they still had the same ECU trouble & Throttle actuators failing & injector failures as Mundanos do. RAC were the ones who got the bills!

1ns4ne1d10t commented on 10 Feb 2010

Clarkson gets paid to say nice things about them on Top Gear, Ford hold a gun to his head. Even though the Mondeo is the same size car & same category as an Avensis I have noticed that there is quite a vast interior quality difference between them more so, reliability. Ford are very good at making their cars appear & drive as if its something very expensive & they make out they put real effort in the making of it. Its not until after you buy one you start to think "hang on a minute" its crap!

1ns4ne1d10t commented on 24 Aug 2009

Typical Ford owner... Knows Zero about cars, Gets the so called reliability facts off 2 motoring websites & beleives every biased predicament thats made. People who actually know a thing or two about cars who got thier hands greasy from mechanical experience don't have Ford, Rover, Fiat, French or Korean!!! When your injectors & fuel pump pack up like Mondeo TDCis do, buy another Ford! why not go for the 2008 Mondeo & have endless sealage leaks, ECU problems, electrics, & juddering clutches!

1ns4ne1d10t commented on 18 Feb 2010

All the line managers at RAC were picky bastards & seemed very keen to swap Fords for Toyotas. Toyota are getting a bashing now in the media but every line manager I know has been pleased with their Avensis or Auris, none of them I knew were ever satisfied with a Mondeo or a Focus. They always said they were crap. We have white Taxi's in Southampton, after a night out, the white Avensis Taxi's are a much nicer ride to go back home in then the white Mondeo's. Avensis's are like armchairs.

ChrishInKent . commented on 26 May 2011

u need "Wynns EGR Valve Cleaner" take the Air Hose off (at the EGR valve end) - start her up, (shock horror! yes, start the engine with the air hose disconnected) spray all of the can (short 2 - 5 second burst) into the inlet. I've done it, returns power to the engine, EGR re-circulates carbon rich exhaust gases back through the combustion chamber to allow it to be burnt a 2nd time, reducing black smoke out the back, hence the fumes out the oil filler cap, tis normal for this engine :)

ChrishInKent . commented on 26 May 2011

1ns4ne1d10t commented on 18 Feb 2010

The trouble is with TG is that they base their road reviews on theories, emotions 'how driving the car makes you feel', practicality, handling. They never tell you how poor the manufacturers service is or how unreliable the car is. Sometimes they tell you about fuel consumption but thats about it. Jeremy loved the Fiesta & claimed he had a dependable Ford at home. I have never had a dependable company Ford, all my Fords were bastards at some point. Its enough to make me stick with VAG.

0din27 commented on 28 May 2009

Am testat mondeo, le-am studiat oferta si am ajuns la urmatoarea concluzie: -condus greoi in oras datorita gabaritului -greutate mare in raport cu vechiul mondeo -vizibilitate deficitara la volan data de forma caroseriei -motoare TDCi lenese la regimuri joase(sub 2000rpm -putere maxima de 140cp pentru motoarele diesel -cutie automata disponibila numai pe motorul 2.0tdci 130cp -ruliu pronuntat in viraje -finisaje de calitate medie elemente de design ce imita lemnul:| -consum ridicat

1ns4ne1d10t commented on 08 Feb 2010

Sometimes they are smooth sometimes not, Ive always Ford as company cars/vans & driven all the managers Mondeos. People will say they are always effortless reliable engines but after having driven more TDDi/TDCi Fords than I've ever driven any other car I can't say I would ever have one myself unless it was as cheap as a Rover. Yeah, They are very smokey engines under a hard throttle not much refinement compared to a Toyota Avsensis D4D which are boring but lovely cars to drive.

SMOKEYDIESEL100 commented on 06 Jan 2010

I'M on my second mondeo not because they're bad, they're actually quite good. the trick is with a mondeo is to do your homework. my first mondeo was an (L) reg 1.8 td i have no problems with it other than the airbag warning light stayed on it had damn near 400K on the clock no issues i now own an (05) mondeo 2.0 tdci ps130 i've only had it 4 months and i have no complains with it even in the cold starts with no glow plugs all the way down to -12. honest they're not that bad.

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