Jimmy Page
24-08-2006, 23:41
Just bought an 02 one of these (one of the 115BHP models). Just wondering if anybody's come across an intermittent cut-out fault on them at all? Happens from time to time, often going into 3rd - engine cuts out completely, and the glow plug light flashes. It's led to some fucking hairy moments coasting to the hard shoulder/wherever I can pull in. Only took delivery of her last night, and this happened a few times on the way home.
(Dealer I bought it from hadn't had the problem with her, but he's paying to have her sorted, so that's not a problem there).
The first two times it happened, she restarted without a bother, but it seems that the hotter she gets, the more difficulty there is. Had it in with a mate today who checked the heater plugs, and they were, for want of a better word, ******. So we changed those anyway. And a Ford garage we consulted thought this might be the cause of the engine cut-out (we couldn't see how the plugs which are only a wee aid to fire her up would cut the engine out when running, but they seemed fairly adamant. Problem still persisting though anyway. Only happens the odd time, which is a bit of a pain, because it'd be easier to cure if it was there for all to see!!
Going to take it in tomorrow to have the diagnostics checked, hopefully they'll register some fault which will be reprogrammable.
Has anybody else had similar trouble with one of these? I'm led to believe that the flashing glow-plug light when she cuts out is a code for an engine management fault (the engine management light itself doesn't light).
(Dealer I bought it from hadn't had the problem with her, but he's paying to have her sorted, so that's not a problem there).
The first two times it happened, she restarted without a bother, but it seems that the hotter she gets, the more difficulty there is. Had it in with a mate today who checked the heater plugs, and they were, for want of a better word, ******. So we changed those anyway. And a Ford garage we consulted thought this might be the cause of the engine cut-out (we couldn't see how the plugs which are only a wee aid to fire her up would cut the engine out when running, but they seemed fairly adamant. Problem still persisting though anyway. Only happens the odd time, which is a bit of a pain, because it'd be easier to cure if it was there for all to see!!
Going to take it in tomorrow to have the diagnostics checked, hopefully they'll register some fault which will be reprogrammable.
Has anybody else had similar trouble with one of these? I'm led to believe that the flashing glow-plug light when she cuts out is a code for an engine management fault (the engine management light itself doesn't light).