The glow plug light on my 2006 focus 2.0 tdci only stays on for less than a second even in the coldest of mornings. It allways starts but takes a fair amount of turning over before it fires. I have also got a 1.8 tdci and the light stays on for up to 5secs and starts much better.
How to remove Glow Plugs from a Ford Focus. Testing and replacing glow plugs and what technique we use to remove them without breaking them. Skip the cable setup & start watching
Where to Locate Your Glow Plugs. Diesel engines may have as many as ten glow plugs, one located in each cylinder. The glow plugs are directly connected to the engine control unit, which uses a microprocessor to analyse engine input. This determines when to turn the current for the glow plugs on and off, as well as the amount of current requiredFord S-max 2.0 zetec tdci powershift 140 Enngine Malfunction warning, Γ warning and extremely slow throttle response from stop position Ford S-max 2.0 zetec tdci powershift 140 Enngine Malfunction warning, Γ warning and extremely slow throttle response from stop position Hi, I recently purchased a 52 plate Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi Ghia. On my first long journey the head gasket went. I had this all fixed and I got it back Friday and on Sunday I was driving and dropped it down to 3rd to overtake, as soon as I went over 3000rpm the car seemed to lose power and the Glow Plug indicator light started flashing. The relay is the nagares unit bolted to the chassis on the left. car is 2.0tdci 163 tit x 2010 88k. Symptoms are lumpy cold start (but does usually start first crank cycle), slightly rough running and startup smoke for 15s or so (light blueish). I bought the car in may last year and it has always smoked a bit on startup but with the starting Does anyone know where the glow plugs control unit is located on Mondeo mk4 2.0 tdci ? Reply 1: Unfortunately we don't have service manual for How to remove Glow plugs on a Turbo Diesel Ford Transit with a 2.4 direct injection engine. ----- Time stamps Glow plug removal & installation -----0:00 - In Ford Mondeo TDCi 2006- - P0251 fault- glow plug comes on when accelerating - Small Car Limited : Hiya all.. I have a 55 plate Mondeo 2.0 115ps. Same problem with glow plug light flashing but also have another problem. I cured 2 problems. Egr valve was choked up so cleaned that and all connecting pipes. After some wiggling of wires under the bonnet, and clearing the fault code, Mr RAC finally gets it started, but boy does it smoke - what looks like and smells like overfuelling. Glow plug light still flashing, this time "cylinder 4 above knock threshold", and it's running rough. Eventually tows me to the garage. The glow plugs should stay on for five to fifteen seconds (depending on outside temp). This means they should stay on for about 5 seconds at an outside temp of 35 to 40 degrees f. Longer when it is colder. I am not sure if the Focus even has this device or if it is controlled the the ECU. To test a glow plug, all you need is a test light. Ford Focus LE: I have a 2005 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI 109 HP with I have a 2005 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI 109 HP with DPF having done 122k kilometers that is causing me trouble. While driving one day, the "Engine Systems Fault" message came on and the car went into limp m β¦