Engine management light/leaking injector
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I have a ford focus 1.8 tdci 2008 and for some time it had a leaking injector and i still drove with it for around 2 months. The engine malfunction warning came on the dash, when the problem first occurred i had it looked at with a computer and i got a mass airflow sensor error and some sort of under powering turbo fault (which i initially thought was due to a faulty mass airflow sensor). the MAS was replaced from another scrap ford and it did nothing. lots of black smoke was coming out the exhaust, car was under powering (which i know is due to wrong air to fuel ratio) and soon after i repaired the problem and the injector is no longer leaking. However some black smoke is still coming out, not as much as before but still quite a bit, and the car is still under powering and the warning lights still comes on the dash.
Does the engine light need resetting for it to register the fuel injector leak has been fixed or does it do that automatically? does this mean there’s another fault with the car that needs addressing? could me driving it with wrong fuel to air ratio cause the DPF to block up and cause loads of black smoke? any light on this issue would be massively appreciated, Thankyou.
Does the engine light need resetting for it to register the fuel injector leak has been fixed or does it do that automatically? does this mean there’s another fault with the car that needs addressing? could me driving it with wrong fuel to air ratio cause the DPF to block up and cause loads of black smoke? any light on this issue would be massively appreciated, Thankyou.
Camelot1971 said:
You need to post the error codes. Black smoke on a TDCi is usually a turbo pipe split or a broken/blocked EGR valve.
no longer have the error codes because it’s not my obd reader and would have to go to a garage and pay to look at it again. in regards to the turbo piping how would i go about finding and splits? just taking them all off and having a thorough look?Camelot1971 said:
You need to post the error codes. Black smoke on a TDCi is usually a turbo pipe split or a broken/blocked EGR valve.
just taken a look at the piping and one of the pipes going into the radiator has two massive splits down them. Hoping that was the problem and i’ve sealed it with duct tape temporarily until euro car parts is open, will the car detect the problem is solved and engine light won’t come on and it won’t underpower anymore or will i have to take it to a garage. Thankyou starkslewis said:
just taken a look at the piping and one of the pipes going into the radiator has two massive splits down them. Hoping that was the problem and i’ve sealed it with duct tape temporarily until euro car parts is open, will the car detect the problem is solved and engine light won’t come on and it won’t underpower anymore or will i have to take it to a garage. Thankyou
It should fix itself but you will need a code reader to clear the code. They aren't very expensive - around £15 on Ebay (connect to a laptop).Gassing Station | Engines & Drivetrain | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff