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Says to me it’s gone into limp cock mode, they’ve had it in the garage, he’ll have said it could be X,Y,Z but it’s going to cost you to find out. The EGR on these is a ten minute job to remove. If it was so simple they’d have cleaned it out for £20 or so. Either that or fitted a restrictor plate to it.

 

Is it the actual EML or is it the glow plug light flashing?

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Things I discovered on the drive home:

Its just the EML light, no glowplug symbol.
It is happy to sit at 70, if a bit slow to get there.

The pedal box is small (i'm use to the BL pedal setup), Reminds me of Fords of the past.

And the biggest problem

I've bought a Ford Orion Diesel in a fancy dress.
 

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Smoke? Sometimes on these if they won’t pick up when you boot it the actuator for the turbo effectively bakes itself. I’m assuming we’re on about the 2.0 Ford unit?

 

You can usually isolate turbo actuator or VNT problems by giving it a severe hiding, if it goes into limp home when it should be on the overboost then there’s your problem. Still though I’d definitely give the EGR a clear out to rule that out.

 

Worst case and it’s bean cans the Cat if it’s the same as a Mondeo diesel and it’s OE is worth some coin.

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How was that £170?

 

See previous posts about how ferrous to WTF did my Jaguar turn into a colander like these things are.

 

The best time to have bought it would have been when it was new, as seen here  

 

 

Not this weekend, as I did. Still, I enjoy getting called a Prick and not having people let me out at junctions, or flipping me the bird. I never knew I was so liked.

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That’s a serious bargain at £170 surely that will sell more for scrap if it didn’t work out.

 

It looks a real straight car and once sorted should last you years I imagine if your prepared to get the underseal and waxoyl out plus I also love the spec and colour, it really shows we live in a throw away mentality society.

 

It Makes my S type look expensive at £300

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I think this may become a long thread, akin to a Mr Testicles or Wobbler one. Just without anything interesting. Just a shit Fakeauar.

 

This car is doing Swansea to Swindon tomorrow morning for a job interview.

I'm putting my mortgage and life plans into a car I have only done 190 miles in without checking the oil*

This will end well.

OH OH OH OH! I checked the sills, Solid. Previously welded and well undersealed. As you were, so stand down.

*Father COCK (TRW) snapped the dipstick off when attempting to check it. On calling all 4 breakers yards surrounding Swansea, searching Gumtree, Google and Ebay none can get one to me before my birthday in a weeks time.

Swindon or not? PRACE BETS NOW!

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