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Ford Focus - shaky and lack of power

  • 03-10-2012 7:32pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,102 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    My ford focus suddenly got very shaky when idle/low revs and has a lack of power in low revs.

    Its a 2001 1.6. Any idea what it could be? There was also a slight burning smell outside the car. I checked for coolant and oil and its fine.

    Just minutes after I got a free breakdown kit with car wash! I drove home on it, the engine light started to flash, I was about to pull over but while stopped at lights it went off. Then came on again solid. Then started to flash. Its just stuck on now.

    Thanks.


Comments

  • Registered Users Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    Sounds like the usual coilpack failure.


  • Registered Users Posts: 23,716 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Sounds like the usual coilpack failure.

    Thats exactly it, my former partners one gave up when I was driving her Focus in lane 2 of the M50, the hairy experience that followed is the reason shes my former partner. Ah it isnt really

    Simple enough fix, €80 or so


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Would a coil pack failure always light the CEL?


  • Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭working fool


    My sisters one did this too
    The engine was steam cleaned and the plug leads got wet inside the engine casing the steam couldn't escape .
    I just pulled out the leads and let it dry out
    Was bang on after an hour .
    It did put the engine warning light on .

    Coil pack is a common problem
    U might get lucky with the dampness thing first


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