Mondeo tdci cut out now won't start

sean1141

04 tdci Mondeo 130bhp cut out on me today and now won't start. Just went into the shop came out, started it up, reversed 2meters and it cut our. It will stay swinging over but won't fire. I scanned it with the torque app on my phone but no faults showed up. The glow plug light is flashing while it turns over.
Any ideas of what could be wrong

TGi666

had a similar problem my self, driving fine then glow plug light and limp mode, turned out to be 2 injector's but you'd really want to get a proper diagnostic check done to confirm

darragh o meara

The torque while a great piece of software only reads the generic codes and not what you need. Tdci mondeos tend to give problems with high pressure pumps and injectors, sometimes you'll get away with recoding the injectors but to get too that kind of area on the ecu.

Mine gave the same problem and was solved by a recode, however most people I know with mondeos ended up replacing injectors and high pressure.

But as said already a proper check will show where the fault is and a main dealer is probably the best place to go as their diagnostics will pick the fault, some of the high end Bosch can access the control unit needed. The ford lads will know when an where t

sean1141

The 4 injectors were supposed to have been replaced in April before I got the car

MugMugs

Perhaps I'm stating the obvious but can't help ignoring the elephant in the room.... Timing Belt okay?

darragh o meara

MugMugs wrote: »

Perhaps I'm stating the obvious but can't help ignoring the elephant in the room.... Timing Belt okay?

Timing chain engine ..

MugMugs

darragh o meara wrote: »

Timing chain engine ..

I thought they were belt... Apologies.

sean1141

I guess it's not impossible for it to have slipped timing

sean1141

Reading a bit about crank and cam sensors giving bother on these. anyone ever come across this?

dieselbug

You need to get it seen to, otherwise you"re just guessing.

You dont have to go to the main dealer as any decent independent will be able to give you a diagnosis. May be a relatively minor problem.

tin79

I had very similar problems and symptoms as you and it was the cam sensor.

But it could be the other more serious problems too as they manifest in the same way and symptoms are similar. The glow plug light flashing means a fault has been logged with the ECU so diagnostics should show - however when my cam sensor went the fault didnt log even though the light was flashing.

I would start with the cheap and common fault and change the cam sensor. They are only €10 to buy and take literally two minutes to fit.
the cranks sensor is a little more tricky. If the new cam doesnt solve it I would bring it in for diagnostics.

The 130s are more prone to injector issues than the 115s but lets hope not, The cam issue is really common on both.

sean1141

tin79 wrote: »

I would start with the cheap and common fault and change the cam sensor. They are only €10 to buy and take literally two minutes to fit.

Where did you get the cam sensor for that money

George Dalton

If the glow plug light is flashing then there is a fault logged in the PCM. You will need to get it scanned with a decent diag tool before doing anything else IMO.

dieselbug

There"s your man if you are anywhere near.

George Dalton, based in Portlaoise and I see you"re in Co Laois.

sean1141

George Dalton wrote: »

If the glow plug light is flashing then there is a fault logged in the PCM. You will need to get it scanned with a decent diag tool before doing anything else IMO.

It's only flashing when I turn over the engine not when the ignition is on George. Would that make a difference?

George Dalton

Not really Sean. It just means the code is being logged when the engine is being cranked.

sean1141

Cheers George.

sean1141

Fitted new cam sensor. Started first turn.