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Engine Management Light Stays on

The light now stays on permanently on my wife's Ford Focus Zetec. I think it may have been where I was running low on petrol as the fuel light came on 1st before the engine management light, thinking it was my diesel van I drove it a good few miles while I could feel it shudder so a further few miles went by and I found a petrol station. In went the unleaded (not diesel)and set off but a few miles the car started being sluggish the Engine management light came on and started flashing I was about 10 miles from home so carried on the journey but it feels now its like running on 3 cylinder. I think I may have brought crap up from the tank I am calling Tune-up Tuesday to get it sorted any other ideas on what It maybe. Cheers

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TGS
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coil pack, probably

Reply to
MrCheerful

Thanks for the quick reply The Mrs is asking what is that and are large =A3 signs sounding?

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TGS

Thanks for the quick reply just done a google on focus coil pack and sounds just like the symptoms

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TGS

iirc about 80 quid, but you should also replace the leads and plugs

Reply to
MrCheerful

Pick one up from a breakers muchness cheaper than that. *Brand new* plugs and leads is a must, though.

Reply to
Sandy Nuts

...and preferably genuine ones from a dealer.

Chris

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Chris Whelan

Many thanks for the usefull replies

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TGS

From memory the leads are in the 70-80 quid region on the 1.8 petrol. FWIW I have read here repeatedly that only the genuine ones will do (and that's what cured the ~2000 RPM splutter on mine).

Kostas

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Kostas Kavoussanakis

£40 for a set of genuine leads from a dealer.
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Conor

Last set I bought for a Mondeo was £48 I think.

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Tony Bond

All sorted cost =A3133 new plugs n coil pack Tuneup

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TGS

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