Ford Escort 1.8 Turbo Diesel

IME that's normal :-) for a Ford 1.8TD.

You won't hear it boost at idle anyway. Check the wastegate control mechanism: maybe it's stuck open? Also check the injection timing.

do you know if its had the timing belt & fuel pump belt replaced recently ? if so they might have got the pump timing out as the fuel pump has its own timing belt which runs behind the engine cambelt.

There is a pipe that corrodes and gives exactly the symptoms you describe, it runs IIRC from the pump to the turbo, under the engine , very common, though most should have rusted away and been changed by now!!

Des

Hi

Doesn't sound like your problem but could be a factor. My 1.8 TD Escort '94 was very sluggish. Local deisel experts just disconnected a small rubber tube which connects a small plastic unit behind the nearside headlight (UK kerbside) to a position on the turbo unit at the rear of the engine, quite low down. This I think is the "wastegate" mentioned by another contributor. The disconnection was made at the Turbo, accessed from above, with the car on the road. Wasn't a fiddle for the mechanic. Should be easy enough to trace the tubes out of the unit behind the headlight to find it. Didn't notice any difference on idle but one heck of a difference under load. Never been a problem since. From memory I think the "wastegate" is a valve which aims to recycle some of the waste gases. Mechanic said these are prone to sticking. Been through two MOTs since the disconnection. No problems. Might be worth doing anyway, if it hasn't already been done. ATB.

You are talking about diabling the EGR valve, not the wastegate.

Tim..

turbo hose popped off? I had a friend with a similar issue.

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Thanks Tim. Looking at the recent posts there's a lot more going on at the Turbo than I realised!

Larry

if i disable the EGR valve would that cause any problems?

the wastegate control mechanism?? do you mean the EGR valve? what would i be looking for if it was working properly?

ive also noticed one of the pipes leading to the EGR valve has a fair bit of oil coming out of it i plan and taking this off as soon as i get the gaskets for it but would that cause a loss of power?