I am hoping that someone here can help. I have a P reg Escort 16V with the Zetec-E SEFi engine (1600). Everything was running fine, until i used a set of jump leads to help someone start their car.
When accelerating gently, the revs rise as normal, and when the clutch is pressed or the car is taken out of gear, the revs drop down to about 1000 rpm as normal.
However, if i accelerate hard and depress the clutch, the revs stay at 3,000 and take a few minutes to return to normal.
This happens when the engine is both hot and cold.
I guess it could be one of two things. Either i buggered the ECU when i used the jump leads, or one of the sensors that supply the ECU has gone.
Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a "load" sensor on this model, or have any other ideas
many thanks for any help you can offer Neal