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focus: my 2004..engine management light after i change the fuel filter

 
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my 2004 1.8tdci focus is showing the engine management light after i change the fuel filter

 

Country: United Kingdom
Make: Ford
Model: focus tdci sport
Year: 2004
Engine: tdci 1.8

Submitted: 419 days and 15 hours ago.
Category: UK Ford
Value: £22
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MIKE :

Hello and Welcome to justanswer...

MIKE :

How is the engine running otherwise ? Why was the filter changed ?

Customer :

car is going good just due a service

MIKE :

Ok thats fine... have you driven it any real distance since the filter change / light coming on?

Customer :

nt realy a bout 2/3 mile

MIKE :

Ok.. .in that case, it could just have flicked the light on because of the startng procedure - bleeding the system - this can / does happen.. So.. I suggest drive the vehilce -give it a good drive for a good few miles - 4-5..or so and it should go off when it sees there is no real fault. IF it doesn't - you can try disconnecting the car battery - that will kill the Ecu memory - and the light will go out. IF it comes back on -then the Ecu is truly seeng a fault somewhere - at that point, you would have to have a local garage do a fault code read for you to find out exactly why / what that is.

Customer :

the car was air locked for a we bit wud that explain it

MIKE :

Yes -its common that on these - they can be a real pain to bleed sometimes...so as I say, its likley to have logged that - It should clear after a good drive cycle when it sees no faults - or kill the memory as above. If you do disconnect the battery - you will need your radio code - so be sure you have that as well.

Customer :

any advice for an oil change

MIKE :

How do you mean - ?

Customer :

things to look out for or is it just general like any olthre car

MIKE :

ah right - no ...the oil / filter change job is straight forward - no worries / issues there ;)

Customer :

aw dat good thanks for da help

MIKE :

No problem at all - Im glad to have helped...

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