14 January 2009 at 8:55PM. The 1.8 TDCi engines in the Focus used to have problems with the DMF (dual mass flywheel) too. Symptoms to look out for are a massive vibration when trying to start the car coupled with a metallic squeak. Try and imagine someone coughing in a high pitched voice! Long story but in short, bought a ford focus 1.6 tdci estate oct13th 2011, by 25th jan2012 turbo had failed, well within 6 months SOGA advise. so emailed trader twice followed by 3 recorded letters, and then took to small claims court, trader then contacted me, (surprise surprise) said he would fix car, got car back on 4th may today 2nd june Thing is I bought my first ever Ford Fiesta 1.4TDCI 2004 reg a couple of months ago and I seem to be having problems with it! When i bought the car it had a problem with lack of power! I thought itl be an easy fix so I (first checked the Turbo if it had play which it slightly did but not enough to cause such a lack of power) put some redex in Hi Everyone. I drive an 05 Focus 1.6 LX TDCi with 82K on the clock. I was coming home round the M25 when the car lost its accelerating power, barely hitting 60mph. A mobile mechanic diagnosed a faulty injector which he then replaced. But the car is still suffering from poor acceleration & str Hi all. I have a 2007 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi, with 64k miles (90% motorway driving at 70-80mph). The car has basically been 100% reliable since I bought it when it was nine months old, but recently it has starting 'hestitating' during driving. The P0299 code indicates that the Turbo or Supercharger "A" has excessively low output. The ECU looks for a specific range of boost and when the low boost is detected by the ECU, it sets a P0299 code. This code will illuminate a Check Engine Light on the dashboard and may put the vehicle in limp mode. The limp mode is to prevent further damage Symptoms of a Failing Wastegate. Stress caused by an aging turbocharger or by a motorist increasing boost pressure from the turbocharger can overwhelm the spring that opens the wastegate at a specified pressure. In these case, the wastegate will flutter because the spring cannot keep the gate fully shut. The boost will oscillate and the engine Instead, it receives just enough fuel to operate properly while lowering evaporative emissions. Common Bad Fuel Pressure Sensor Symptoms. 1) Check Engine Light. 2) Low Power. 3) Problems Starting. 4) Stalling. 5) Bad Fuel Economy. Fuel Pressure Sensor Replacement Cost. 1. Excessively noisy engine. One of the first symptoms of a problem with an exhaust manifold gasket is an excessively noisy engine. A faulty exhaust manifold gasket will produce an exhaust leak that will sound like a hissing or tapping sound coming from the engine. The sound may be especially pronounced during a cold start or during acceleration. Ford Model: Focus 2.0 TDCi Titanium Ford Year: or some really positive symptoms, no diagnosis is possible. EGR problems did not put my car into limp mode, but did g89GXn.