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Random question of the day, does anyone know what diagnostic lead i need to help diagnose a problem with a 09 plate 1.8 petrol focus estate?
The engine intermittently cuts out when it's cold so i figured it might be a dodgy sensor (and thus might show up on one of those leads you can get off fleabay)...
Cheers in advance!
Sorry, no idea. But as I am looking to buy an 08/09 plate 1.8 petrol Focus by the weekend, I will be following this thread with interest 😕
Anyway, have a BTTT on me.
The ebay cheapies are usually generic OBD2, but if there's no caution light illuminated on the dash there may not be a OBD2 code stored, you may need something more specialised.
Edit - OBD2 compliant readers will use a standard 16 pin lead which will fit a Ford.
F-Super/Formidable [i]probably[/i] works with that, it's cheap and excellent so if you've got a laptop, check the compatability and if so, get that.
I get 2p you find a crank or cam sensor fault... But I wouldn't call that advice, mine was a TD not a petrol and the solution to everything was changing the crank sensor.
Do you have a smartphone?
I got one of these:
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004KL0I9I/ref=pe_385721_37038051_TE_3p_dp_1 ]
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004KL0I9I/ref=pe_385721_37038051_TE_3p_dp_1 [/url]
It works in the Focus and connects to the phone with Bluetooth.
Then you can leave the [url= https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque&hl=en_GB ]torque app[/url] running on your phone (free or £2.99) and it can log the faults as they occur along with telemetry.