ford321 Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Hello everyone. I recently joined your club :) and bought a ford fiesta 1.4 tdci 2007. I have noticed that the engine is shaking around 1000-1500 rpms. I suspected an injector is at fault. I did a comp reading and it showed that there was something wrong with the second injector. I did a Diesel purge with liqui moly additive, but there was no improvement. There are no other symptoms other than the shaking. No power loss, no smoke no nothing. A few days ago I did another reading and now it gives me these errors: p0262, p0266, p0269 which mean Cylinder Contribution/Balance Fault in three injectors. I don't know what seems to be the problem. How can another two injectors go bad in just couple of days. Anyway after reading alot about the problem with the injector seals, I thought I'd give a try and change the seals, the 4 plastic spacers or brushes or whatever their name is (even though there is no smell of diesel in the cabin nor smoke from the exhaust). I just don't know the torque setting for the injectors, can anyone help me out ? Or any other Idea on what I should do ? Any help would be much appreciated. thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_60 Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Hello ford321 you seem pretty clued up on this technical stuff :) From reading your post i suggest that you reset the ecu by first disconnecting the cars battery and this should reset any fault codes. Once everything has resetted itself we can see if the fault has cleared. Are you reading them with a fault code reader via the diagnostic port. How many miles has this car covered you have not specified. Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford321 Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 hello james_60 Thank you for your reply. Yes I'm reading them through the diagnostic port thats under the steering wheel, with a plastic cover. The car has around 50.000 miles. and also the car sounds like a tractor :) and shaking at those specified rpms, no other symptoms :) thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_60 Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Hi If my memory serves me correctly from driving my g/f previous 1.4tdci zetec it did the shaking thing at that speed too and after that rpm it was fine. Does it Use more fuel. Does it use oil or consume radiator water If no to those statements then i think it is running correctly. If you are really unsure please reset the ecu and see if those codes are re occuring. Jamie p.s sounding like a tractor is what that engine sounds like as long as its not too rattly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford321 Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 Hi James No the consumption is OK ...and the water is stable. it just that my 2 friends also have this engine and they seem to work more smoother and they don't have that shaking at 1000-1500 rpms. Aside from the shaking and loud knocking noise there are no other symptoms. I will disconnect the battery tonight and tomorrow I'll another reading (since I don't have the tool at home)and will post again. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piwko2006PL Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 I think your engine is OK. Mine also shakes at that RPM range. I didn't noticed any other unusual symptoms. It has enough power, it is economical. So IMHO everything is OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford321 Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 thanks piwko but it bothers me that the comp reading shows those errors and the shaking that I have it's not normal. I tried my friends fiesta and fusion they're both TDCI 1.4, they have a slight shaking , but it's nothing compared to my engine shaking. I don't know, I will send it to the ford dealer for a diagnostic check and see what they say. ( they will probably say that the injectors are bad and need to replace them ...a final cost of 1500 euros---but I'm not buying that ;) ) I will just do the check and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_60 Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Hi If you look on eBay you will see recon injectors for your car i personally have never bought injectors from eBay so iam not the right person to ask if they are ok. Also if you look on google and type in diesel injector reconditioning there are plenty of companys/workshops that will rebuild the injectors on your car they tend to take a week or two so not good if you need your car everyday. Ford will happily sell you brand new injectors,charge you for fitting and charge you for codeing them to your car. If there is a loud knocking noise then that is not normal. you didnt specify that it was knocking in the original post. A question to some of our techy friends can knocking be caused by compressions that are too high. I hope iam being helpfull Jamie :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford321 Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 thanks Jamie you are being helpful and I thank you. I forgot to mention in the earlier post the knocking bit. It is sort of a diesel knocking sound it's just more loud than normal. I'm not sure if I'm explaining it right. For sure if nothing was wrong the comp wouldn't point to any errors. I also thought that the best solution would be for me to take out the injectors, get them checked and then when I refit them, change the copper sealing's, plastic brushes, and the rubber high pressure pipes. Will see how it goes. Any other suggestion would be much appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_60 Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Hi your answer seems to be the best. get them checked by a fuel injector specialist i think is your best route. If you just want to see how they are get them flow tested. Are there any Injector workshops or companys in macedonia. Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford321 Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 hey jamie yes there is one good workshop that repairs and checks injectors. I will take them out (hopefully next month since I'm very busy these days) and get them checked. I will post a follow-up to let everybody know how will it go, maybe I'll help somebody with the same or at least similar problem. Thank you for all your replies Jamie, I really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintalkin Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 have you checked all the electrical connections for the injectors are sound? if the workshop say that you require new injectors try reprogramming the injectors first as ford ecus have a habit of forgetting the codes now and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford321 Posted September 5, 2010 Author Share Posted September 5, 2010 Thanks mintalkin I will check the connections before I send it to the shop. And if they say that I need to replace the injectors, I'll ask them to recode once again. even though I think that these are siemens piezo injectors. Thank you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piwko2006PL Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Thanks mintalkin I will check the connections before I send it to the shop. And if they say that I need to replace the injectors, I'll ask them to recode once again. even though I think that these are siemens piezo injectors. Thank you Could you record a video with your engine idling and driving ? I think it will be very helpful for us to help you solve the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford321 Posted September 5, 2010 Author Share Posted September 5, 2010 I will record a video, and put it on youtube. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford321 Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Hi guys Today I did another reading at this shop close to home and here are the codes it gave me: P0191 Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor Circuit Range/Performance p0238 Turbocharger Boost Sensor A Circuit High p0263 Cylinder 1 Contribution/Balance Fault p0266 Cylinder 2 Contribution/Balance Fault p0269 Cylinder 3 Contribution/Balance Fault and p0504 or p504 something about the brake switch Any ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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