itsrelfy Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Hi What exactly controls the throttle on a 1.6tdci. I'm assuming its electronic rather than mechanical. My throttle seems to have a bit of a delayed reaction. I drove a hire car last week and as soon as you pushed the throttle pedal the revs climbed. With mine there's a brief pause Could this be software related or a sensor? It's a 2012 1.6tdci. Many thanks Adrian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 It is all fly by wire. Normal Fords do have quite a dampened throttle response. I was so used to it on my current Focus a test drive of an ST really caught me out and I was rocking the car on the throttle, lol. If you are concerned try and find another car with the same engine you can test drive to see if they are the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsrelfy Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 Well as I say this hire car I had was a 2014 focus zetec s 1.6 tdci with 28000 miles on it. Mines 2012 titanium X 1.6 tdci with 36000 on it. The difference although quite small was very noticeable. It made pulling away quickly so much easier. With mine I do have to make sure I have a nice sized gap when I pull away. My car has always been this way. At first I thought it was a clutch issue. And ford did actually put a new clutch in it under warranty. But now I'm wondering if it's to do with the throttle. I'm just not sure if I were to take it in to ford what I would tell them. Because to all intents and purposes it works. It just don't work as nice as the hire car I had. That car was a joy to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgaking Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Different firmware versions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Ah mis-read your first post, didn't realise you have driven two different ones. Worth going back to Ford then. I had a PCM update done to my 2012 Focus, although it was a 2.0 TDCi, after I complained about unpredictable power delivery and it made the world of difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsrelfy Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 Ok so if there is an update available then I may well take it in. Is there anyway you can tell what version is in the car now and can you see anywhere what is the latest version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 You can only use Etis to see if there is an available PCM update, but not check versions. Ford will only update if there is a problem though and if you are out of warranty you'll have to pay for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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