DomBurf Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I have a 06 plate Ford Focus 1.6 petrol Zetec. I've had it a year and it's been great so far, no problems at all. A month ago whilst driving it all the warning lights on the dash came on for a few seconds, then all went out again. Afterwards the car seemed to have lost power. Although it was still driveable, there was little power when accelerating. When I got home I checked everything over and all seemed okay. I got back in the in the car and it looked like the problem had disappeared. But then exactly the same thing happened a few days later. All the warning lights come on, then loss of power. When I stop the car and restart the problem disappears. It's done this a few times now. It's very intermittent. Maybe two / three times a week. Any ideas what the problem is? I've never had a problem like this with any of my previous cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRedman Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Just check there's no water in where the sparkplugs are first 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomBurf Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 I may take the car in for a full service and see if that solves the problem. It's due for a service anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon84 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 4 hours ago, MrRedman said: Just check there's no water in where the sparkplugs are first Deffo check for this, mine just needed some Silicone Grease around the washer jets. You'll usually find it's worse when the engine warms up and the water turns to steam and gets in the connection between the leads and plugs. Could also be faulty Coilpack wiring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert27 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 7 hours ago, DomBurf said: I have a 06 plate Ford Focus 1.6 petrol Zetec. I've had it a year and it's been great so far, no problems at all. A month ago whilst driving it all the warning lights on the dash came on for a few seconds, then all went out again. Afterwards the car seemed to have lost power. Although it was still driveable, there was little power when accelerating. When I got home I checked everything over and all seemed okay. I got back in the in the car and it looked like the problem had disappeared. But then exactly the same thing happened a few days later. All the warning lights come on, then loss of power. When I stop the car and restart the problem disappears. It's done this a few times now. It's very intermittent. Maybe two / three times a week. Any ideas what the problem is? I've never had a problem like this with any of my previous cars. Could the loss of power be the car going into limp mode? I had the engine malfunction light on recently and lost power. Restarted and everything was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzetecs Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 3 hours ago, Albert27 said: Could the loss of power be the car going into limp mode? I had the engine malfunction light on recently and lost power. Restarted and everything was fine. This may be another mass air flow issue, i was getting engine malfunction issue and really poor power, disconnected mass air flow plug and back to normal, try it and if runs fine its that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomBurf Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 15 hours ago, Albert27 said: Could the loss of power be the car going into limp mode? I had the engine malfunction light on recently and lost power. Restarted and everything was fine. What is limp mode? I haven't heard of that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert27 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 7 hours ago, DomBurf said: What is limp mode? I haven't heard of that before. From what I understand, limp mode is when the engine restricts itself in some way when it detects a fault to prevent damage. It's like a safety mechanism i guess. Somebody else on here could probably give you a better technical definition than me........ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F0CUE Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Limp mode is a security function for your engine and transmission. ... The limp mode does often reduce the power and limit the RPM of the engine so you can drive your car to a workshop without damaging the engine. edit: just realised this post is 2 years old lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert27 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 6 hours ago, F0CUE said: Limp mode is a security function for your engine and transmission. ... The limp mode does often reduce the power and limit the RPM of the engine so you can drive your car to a workshop without damaging the engine. edit: just realised this post is 2 years old lol Ah well shows you've been reading up! Knowledge is power and all that..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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