XanJB90 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone might be able to give me some advice regarding a Mondeo I went to look at on Sunday. I went to view a 2007 MK4 Ghia Mondeo and other than a few minor cosmetic issues, I noticed during the test drive that the message "Engine Malfunction" was displayed. There was no check engine light and it allowed me to clear the message. The car didn't seem to be suffering from any issues while I was driving it (to be honest it was a lot nicer to drive than my current car) and I would have bought the car there and then but the message has made me feel a bit uneasy. I did notice that the car seemed to have been sitting for a while as it was covered in leaves and tree sap and it did struggle to start. It was also very low on fuel (surprised it didn't run out during the test drive). I'm trying to be optimistic thinking that these may have caused the message. Any advice is appreciated. I'm not expecting anyone to break out their crystal balls but I'm not all that familiar with Fords and I'm just wondering if it may be spitting out a false message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 If it striggled to srat that may cause the message 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauld2411 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Could also be the egr motor being faulty car can still drive ok but will fail MOT , motor is about £40 on eBay and 20 mins to fit , fault reader needs put on the car though to see the fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicam49 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Yeah, as above, can't rely on crystal balls here, you need a (cheap as chips) code reader to see what's up with it. And no, you won't get that msg if its low on fuel. It COULD be egr, it COULD be something else too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 11/12/2019 at 12:44 PM, nicam49 said: Yeah, as above, can't rely on crystal balls here, you need a (cheap as chips) code reader to see what's up with it. And no, you won't get that msg if its low on fuel. It COULD be egr, it COULD be something else too. A cheap code reader doesnt allways pick up,the faults you need Forscan a free down load and a modified Elm reader fromTunnelrat others are available but not a sgood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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