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Limp mode

TerryS
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My Ford Focus 2 litre Zetec S,it was spluttering slightly for a few days,then suddenly went into limp mode,got an orange exclamation mark with message engine service now,no engine management light on.I left it for 5 mins drove home fine no warnings etc,but still spluttering.called AA who plugged in a reader but no codes stored.He could not find anything wrong.It is now doing this everyday now as soon as I hit 70mph.It is not running smooth at all slight jerking as driving.Any ideas ? Im waiting on cide reader to plug in as soon as it happens to see if shows anything

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    9 minutes ago, TerryS said:

    Im waiting on cide reader to plug in as soon as it happens to see if shows anything

    If that's not Forscan, cancel the order and buy a Forscan adapter instead.  Engine malfunction codes without an EML are almost always Ford specific so won't show up on generic OBD readers.

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    Download FORScan (It's free for use on laptops) : https://forscan.org/download.html

    New 'vLinker FS' connecting cable (approx £35):

    https://www.obd2shop.co.uk/wholesale/vgate-vlinker-fs-elm327-for-ford.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwj7CZBhDHARIsAPPWv3f4RCx9ib9UjFx6ZQ72HxNu53LuFfQI5ogrVWBvt8h_Ps4X92nLjkEaArBHEALw_wcB

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