sedu Benjamin Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I just bought a second hand Ford focus and after a few maneuvers the car won't start and shows engine service low and steering . After a few mins the car starts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Ray Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Have you plugged it into a reader to get the fault codes, hard to understand much from the dash lights now days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 46 minutes ago, sedu Benjamin said: shows engine service low and steering Do you mean "Engine service Now" ? Which is Ford code for Engine Broken, take to garage. Measure the battery voltage at the terminal with a meter. If the SOC is low then the power steering won't operate correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedu Benjamin Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 I took the car to the garage last week and the mechanic said he could not detect any fault.From this chart does it mean that low battery affects starter performance? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT70 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Yes, battery performance low. Change the battery and get the faults cleared to see if anything comes back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedu Benjamin Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Drive the car today morning and it just moved on swiftly am not sure whether the problem will come back again or not I took the car to the garage last w 10 hours ago, DaveT70 said: Yes, battery performance low. Change the battery and get the faults cleared to see if anything comes back eek and the mechanic said he could not detect any fault.From this chart does it mean that low battery affects starter performance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedu Benjamin Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 (edited) On the motorway after purchasing new battery and charging it fully the car showed "Engine check now " I continued with the warning upto the garage. They read the codes am not a professional in that.they checked and there was Metal & sealent debris from the oil pump pick up.They said next step is to check whether the timing belt was replaced correctly. Could it be an engine problem. I have been with this car for 3 months now from a private seller. Maybe he sold me a faulty car😥 Edited April 18 by sedu Benjamin Wording Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Is your engine a 1.0 Ecoboost ? If yes, then it sounds very much like the wet timing belt is falling apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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