Servicing And Glow Plugs..

[treesurveyor]

1996 1.9 TD

 

Hi, jsut got the new glow plugs to change, and now the bus bar end has shatterd. Can i get another one of these easy, and does any one have a part nunber or do I have to go to Ford.

 

Now the rest

 

I cant separatet the air filter box... any tips on this?

 

Apart from cold start probs, which will be fix when I get the new busbar and change plugs hopefully, I notice a drop off in power, almost flat, when decelerate, and cloud of smoke, blue white ish but very dieselly, as if too much has been metered. Engine picks up after I dip clutch and rev, when smoke appears, then off we go again fine as. I notice threads about MAF sensor, is this above the pipe behind air filter box? When I disconnect still same thing. Must I reconnect it for good? I already just change fuel filter, and use some injector cleaner, which maybe help. Have not driven too far/hard yet

 

Any tips out there, I hope so

 

Thanks

Phil

[a18nkd]

hi phil yes you do have to reconnect the MAF sensor and the air filter is replaced by using a pair of pliers move the spring clip that is next to the MAF on the pipe that goes towards the bulk head (turbo inlet) pull that out disconnect the MAF and the little pipe at the top of the filter box (right next to the bulk head) then undo the 4 clips that hold the two half's of the filter box togeather then lift the right hand side of the topfilter box and pull to the right then the top should come off change the filter then reverse these steps . The MAF is located just on the right of the air filter box if this is disconnected and the car still runs the same as when it is connected then you will probably need to clean or replace the sensor and sorry don't know anything about the bus bar hope this helps keep us updated with how you go on Alan. Edited November 8, 2012 by a18nkd

[seatkid]

 

I cant separatet the air filter box... any tips on this?

 

 

First remove the MAF sensor from the air box - unplug the connector follwed by undoing the 2 allen key bolts that hold the sensor on . Slide the sensor out backwards, it may need a litle twisting as the O ring can be quite tight.

 

There are 4 clips on the airbox - one up at the bulkhead end, one down at the headlight end and two on the right hand side (engine side). Unclip these out of the way and pull the engine side end up (grab hold of the bit the MAF went into), then when that side is up a couple of inches , pull the airbox top towards the engine to disengage the tabs that mate with the bottom half.

 

Be careful not to break off the small pipe that comes out at the top end.

[treesurveyor]

Ok, thanks for those tips. So far I have managed to change the glow plugs, fuel and air filter, and reconnected the plugs to the wiring loom, although that looks a little sorry having delaminated. Glow light on for a good few seconds, rather than the blink of an eye like before, Now the sorry bit, no immediate start up as I expected, although I had detached a vacuum return pipe and it sucked a bit, so I thought it was just air in the system. After quite a bit of cranking and some easy start she fired up, and seemed to settle down alright. Went for a test run, and a bit of italian tuning to clear the pipes I thought all was well. Still a problem with loss of power after lifting off the throttle, although this clears if I let the revs drop to idle then I can accelerate again. Have to drop the revs, otherwise theres clouds of smoke and no power.Parked up and switched off. Started again just fine immediately. After cooling down a while, now wont start and sounds very lumpy cranking. Eventually started with more easy start. What may be going wrong.

 

1 have read that a dirty EGR can cause the power loss, so am preparing to get to that and clean it, also thinking maybe its the turbo actuator arm sticking on deceleration. Would this affect starting?

 

2 Second possibility is of course that the head gasket is blown, although haven't experienced any over heating or loss of coolant or sludgy /milky oil. Replacement plugs are NGK, and looked about a couple of mm longer, not same as others, but as these were extremely worn, even with cracks on them, I wondered if this was normal, as I got the plugs from a dealer who looked up the P/n from the catalogue. I'm pretty sure they're all seated properly.

 

I'm at a loss now. Does it sound like the head gasket? or is there something else more straightforward I can do to fix it. Having spent money on brakes and tyres, and service items, I'm reluctant to cut and run, so I hope someone on here can help me out