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theconrodkid - 27/7/12 at 08:30 PM

i have a pos transit connect, 2010 with 44,000 miles on it,it runs like a one leged donkey,cut,s out and surges on idle,boost is available every so often and it smokes like a trooper...any ideas before i burn the poxy thing

ReMan - 27/7/12 at 08:38 PM

Take the number plates off and the tax disc out?

doddy - 27/7/12 at 08:39 PM

i dont have the anwer but whenever i have a problem with my transit i alsway find the answer on this transit site heres a link
http://fordtransit.org/forum/index.php?sid=1da06bea573ead0ca057ffa6c1ccd9f3

Xtreme Kermit - 27/7/12 at 09:16 PM

Ford TDCI engines are notorious for doing EGR valves. If it is smoking like a pig, try giving it a clean out.

theconrodkid - 27/7/12 at 09:16 PM

cheers for the link,i joined up

JAMSTER - 27/7/12 at 09:49 PM

is it not still under warranty ??????????

theconrodkid - 28/7/12 at 05:03 AM

waranty has expired,even when it was covered they didnt do anything,we have 60 of these things and half have probs but the same story applies.
luckily they have bought some FIAT,s to replace these when they die D

Not Anumber - 28/7/12 at 04:51 PM

First would be to try bypassing the EGR valve.

Next would be to swap over the ECU with one from one of the other Transit Connects of similar spec. If no difference then try swapping the MAF? air flow sensor and any other sensors starting with the one that you can get at easilly. When it starts to run fine and the other van runs badly you'll know youve found the smiking gun and you wont have spent any money at all to get to this point.

Nick DV - 29/7/12 at 10:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Xtreme Kermit
Ford TDCI engines are notorious for doing EGR valves. If it is smoking like a pig, try giving it a clean out.


I agre but not an easy job to clean out - almost impossible! If you have to replace the EGR, its part of the manifold so it will all have to come off, and from Fords expect to pay £400 + vat!!!

Cheers, Nick

Xtreme Kermit - 29/7/12 at 11:41 AM

yeeeouch!

Must have changed the design since my 53 plate one, it was a simple bolt off/on job then. There's progress for you