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What kind of problem does a Ford CMAX have?

What kind of problem does a Ford CMAX have?

If it’s the former, then my Volvo (Ford engine)has doen this – it is the throttle valve that’s jamming, if the latter then I’m stumped. Is it a TDCi engine ? They can suffer with injector problems, well the Mondeo’s of that era can anyway.

Is the Ford C Max TDCi injector faulty?

At no point have Ford customer care / Ford dealer / Ford workshop told us about the faulty injector batch, or suggested we have all four replaced at the same time, which would have made more sense financially, and mechanically for the engine running efficiency.

Where can I get a new Ford CMAX engine?

According to the bods on what used to be fordmondeo.org, a local AC Delco dealer is a good start. They can re-code them, whereas Ford usually want to replace at huge cost. I think the website has changed now. the car does have a tdci engine. its happeneing all the time at random intervals?

Why is my Ford CMAX Fusebox corroded?

You mention that the fusebox was corroded, another common problem caused by water entering the heater air intake. The main CAN system is wired through the fusebox (CJB) and if they only cleaned the terminals there is agood chance that the circuit boards puffed!

At no point have Ford customer care / Ford dealer / Ford workshop told us about the faulty injector batch, or suggested we have all four replaced at the same time, which would have made more sense financially, and mechanically for the engine running efficiency.

If it’s the former, then my Volvo (Ford engine)has doen this – it is the throttle valve that’s jamming, if the latter then I’m stumped. Is it a TDCi engine ? They can suffer with injector problems, well the Mondeo’s of that era can anyway.

According to the bods on what used to be fordmondeo.org, a local AC Delco dealer is a good start. They can re-code them, whereas Ford usually want to replace at huge cost. I think the website has changed now. the car does have a tdci engine. its happeneing all the time at random intervals?

You mention that the fusebox was corroded, another common problem caused by water entering the heater air intake. The main CAN system is wired through the fusebox (CJB) and if they only cleaned the terminals there is agood chance that the circuit boards puffed!

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