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    Default Re: Ford Figo TDCi -Stalling

    Eish. Sorry to hear !! Mine on its way to 40 000km . Actually running better now !

    Where did you take yours ??
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    Default Re: Ford Figo TDCi -Stalling

    mine goes to Armstrong Ford in PMB. They seem to do a decent job.

    I think there was a defect in a batch of Figos but when Ford SA and India eventually found the problem they didnt admit to it, because that would mean a recall. So the local guys dont know how to fix it. Ford must have found the problem because it only seems to affect one generation.
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    I gather no soluion yet.

    My mother's 1.4tdci is doing the same for a while now , 2012 model with just under 60k kms. It spent the past 2 days at Ford to run diagnostic tests.

    Ford's feedback - New set of injectors required at R31K.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Towatoy View Post
    I gather no soluion yet.

    My mother's 1.4tdci is doing the same for a while now , 2012 model with just under 60k kms. It spent the past 2 days at Ford to run diagnostic tests.

    Ford's feedback - New set of injectors required at R31K.

    Not a happy chappy.
    Hi Towatoy
    I may have a solution..... i did some reading a couple months back about small capacity diesels stalling. The gist of it is that the diesel return valve or control valve cant react fast enough to supply fuel to the system. The remedy being to clean it if possible or (most likely) replace it. As luck would have it, it is part of the fuel rail on the Figo... the parts guy just chuckled when i asked him how much.

    So i got to thinking about lubricating and diesel pumps... yes... 2SO... I put in 400ml to a 40l tank for 2 tanks then 200ml for 40l. As far as i can figure it has stopped the problem within the first tank. If i forget to put it in within a couple hundred kms it stalls at its usual stop street. I also put in a LiquiMoly diesel system cleaner which had no effect, R200 a bottle.

    I have to admit i havent put in 2SO in a few tanks, she still stalls occasional but only maybe once a week or maybe once in 2 weeks, as apposed to everyday. I am still a little skeptical about the 2SO, in terms of long term damage that it may or may not cause... yeah i know there are debates & irrefutable scientific proof from both camps... i dont want to clog my injectors to lubricate a solenoid. Although the car does seem to run smoother with the 2SO in.

    If you do try it, please let me know what your findings are.

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    Default Re: Ford Figo TDCi -Stalling

    Hi Bushrunner,

    Thank you for the reply. I'm going to give it a try.

    What 2SO are you using? What should I look out for when buying 2SO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Towatoy View Post
    Hi Bushrunner,

    Thank you for the reply. I'm going to give it a try.

    What 2SO are you using? What should I look out for when buying 2SO.
    no worries mate. if the dealer is suggesting new injectors, you have nothing to loose.

    I believe the best one is the Sasol one, but honestly i just put in whatever the Caltex had at the forecourt. The attendants do look at you like you are nuts though .

    dying to know how you get on.
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    Default Re: Ford Figo TDCi -Stalling

    Quote Originally Posted by Bushrunner View Post
    Hi guys

    My first time posting in the ford section.

    I know its a little rude talking compact hatch on a 4x4 site, but here goes anyways.

    SWAMBOs 2011 Figo 1.4 TDCi has had a problem since new. It randomly cuts out (stalls) when gearing down.

    I am not talking boy racing, thrashing the box to make the tyres squeal nicely into a corner. I am talking, taking the kids to school & you drop a gear coming up to an intersection & the dash lights up & beeps to let you know you are now coasting into an intersection with no power, no steering & no brakes. . Makes the school run more exciting for the misses.

    Its been back to the agents so many times & every time they tell me its fixed but it isnt. When we first got it, the agents kept the car for weeks while Indian engineers were out here looking into it, because despite claims that i was the only one with the problem it was actual common. But a couple weeks after i got it back it stalled again. Every time it is serviced i raise the issue & they upgrade the firmware or software or adjust a switch that isnt actually adjustable. So i have given up asking them to fix it.

    There are threads going back 5 years on an Indian boy racer type website. And plenty of solutions over the years but every one has been debunked by the poster when his car stalled again.

    I drove the car for a month & wrote down speed, ambient temp, location where i was coming from or going too, what accessories were running etc. I concluded that it stalled the same distance from home every time if i geared down the same way... it feels like when you push the choke in too early on a manual choke car & just cant sustain itself. Like it has decided the engine is warm, but it isnt.

    I have cleaned the MAF sensor & replaced the clutch switch, the only 2 things that were offered as solutions on the Indian website.

    Ok so the punch line... anyone have this problem or have any clue on how to fix it. I am thinking maybe just replacing the MAF sensor?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    Hi Bushrunner, my daughters 2014 TDCI, 74000 km, started stalling after starting, no pattern at all.

    It did help if you pumped the rubber in line bellows next to the air filter.

    I replaced the diesel filter and she ran well for about two weeks and then, boom, problem occurred again.

    Did you ever get to the bottom of this problem?

    Thanks.

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