Hi there,
We have a 2004 1.6 Turbo Diesel CMax, 73000 km. Recently we have been experiencing irregular idling speed, particularly when the engine is cold, black smoke , and strange rattling noises combined with very jerky acceleration. Driving with higher revs in all gears alleviates the problem (2500 rpm upwards).
These faults don't show up all the time - however it doesn't seem to be combined with the cold/damp, as they also occur in dry weather. But the car runs a lot smoother after it's been driven about 20 minutes or so.
We've recently had the car serviced ( at proper Ford place) but they couldn't find anything wrong.(!)
Has anyone got any notion about what might be wrong? Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks a lot
flugus
Edited by: flugus
We have a 2004 1.6 Turbo Diesel CMax, 73000 km. Recently we have been experiencing irregular idling speed, particularly when the engine is cold, black smoke , and strange rattling noises combined with very jerky acceleration. Driving with higher revs in all gears alleviates the problem (2500 rpm upwards).
These faults don't show up all the time - however it doesn't seem to be combined with the cold/damp, as they also occur in dry weather. But the car runs a lot smoother after it's been driven about 20 minutes or so.
We've recently had the car serviced ( at proper Ford place) but they couldn't find anything wrong.(!)
Has anyone got any notion about what might be wrong? Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks a lot
flugus
Edited by: flugus