Ford Fiesta 1.4/1.6 TCDi

AMO

RaCinG_SnAkE wrote: »

I've got a 1.8 Focus TDCi and can't fault the engine in it. Powerful when you need it to be, economical when you don't! And for a diesel, it's amazingly quiet.

Only downside, if that is the right word, is that if you get a problem with the engine, you have to get it looked at by a professional. Modern common rail diesel engines run at such massive injection pressures that they are dangerous to repair yourself if you don't know what you are doing. Having said that, they have a fantastic reliability record and a 12,500 mile service interval is nice too!

Thanx. Do you have to wait for Glow Plug lights to go out before starting the car?

AMO

moonrakerz

AMO wrote: »

Thanx. Do you have to wait for Glow Plug lights to go out before starting the car?

AMO

You don't have to ( that's why I said "should"), it just makes starting a cold engine easier.

moonrakerz

AMO wrote: »

Is this still true? I mean, I have a Citroen C4, and I don't know where the Glow Plug lights are. I just switch on the car and go. Is this wrong?

Thanx

AMO

http://www.haynes.co.uk/Press/Releases_contents/060320_WarningLightsPR.pdf

deltic_2

Modern TDCi common rail engines do not have glow plugs.

goldspanners

deltic wrote: »

Modern TDCi common rail engines do not have glow plugs.

all of them?

nope,they do not all start without the aid of glow plugs when cold, transit connect i had was a TDCI it had glow plugs,merc vito CDI it has glow plugs.

piggeh

When I first got my diesel (Fabia fyi anewman ) I was cautious about the whole glow plug tihng. A coil light does come on. However, I've since been advised by quite a few people that in recent engines you should ignore this and just start as normal. I think only older vehicles you need to wait.

RaCinG_SnAkE_3

AMO wrote: »

Thanx. Do you have to wait for Glow Plug lights to go out before starting the car?

AMO

I do wait for the glow plugs to go out every time. You will find it much quicker and easier to start if you do.

RaCinG_SnAkE_3

deltic wrote: »

Modern TDCi common rail engines do not have glow plugs.

What leads you to this belief? I have never known a diesel not to have glow plugs.

alared

Can`t understand why people want diesels when the fuel is 5p a litre higher than petrol.

moonrakerz

alared wrote: »

Can`t understand why people want diesels when the fuel is 5p a litre higher than petrol.

I can't either, a 1.6 petrol Fiesta gives 42 mpg and a 1.6 diesel gives 62 mpg !