Symptom | Possible Sources | Action |
Engine cranks but does not start | * Fuel charging and controls. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04B Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04D Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). |
* Air ingress into the fuel lines. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test A. * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test B. |
* Contaminated fuel. | * INSTALL a new fuel filter. REFER to: Fuel Filter - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation) / Fuel Filter - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation). DRAIN and RENEW the fuel. REFER to: Fuel Tank Draining (310-00 Fuel System - General Information, General Procedures). |
Poor starting | * Fuel charging and controls. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04B Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04D Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). |
* Air ingress into the fuel lines. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test A. * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test B. |
* Contaminated fuel. | * INSTALL a new fuel filter. REFER to: Fuel Filter - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation) / Fuel Filter - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation). DRAIN and RENEW the fuel. REFER to: Fuel Tank Draining (310-00 Fuel System - General Information, General Procedures). |
Engine starts but immediately stops | * Fuel charging and controls. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04B Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04D Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). |
* Air ingress into the fuel lines. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test A. * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test B. |
Poor idling | * Fuel charging and controls. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04B Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04D Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). |
* Air ingress into the fuel lines. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test A. * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test B. |
* Contaminated fuel. | * INSTALL a new fuel filter. REFER to: Fuel Filter - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation) / Fuel Filter - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation). DRAIN and RENEW the fuel. REFER to: Fuel Tank Draining (310-00 Fuel System - General Information, General Procedures). |
Engine lacks power | * Fuel tank to fuel filter fuel supply line blocked. | * CHECK the fuel supply lines for damage. INSTALL a new fuel filter fuel supply line. * CHECK the fuel supply line for blockage. Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test C. |
* Fuel filter blocked. | * INSTALL a new fuel filter. REFER to: Fuel Filter - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation) / Fuel Filter - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation). |
* Fuel charging and controls. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04B Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04D Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). |
* Air ingress into the fuel lines. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test A. * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test B. |
* Contaminated fuel. | * INSTALL a new fuel filter. REFER to: Fuel Filter - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation) / Fuel Filter - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation). DRAIN and RENEW the fuel. REFER to: Fuel Tank Draining (310-00 Fuel System - General Information, General Procedures). |
Engine misfire | * Fuel charging and controls. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04B Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04D Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). |
* Air ingress into the fuel lines. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test A. * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test B. |
Excessive fuel consumption | * Fuel charging and controls. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04B Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. REFER to: Fuel Charging and Controls (303-04D Fuel Charging and Controls - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel, Diagnosis and Testing). |
* Air ingress into the fuel lines. | * Vehicles with 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test A. * Vehicles with 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel engine. GO to Pinpoint Test B. |
* Contaminated fuel. | * INSTALL a new fuel filter. REFER to: Fuel Filter - 1.4L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation) / Fuel Filter - 1.6L Duratorq-TDCi (DV) Diesel (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation). DRAIN and RENEW the fuel. REFER to: Fuel Tank Draining (310-00 Fuel System - General Information, General Procedures). |
Fuel filler nozzle shuts off prematurely | * Fuel tank ventilation pipe blocked. * Fuel tank ventilation pipe collapsed. | * CHECK the fuel tank ventilation pipe for obstruction or damage. INSTALL a new fuel tank ventilation pipe. |
* Fuel tank filler pipe blocked. * Fuel tank filler pipe collapsed. | * CHECK the fuel tank filler pipe for obstruction or damage. INSTALL a new fuel tank filler pipe. REFER to: Fuel Tank Filler Pipe (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation). |
* Fuel gauge indication. | * CHECK the fuel level in the fuel tank. CHECK the fuel indication system. REFER to: Instrument Cluster - Vehicles Built Up To: 10/2005 (413-01 Instrument Cluster, Diagnosis and Testing). |
* Fuel filler nozzle at fuel filling station not functioning correctly. | * VERIFY condition by using a known good fuel filler nozzle. |
Fuel loss after nozzle shutoff or during refilling | * Fuel tank filler pipe leaking. | * CHECK the fuel tank filler pipe for evidence of a fuel leak. If a fuel leak is evident, INSTALL a new fuel tank filler pipe. REFER to: Fuel Tank Filler Pipe (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation). |
* Fuel tank leaking. | * CHECK the fuel tank for evidence of a fuel leak. If a fuel leak is evident, INSTALL a new fuel tank. REFER to: Fuel Tank (310-01 Fuel Tank and Lines, Removal and Installation). |
* Fuel tank ventilation pipe leaking. | * CHECK the fuel tank ventilation pipe for evidence of a fuel leak. If a fuel leak is evident, INSTALL a new fuel tank ventilation pipe. |