ford focus tdci 1.8 diesel jolting loss of power ,cranks over but not firing at all.

2000 FORD FOCUS
82,000 MILES
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THE TYRE TECHNICIAN
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1 car running ok one day ,the next day its jolting over the road loss of power,like a fuel blockage ,then dies wont fire at all
2 fuel pump has been replaced and fuelfilter also replaced ,fuel pump tested ok,pumping good.
3 the mechanic plugged in his diagnostics computer for error codes.
4 the error it came up with was a bad earth.
5 the mechanic unable to find a bad earth.
so is there anyone that can help me because my car has been in the garage for 1 week but still none the wiser too what the problem is .the mechanic is going try a crankshaft sensor on monday to see if this makes any difference.
Jun 16, 2012 at 9:36 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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did you have the ful pressure checked as i requested??

fuel control solenoid should be checked as well

Roy
Jun 16, 2012 at 9:45 PM
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hi yes the fuel pressure has been checked ok,where is the fuel solenoid sensor
Jun 16, 2012 at 10:35 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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on the injector pump.

what was the pressure??

Roy
Jun 16, 2012 at 10:40 PM
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