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Hi scotty,

Love your channel, your videos are great. I have a question about a Ford Focus C-mac 1.8L Duratec 2004 reg petrol manual car. It's got 90,000 on the clock. For the past few months it has been giving off an eggy smell from the exhaust, the check engine light comes on randomly and then off again, it struggles to accelerate sometimes especially with heavy loads or full passengers, it takes a few turns to start sometimes too. Weve had a new CAT, new sparks, new coils, new battery etc. We cant figure out what is causing the problem. I thought it was the throttle body after watching your video on cleaning it. So I cleaned the throttle and this did improve it for a short while. Garages arent sure what is causing the problem either. I have a hunch it is something to do with my fuel filter as the petrol warning light illuminates even on a full tank so the sensor is clearly faulty there. I was thinking of getting a fuel system cleaner to see if this helps, would they be safe to use in my car model? Any other helpful advice would be appreciated as I'm scratching my head with what is causing the problem.

The code that came up when the engine management light illuminates is P2008. I cant find no info on this code anywhere. Seems like a generic fault code?

Thanks.

Paul


The code that came up when the engine management light illuminates is P208. I cant find no info on this code anywhere. Seems like a generic fault code?


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Test the fuel pressure regulator.


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Gonna need the code friend.....


There is no code, which is what makes finding the fault harder.


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The code that came up when the engine management light illuminates is P208. I cant find no info on this code anywhere. Seems like a generic fault code?

You're missing a digit in there. Maybe it's P0208

https://www.obd-codes.com/p0208


Sorry, my mistake, the code is P2008.


I was going to say - because your engine does not have 8 cylinders (and P0208 refers to that). Anyhow, go here instead:
https://www.obd-codes.com/p2008


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The only way I know of to fix a Ford Focus with poor acceleration and hard starting is to sell it and get a Toyota.


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