Hello guys, first post so here goes.
I have a 2009 Transit Connect 1.8 TDCI, 102k on the clock. Recently the van has started to play up in terms of power, for a few weeks the van has been juddering/misfiring. I first noticed this problem while on a dual carriageway but it can now be noticed where ever i go, tends to be more when driving uphill in 4th/5th gear. Then, last week i had the van loose all power and go into "Limp mode" with the powertrain cog/exclamation mark on the dash, i then pulled over onto a grass verge... restarted the van and everything seemed to be back to normal again! Just a couple minutes down the road the same limp mode problem, turn of the key/ignition and normal power resumed.
I had the van booked in over the weekend at a local garage to whom of which told me the only fault that was coming up on the scanner was EGR Valve, unfortunately i haven't got the codes avail but will chase them up. They then went ahead and cleaned the EGR Valve, of which was completely caked up! Van then out on a test run, problem was still there after around 20 miles and the same EGR Valve fault code - certainly seems to be the root of the problem? Also of note there are no hoses split/loose at all.
The garage then did a few tests on the injectors and found one to be faulty, of which they want to replace. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had similar issues as above? or a solution before i fork out some money... i have been reading over the forum that a EGR Blank could be a solution and for little money, its definitely worth a punt.
Thanks, look forward to hearing from you!