On 23/06/2005 09:04 :::Jerry:::: wrote:

"Parish" wrote in message
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SWMBO has the same model and it developed _exactly_ the same
problem.
The cause was a blocked or contaminated MAF (Mass Air Flow) sensor.
Total cost, at a Ford main dealer (including the initial diagnostic
check) £200.02 inc VAT.

A Ford dealer will hook the car up to the diagnostic kit and can
confirm
this from the error codes - although I'd be surprised if something
else
produced _exactly_ the same symptoms.

This is the problem, many faults can cause the same or very similar
faults, this is why the dealer checked the fault-code and didn't just
steam-roller into changing the said sensor / component

Indeed, but I get the impression that the OP's garage is not a Ford
dealer with the Ford diagnostic kit and list of the error codes.

- or are you
suggesting that this would have been the first time the dealer had
come across such a fault ?!

No, I got the impression that it was a common(ish) problem.

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HTH

Not a lot....



Might help the OP though ;-)

Parish