How to get hold of a Ford diagnostics kit?

[WillyNelson]

Backstory: 53 plate Focus TDCi

Frantic phonecall from Mrs N this morning "I've broken down". She's on her way to her mum's with the munchkin in the back and the engine has died. She said the glow-plug warning light came on & then it cut out. I got her to try it and it started & ran ok. Five minutes later she calls again and it's done the same thing, started again fine & she managed to get to her mum's without further incident.

This is now troubling me as it seems odd that the only warning light to come on is for the glow-plugs, which shouldn't be in use when its running anyway. I had a quick poke about on t'internet and it looks like its a faulty cam sensor - £20 part and a 10min fix. However, to be sure that's the fault I'd need the ECU reading but that's going to cost me £££ at the (frankly useless & untrustworthy) dealer.

So my question is thus: does anyone know of someone who could come out & read the ECU or should my local garage be able to do it? I just want confirmation of the fault as I'm happy to fix it myself.

Thanks

 

[rG-tom]

any indy mechanic will have an obd2 reader, infact a lot of people on here (including myself) even have them

 

[dalin80]

This is now troubling me as it seems odd that the only warning light to come on is for the glow-plugs,

That light also represents engine control faults, not just the glow plugs.

There are cheap obd2 16 pin readers going around for £30, if you want the proper ford kit you will need to become a ford franchise and fork out £6000.

 

[WillyNelson]

That light also represents engine control faults, not just the glow plugs.

Evidently so...

So my local garage should hopefully be able to confirm the problem, thanks guys.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

And join the AA - then she wont have to call you in the middle of the day

 

[WillyNelson]

RAC. But being the dashingly handsome & heroic emperor of her sexy bits, I was naturally the first person she called