ford fiesta eac fail

[davethedappa]

hi i thought i would share something with you, i recently purchased a ford fiesta mk6 and after about a week of owning it, it developed a eac fail problem, loss of power, low throtle responce, wanting to stall. well after reading lots of forums it was looking like a very expensive fix and could be one of a number of problems, but i looked at a forum that had not got many members but it had a thread about the eac fail,. after reading the posts many of them was talking about what the other forum was talking about, it could be this or it could be that, but i read one post ( the only post i had read about this ) and he said have a look at the earth, its under the battery box. sometimes water can hold there and could corrode the earth. well i had a look and the earth connection and the holding bolt and it was corrode. i put a new connector on and sanded where the bolt would go, put a new bolt in. i put a good blob of grease over it and ive not had a problem in the 3 months since. thought i would shaire this with you as if you or someone you know has the same problem i mite be a good place to start.

[Meat-Head]

cool, the other thing to watch is breather hose between *think* inlet manifold and block ?5+vat - fords

undo throttle motor laughing at you.

word on the street is the washer jets leak and fill the sparkplug leads up with rain water.

[Liteace]

Sorry to drag this one out over a year later, Got here a 2002 Fiesta 14 about 6 months ago she called and said the engine was reving, I got to the car and the hose between block beather and manifold was split, car was idling 1700 ish. Went to fords they didnt have one, got a piece of same diameter hose pushed it on both ends car didnt idle, pulled it of the block beather end pushed in a plastic plug (what they use in a new wheel, cylinder to protect the thread) put a small hole in that, idle was about 650ish, to slow, made the hole bigger it was idling at 900ish, told her to use it for a few days untill the hose arrives at Fords. Fords called a few days later, hose there, called her, she said the car is fine leave it for now, shes been using the car for 6 months no problem with the hose i made, Had the car in for service (engine filters oil, plugs, discs and pads) yesterday and fitted the correct hose the car does idle now BUT when you start it (hot or cold engine) will cut out on the 1st start cause it cant maintain the correct idle speed, second turn of the key, no problem it idles fine and 3 times now she said the "ECA fail" has come up on the display, so WTF is going on here, as you guys in the UK work on Fords all day long maybe you can shed some light on it for me. Done a scan on it and its showing P1000 OBDII Drive Cycle, ive done the 14 ford recommended drive cycle steps and it wont go away. ~~~~~ing thing

[Liteace]

Right Ive just washed up last nights dishes & had me sarnie, like I do she cooks I was up, when we looked at the apartment they guy who was selling it said he was going to leave the dish washer but he didnt the bastard. OBDII Drive Cycle, what a load of shite, im going to go and do a OBDII Drive Cycle in me 25 year old diesel van, my OBDII Drive over Cycle(ist) is find a O(bese) B(rainless) D(ickhead) II (junior) on a cycle and run the ~~~~~er over, I hate twats on bikes getting in my way, why dont they buy a car, OBDII Drive Cycle, my arse

[adam28]

May bit of no use this info but i had a 1.4 53reg Fiesta That kept coming up with EAC fail then run in limp dick mode pull over turn ignition off then back on and run ok again. An ECU software upgrade was done and this solved problem. Oh an i nearly forgot. Had another one too and this was a loose earth which runs direct from the battery to the to off the gearbox.(Gearbox end)

The EAC thing is very common mate google it and you will see what i mean.

Cheers

[Meat-Head]

on a cycle and run the ~~~~~er over, I hate twats on bikes getting in my way, why dont they buy a car, OBDII Drive Cycle, my arse


PERHAPS THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME BLOKE WITH A GREY WIG ON TAKE THEIR LICENSE OFF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHOA HANG ON THERE. YOU *********ER. WAS YOU IN MEAT-CITY
LAST WEEK???? THE IMPATIENT TAWT THAT WAS UPSET ABOUT BEEN OVERTAKEN, BY SOMEBODY ON A BICYCLE - THE SAME GUY THAT GOT A FIST THROUGH HIS PASSENGER WINDOW WHEN HE CUT UP A CYCLIST??????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????
THEN AS HE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC AND GOT OUT FOUND SAID CYCLIST DOING 30 MPH ON THE FOOTPATH GOING THE OTHER WAY!


An ECU software upgrade was done and this solved problem.

Did you do this in house?

[Liteace]

WHOA HANG ON THERE. YOU *********ER. WAS YOU IN MEAT-CITY
LAST WEEK????




No but that is my next holiday, I'd love to come to meat city, I have seen one in the holiday brochure called meatsville is that the same place ?

[Liteace]

An ECU software upgrade was done and this solved problem.
Cheers

Thanks for the info, how and where was this ECU software upgrade done ?

[Meat-Head]

No but that is my next holiday, I'd love to come to meat city, I have seen one in the holiday brochure called meatsville is that the same place ?

~~~~ knows - but it's a shit hole is Meat-City. Folks that don't want to pay their bill, folks that cut you up in traffic.

EVERY shortcut in the City is now blocked - then they wounder why traffic is so bad.

Don't know now, but M-C was one of the worst polluted Citys once!

[adam28]

The software update was done in house,but by a guy who we knew that worked at fords at the time.

[Meat-Head]

in house,.

In house - thought you was a bodyshop - not a pub lol
Last one we had we killed it dead! Towed away.

[adam28]

In house - thought you was a bodyshop - not a pub lol
Last one we had we killed it dead! Towed away.

We do just about everything here to do with cars. And no, b4 you ask Meaty, we dont ring them lol

As for the pub i will be in there later lol

[Meat-Head]

And no, b4 you ask Meaty, we dont ring them lol

lol

OFF TOPIC:-

Do you milage IN-corrections as well?

[nutloose]

Just for info:


EAC fail warning on instruments of diesel Fiesta 2003ish and fault codes for frps is caused by the wiring chafing in the loom above the gearbox (usually to the fuel rail pressure sensor grounds out)

[adam28]

OFF TOPIC:-

Do you milage IN-corrections as well?

Yeah mate,but not that many and also some immo work and quite recently added key cutting too. Just try to offer a service for everything to do with cars really. Its a family business thats been running for many years. Things are pretty quite at the min. Maybe everyones buying there Xmax presents lol

[scoot]

gr8 info lads .i have same prob wil post fault found .long live dk

[ascotauto]

Thanks meathead for the "THINK" tip it was spot on for my case i used a alternator insulator in the pipe to restrict airflow and bang my baby idling as smoothly as the original part. Seems as if the spring tension in that valve goes and doesnt allow car to idle. Thanks to everyone that contributed to this thread also.

[Meat-Head]

Seems as if the spring tension in that valve goes and doesnt allow car to idle.

Can you explain more, as like the rest of the posters in this thread, that was a LOT of posts ago!