Posted October 29, 2013. the temp gauge on the dash is connected to the temp sender on the. head (the metal on the head, not the water)- the ECU also uses this for. the engine temp - it (normally) starts at 40 degrees C - the water may. heat up a bit/ you may get a little heat out of the heater before the. gauge moves. Tried to start it today, it started for 1 second and died. Didnt start after that. Tried to start it for 1 second with start spray, didnt help. It started but died. Could not find any fault codes with my hand held universal OBD. There is a relay clicking every few minutes in the engine bay relay box after cranking. Dont know it thats normal or not. Hello In my 2002 Focus 1.8 TDCI the same problem occurred. A month ago, after firing 5 seconds, the engine went out. After restarting, I drove for three days, but the situation repeated and the engine did not start anymore. After connecting to the computer, two errors appeared: P1631 Main relay, Break and P2291. Ford Model: 1.8 TDCI Mk2 Focus Ford Year: 2006 UK/Ireland Location: Dorset Share; Posted October 25, 2017. 2013 Fiesta grinding from top/back engine when start. To install: Place anti-seize on the threads of the glow plug and screw it into the manifold. Tighten the glow plug to 12 ft. lbs. (16 Nm). Plug the wiring connector. Connect the negative battery cable. For 1994-96 engines, install the valve cover. Fig. 4: Disconnect the wire, then remove the glow plugs as shown. Well, everything is clear, you have the first generation tdci injection system and since it is overflowing in the injector, it is pouring fuel during start-up, it does not make sense to measure it anymore, because the pressure during start-up will definitely be around 12 bar, or 12000kPa, that's as much as the injection pump feeds the fuel and First connect red cable to the positive terminal of your Focus’ dead battery, then to the positive terminal of donor battery. Next connect black cable to the negative terminal of donor battery, then to the bare metal in the engine bay of your Focus. Start the donor vehicle and then your Focus. Diesel Stalls At Junctions After Long Journeys. Just purchased a 2007 1.8 TDCi Zetec Focus (39500 miles on clock) and during my first 3 months of ownership I`ve had 3 occurrences of an issue which is proving difficult to pinpoint a solution. After coming off of a motorway/dual carriageway after a long period of higher speed driving (legal T2Na6.