On the way home from Calder on the 13/5/05 engine suddenly dropped 2 cylinders around Kyneton. Booked my car back into the dealer last week, to see if they could sort it out. After a couple of days testing and diagnosing and looking at faults logged by the PCM, they found out that there was no spark at A & C coil packs. After checking wiring to see it there where any dry joints, it was decided that the PCM must have chucked a wobbly. Fitted the newy and all is running sweet again.

Ford have asked the dealer to send them the old PCM to see if I had modified it in anyway. I just smiled and said that it's a sealed unit and that you'd be able to see if I'd cracked it open, by all means get them to check it.

Has anyone else heard of a PCM being replaced so soon?

My CV must be looking good.

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macka

On the way home from Calder on the 13/5/05 engine suddenly dropped 2 cylinders around Kyneton.  Booked my car back into the dealer last week, to see if they could sort it out.  After a couple of days testing and diagnosing and looking at faults logged by the PCM, they found out that there was no spark at  A & C coil packs.  After checking wiring to see it there where any dry joints, it was decided that the PCM must have chucked a wobbly.  Fitted the newy and all is running sweet again. 

Ford have asked the dealer to send them the old PCM to see if I had modified it in anyway.  I just smiled and said that it's a sealed unit and that you'd be able to see if I'd cracked it open, by all means get them to check it.

Has anyone else heard of a PCM being replaced so soon?

My CV must be looking good. 

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macka

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unbeleivable you got about as much luck as me lately!!!

On the way home from Calder on the 13/5/05 engine suddenly dropped 2 cylinders around Kyneton.  Booked my car back into the dealer last week, to see if they could sort it out.  After a couple of days testing and diagnosing and looking at faults logged by the PCM, they found out that there was no spark at  A & C coil packs.  After checking wiring to see it there where any dry joints, it was decided that the PCM must have chucked a wobbly.  Fitted the newy and all is running sweet again. 

Ford have asked the dealer to send them the old PCM to see if I had modified it in anyway.  I just smiled and said that it's a sealed unit and that you'd be able to see if I'd cracked it open, by all means get them to check it.

Has anyone else heard of a PCM being replaced so soon?

My CV must be looking good. 

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macka

Pity it needs to go back to Ford... That would be a nice little toy to play with...

In one way your lucky in getting parts replaced Macka.........but not lucky in braking them

George,

The other upside is. With all the down time lately at least my mileage is staying low I think the car has roughly done 3000km since Xmas

Grass, your right would have been good to crack it open and have a look see inside. I was'nt expecting Ford to let me have it though.

macka

unbeleivable you got about as much luck as me lately!!!

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Yeh all bad

macka

George,

The other upside is.  With all the down time lately at least my mileage is staying low  I think the car has roughly done 3000km since Xmas   

macka

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Should be good for a trade-in

Sorry - but what is a PCM?

Sorry - but what is a PCM?

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The Engine Management Computer.

Kind of guessed that - but wondered the P C M meaning - havnt heard that name before.