P1200
P1200 on Ford — Hard starting with white smoke from the exhaust and a flashing glow plug light
Code P1200 indicates that the operation of an injector is outside the expected range. On the Ford Focus Mk1 1.8 TDCi it appears with hard cold starting, white smoke from the exhaust and a flashing glow plug light.
- System
- Fuel injection
- Component
- Injectors
- Fault
- Hard starting from cold with heavy white smoke from the exhaust; once the engine is running there is a severe loss of performance and the glow plug light flashes on the instrument cluster.
- Typical symptoms
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- Hard starting from cold
- Heavy white smoke from the exhaust
- Severe loss of performance once the engine is running
- Flashing glow plug light on the instrument cluster
- Vehicles affected
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- Ford Focus Mk1 1.8 TDCi 8v
- Main code
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- P1200 Injector, range/performance inconsistency
- Related codes
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- P2337 Knock signal, cylinder 2, value exceeded
On this fault the diagnostic tool often returns several codes together.
- Solution
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