I Fixed The SCRAP Ford Kuga / Escape for just £13!

My Ford Kuga that the previous owner was going to send to the junk yard kept going into limp mode with the engine malfunction light (EML) illuminating. In this video, I traced the fault to the DPF pressure sensor which I replaced for just £13.
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[@andyarmstrong1493]

Great job, £13! what a fix. Enjoy.

[@stevenjones1972]

Hello Luke,great video,£13 well spent,and the car has another problem fixed.

[@kennyg4744]

What a result, Luke. Well done.

[@paultaylor9652]

Great video and fix Luke.

[@superseven220]

I had exactly the same part fail on my Mondeo, twice. Changed it myself, easy fix

[@AJ-qn6gd]

Having worked in the retail side of the motor trade for many years the DPF is the most common problem with Kugas either the sensor or the pipes that come off of the DPF can split causing bad readings. 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@superseven220]

Same on the MK4 Mondeo

[@volt8684]

Ace vlog cheers. I am scared to death of diesels. Its great you have the knowledge to repair this

[@TorqueSteer]

They can be problematic. But this was also new territory for me too. I only tend to learn something when I have to fix it.

[@Mike_5]

Good for you Bud

[@adamajdec4440]

Great video love watching surely that’s not the original battery had a Ford sticker on it wow 14 years old 👍

[@TorqueSteer]

Yeah I was wondering the same. But it’s a very strong battery. I can leave the car for 2 weeks and it starts no problem in the middle of winter.

[@ClassicTrialsChannel]

There should be no black soot on the back of the car or the tip of the exhaust, as that's what the DPF is there for to capture all the soot, not some of it. It captures all of it . If you see any soot , the DPF is damaged, it's really that simple.

[@TorqueSteer]

Yep you're right. The black soot on the tip is from when the DPF was previously faulty. I'm still trying to fully clean the exhaust out but its near impossible to get rid of all the residual carbon.

[@MrTwister86660]

Nice one Luke, you should put a new steering wheel on that too-or maybe it was the sun making it look worn

[@TorqueSteer]

I’d like to put a new one on. It’s a bit worn and I can’t see it being expensive to replace.

[@johng7304]

What diagnostic tool do you use? Thanks

[@TorqueSteer]

It’s a launch/Kingbolen one. I did a review a couple of weeks ago on it. You can find it on my channel :)

[@jgobin]

which obd dongle and software did you use? Would you reccommend it?

[@TorqueSteer]

Hi, it's a Kingbolen Ediag. There's a link in the description. Yeah I think it's good. It's the one I'm using at the moment and does the job well for me. I was very happy with how it worked on this Kuga. Please bear in mind though that it's a subscription based model (yearly fee).

[@jamesmartin1216]

How did remove the engine malfunction light

[@andytipping70]

is that a poster for the Peugeot 404 over your shoulder? My dad had one of these and weve all run Peugeots ever since.

[@TorqueSteer]

Yeah it sure is. I've always had a soft spot for Pugs. 205, 309 and 405s especially for me.

[@lankyjohn]

I had this fail twice in 50k on my 2009 kuga. Same sensor is on the xc90

[@davidmbell]

And V50, and Focus

[@meguinness1116]

what scanner app are you using? ta

[@TorqueSteer]

Kingbolen Ediag. There's a link in the description for Amazon. I did a review recently on it on this channel.

[@youtube2kwatcher]

what obd scanner you using

[@TorqueSteer]

Launch / Kingbolen ediag

[@andyselby69]

I would say mate if you stick your finger up exhaust and wipe it out it should stay clean.. if sooty then no dpf or dpf is cracked..

[@Marcus-cf6xc]

All most scraped over £13

[@TorqueSteer]

Yup

[@marklong6701]

Do u need to do a reset on this sensor

[@TorqueSteer]

I don't believe so, but I may be wrong.

[@xlfive]

My Kuga had this issue I bought a genuine sensor from ,eBay but within months the problem came back,I then went to Ford's which cost me £89 ,are you sure what you've bought is not a Chinese fake because that's what happened to me

[@youtube2kwatcher]

be used one

[@TorqueSteer]

It had a fake one on it before. It has been replaced with a genuine but used one.

[@haznkaz]

Any mechanic who knows what they’re doing would have gone straight to the sensor, plus I hardly think anyone would scrap it with this fault.

[@TorqueSteer]

Someone already did go for the sensor as it was an aftermarket part. I dunno if they had replaced the original Ford one with a defective one and then moved on thinking it was something else. But yeah, that's the main reason the car was gonna be scrapped. I mean there was other things, like it being extremely dirty inside and out and it need a new key and a seatbelt buckle, but it certainly wasn't beyond saving with a bit of TLC.

[@haznkaz]

@@TorqueSteer sounds like you got a bargain 👍

[@ramilshavaliev6991]

Ничего не понял,но очень интересно!👍 Ты здесь очень похож на доктора Ватсона😊

[@TorqueSteer]

Я рад что тебе понравилось! Я чувствовал себя доктором Ватсоном когда работал над машиной

[@bobbythompson3544]

What year is this Vehicle?

[@TorqueSteer]

2010

[@davidmbell]

I never found a genuine one for £13, more £130!? You also need to tell the car that it’s had a new sensor fitted and reset the learned values in ForScan.

[@youtube2kwatcher]

be a used part no way ford would sell for £13 or be a fake copy if its advertised new on ebay

[@TorqueSteer]

It’s a used part from a scrap car, that’s why it was so cheap.

[@tonyford7987]

It needs to relearn the values and DPF cleaned and reset, that obd tool won’t do it

[@colincarrot5485]

Or the hose to the sensor is damaged

[@lablackzed]

Bloody modern cars are junk. Give me old ones any day no computers no electronics .😠

[@TorqueSteer]

Hahah agreed mate.

[@heartbeat4414]

I want ford kuga 1 piston

[@youtube2kwatcher]

£13 it wont be a new one it be used for that price if it was new it be a fake i know how much genuine parts cost and they not cheap and defo wont be a new one for £13

[@TorqueSteer]

It’s used but genuine. I figured it was a better choice than new but fake.

[@youtube2kwatcher]

well i brought aftermarket sensor for my pug 207 exhaust and starting to think i should of just paid the extra as i paid £35 for aftermarket and new bosch was £70 to late just hope i can get a year out of the aftermarket lol but i decided if i get anymore stupid issues of electrics im getting shut only got 78k and i had to replace both exhaust sensors and cam sensors i did get geniune for the bottom exhaust and cam sensors just not the top sensor lol@@TorqueSteer

[@tonyford7987]

Cheap sensor won’t last

[@heartbeat4414]

It's true