Suspect Electrical Module Issues - seeking repairer Gold Coast/Brisbane for 2009 TDCi Diesel

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Car: 09/FORD/MB Mondeo Titanium 5DR Hatchback

Hi All,

I'm trying to find someone to properly diagnose issues I have been experiencing for over two years. Any referrals to repeatable repairers familiar with Mondeos Gold Coast or Brisbane (even Northern NSW) would be greatly appreciated. Routine servicing is done at the dealer, and I've already raised this issue several times with them; hence I'm not confident they are the best place.

In short, I suspect (with my limited knowledge) there may be some electronic control module (ECM) issues.

Over 60,000 km ago, in mid-2020, I started getting an "Engine Malfunction" light. Between then and now, the car has been to the dealer for routine service four times. The reason I get from them is some variant of it "needed an oil change" or "due for service". Everything is cleared and "ok" however, around 1500 km later the message just comes back.

May this year, the engine seemed to be rough and blowing smoke, so I took it to a DPF cleaning service, and it was determined DPF and turbo replacement were required (details attached). I hoped this might be the underlying issue; however, "Engine Malfunction" continues returning. The car has since been checked over three times by them and sensors replaced, and no one can tell me why this is happening.

Ford has since serviced the car after the above work. 1000km later the "Change Oil" is coming up along with "Engine Malfunction".

As a side note, my parking sensors stopped working probably around the time when all this started in 2020, and I have only just realised the timing now. A smash repairer recently checked the sensors and said they're good, but there's something wrong with my module. This leads me to suspect that all these issues might relate to a main module problem, rather than mechanical.

It would be greatly appreciated if anyone knows a suitable repairer to help diagnose this.

My odometer recently surpassed 290,000km (mostly highway driving). I'm hoping this is not an engine wear issue; however, in staying this "Engine Malfunction" first started appearing over 60,000 km ago.