Ford Focus 1.6 54 plate titanuim - worried about car service. ford focus

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Tue 18 May 2010 20:26
Ford Focus 1.6 54 plate titanuim - worried about car service. ford focus - tonyrees68

After reading some old posts here about spark plugs snapping when extracted i am getting very worried as my service is due.I have checked that there has been no water in the plug bays and there is none .But if i take my car to a sevice centre and the dreaded happens what will my legal standing be if the spark plugs snap and they want a hefty bill to sort it out.

Can i mention this befor hand or am i just pushing up costs.

Any advice

Regards Tony

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Tue 18 May 2010 23:24
Ford Focus 1.6 54 plate titanuim - worried about car service. ford focus - likerocks

I can think of two possible solutions......

Bearing in mind your use of the phrase "service centre" the first is to use a decent garage known to be honest and competent (not necessarily a franchised dealer). Do you have any Ford-driving aquaintances who have a good local mechanic?

The second is to get a plug socket (less than £20) and give them a quick tweak yourself to determine whether they're siezed.

Or finally - look at the number of Focii on the road compared to how many people experience this fault and don't worry about it!

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