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  • Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 2.0 leak off pipe change. 26 Nov 2012 (Forum)
    this morning was told by parts advisor and technician at Ford dealership that I would need to replace the leak off pipe, inlet manifold gasket and all four injector pipes. Is this correct? I thought the leak off pipe that is leaking could just be replaced but apparently not so. Any advice appreciated. Thanks.
  • Ford Ka 2003 - Interior Fans not working 25 Sep 2012 (Forum)
    I was wondering if anyone could help me, I have a 2003 Ford Ka Style and just one day after they had been working perfectly my interior fans just stopped working, unlike most posts I see my fans DON'T work on ANY settings at all, whereas its common to only work on 4, I know there are a few
  • Ford 6006E - No Power 8 Jul 2012 (Forum)
    I recently purchased a Ford 6006E CD Auto-Changer. It had a number of faults (jammed changing mechanism / locked code entry etc.) which I managed to fix. To test it I linked it up to the car, turned it on and everything worked fine. After this I spent 5 mins puting all the housing
  • Ford Focus TDDi - Turbo not kicking in 21 Mar 2012 (Forum)
    Hi guys, I have recently been given a 1998 ford focus 1.8 TDDi which on the whole looked like a good car. I drove the car after collecting it and it appears to only be pulling on engine power, i.e the turbo is not kicking in at all, and is therefore very sluggish. I have looked at the engine
  • Ford Focus - Tyre Sizing 29 Feb 2012 (Forum)
    Hi, I have a 2006 Ford Focus which had 205/55/R16 91V tyres as the original specification tyres. At the moment it is fitted with a full set of winter tyres on steels which are 205/55/R16 91H which is one speed rating lower. (Still rated at around 130mph!) I informed my insurance company
  • Ford Fiesta - Starting problems 21 Feb 2012 (Forum)
    Morning all, I have a 2007 '57 reg Ford Fiesta 1.4 (petrol) Zetec. had it since brand new and had it serviced every year by main dealers. After using the car to get home from work on Friday night, it has sat on the drive all weekend and come to start it this morning and it wouldn't
  • How much is my 2007 Focus worth? 24 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
    What price would I expect to get for a private sale on my July 2007 Ford Focus 1.6 115 Titanium hatchback in metallic blue? Immaculate condition, 38,000miles,...
  • Ford Ka - Can you help me value this please 6 Jan 2012 (Forum)
    Hi, long time no see! I've been spending my tine on Land Rover forums now that I have a Discovery Series 2. Hope you are all well? I may soon have the task of disposing of a Ford Ka 1.3 It's a base model, no flashy trim and I think it has keep fit windows - anyone remember those
  • Ford Fiesta 1299cc 1996 - No heat, Blowing cold 24 Dec 2011 (Forum)
    at and the Ford garage want a fortune just to look at it, Any help muchly appriciated. Any help to get some warmth in the car would be a great help I am freezing my dangly's off.
  • Ford Fiesta Saloon - Fiesta heating problem. 23 Dec 2011 (Forum)
    behind the HCV would be cold, All pipes attached to the HCV are hot so i am assuming that the HCV is ok ! Am wrong in thinking this ? The thing is i dont know what else to look at and the Ford garage want a fortune just to look at it, Any help muchly appriciated. Any help to get some warmth in the car
  • Mk 3 Mondeo 06 Reg. - Ford Mondeo, Rear hatch locking 11 Nov 2011 (Forum)
    We have recently bought a Ford Ka and the boot door is independently locked from the two main doors. However with my Mk 3 Mondeo the rear hatch door locking mechanism opens and close in conjunction with the four main doors. I have had a look through the handbook to no avail. It strikes me
  • Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 1.6 Spark plug gap 20 Oct 2011 (Forum)
    spoken to a number of people this seems to be what Ford usually fit. The car seems to run fine with both plug gaps. Can anyone which are correct and why I am seeing a discrepancy? Also what would be the advantage / disadvantage of running with too small / large a gap?
  • Ford Focus Diesel 2006 - throttle housing fault 15 Sep 2011 (Forum)
    be driven for a while-but warning message light stays on-and am advised it will need a new throttle housing . This apparently at main dealer is £500 !! had a few cars (not fords before)-but never had this fault before-and know nothing about it.   can anybody shed some
  • Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 petrol year 2000 - OSR Stub Axle 14 Sep 2011 (Forum)
    My brakes felt spongy, so took to my local Ford garage for a diagnosis.  They removed the rear wheels and drums stating the cylinders were leaking.  They phoned me to say that I also need to replace the stub axle because when they took the nut off they found it was cross threaded
  • Ford Focus Y Reg - No indicators or hazard lights 11 Aug 2011 (Forum)
    Hi, I have a Ford Focus Y Reg and I have a problem with the indicators and also the hazard lights, there is a faint constant buzz, (more of a beep), this is in conjunction with no indicators or hazard lights. When I remove the 10 amp fuse behind the glove compartment the noise stops, I
  • Ford Focus 5dr hatch 2006 '56' reg - Roof rail fixing points - please help! 8 Aug 2011 (Forum)
    asked a friend who has the same car in case Ford had missed drilling mine but he says his is the same? Surely you don't have to drill these yourself? If so will the car then leak water in? Any help would be greatly appreciated as going on hol in a few days!
  • Ford KA mk 2 - KA electric window stuck 28 Jul 2011 (Forum)
    My friend has a Ford KA and the passenger electric window will open about 1 inch and stops. It seems it is leaning towards the left, so it doesn't go down that 1 inch completely straight down. Could someone suggest what might be causing this please and let me know what action to take. I believe
  • ford puma - Short journeys 30 Jun 2011 (Forum)
    Until I retired two years ago, I had a round journey to work of some 90 miles a day. Now I don't go anywhere much. I wanted to change my car. I could have gone for something elderley, but I thought I'd have a bit of fun and got a Ford Puma. I know this may not have been the most sensible thing
  • Ford Puma - Please help! Strange multimeter readings?! 17 Jun 2011 (Forum)
    Hi, I was wondering if someone could help me. I;ve got a Ford Puma which has the age old heater problem (constantly blowing hot air) so I think it may be the HCV. However I took off the electrical connector and applied a multimeter to test - when i used the chassis as a ground i
  • Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.3 EFI 60PS uncontrolled engine revving. 9 Mar 2011 (Forum)
    Hi there, 1996 Ford Fiesta Encore with an engine revving problem. When clutch depressed, engine revs away even with foot off accelerator until speed drops below 5 or so mph. Also works the other way (e.g in neutral, no accelerator, start rolling down a hill and engine revs run away). Car also acts
 

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