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• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - TDCI 130 overcooling 4 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  My tdci engine takes between 10 and 15 miles [from a cold start] to reach nornmal on the temp gauge if I drive at a steady 60mph but if I drive below 45mph the gauge never gets above quarter scale. The ford dealer has changed the thermostat and confirmed the temp gauge is indicating correctly i.e
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - 1997 - Replacing Tape Deck Radio With CD Player? 7 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, I've bought a Cd player for the Mrs for Xmas to replace the original tape deck in her 1997 Ford Ka. I'm wondering basically how to fit it short of taking it to Halfords etc. I bought a Goodmans GCE7205 CD Player and i'm led to believe i will need a few things to install this. I think i'm
• Ford Mondeo III 1.8 LX - Battery replacement 28 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Ford comes out at £156!  Halfords do Bosch 'Silver' batteries or Halfords branded 'Calcium' batteries, both of which come up when my car details are entered, but then again so do their Lead Acid versions, so I'm not sure how trustworthy the suggestions are. Does anyone know whether
• Ford CMax 1.8 petrol - Disconnecting the alternator 13 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  as a possible cause. Question is, will disconnecting the belt make the engine light come on and will I then need to visit Ford to get it reset? The CMax is canbus and for all I know it may not even start with the alternator not working?
• ford focus - Urgent Buying advice 2 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  . Its a little bit tatty inside and when it pulle doff i made a high pitched whirring noise when it turned on. Drives fine, checked under bonnet and it seems fine also. It seemed that the gears were a little hard to change, but i dont know if thats just because im used to a ford fiesta t reg
• Ford Escort Eclipse 1300cc 1990 - Play in front near side wheel when taken for MOT 15 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Monday 14  June     Time 16.14pm   Guys can you help me out here ? I had the front nearside wheel bearing replaced on my ford escort  1990 model at a garage in August 2009. I took the car for an MOT today at ther same
• 17 inch wheels to 16 inch, any advice? - Ford Focus 1.6 Tdci 19 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Hi I drive a mk2 Ford Focus 1.6 Tdci Zetec with 17 inch alloys 205/50 tyres. I went into a pothole not long ago and since then the car (in particular the steering wheel and dashboard) shakes at over 60mph. I had wheel balancing and trackings done 4 times already (yes 4 times) since
• Ford Focus - Humming sound from underside of vehicle 31 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  ,  were defective...mmm! So,  ladies and gents,  any ideas?  Before I give the car over to Ford, where they will charge me £50 just to say good morning.
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 07 2.0 Cold start difficult & huge ploom of smoke 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Good Evening 2.0 litre petrol Ford Focus (Duratec) My girlfriend's Dad has a non-problem (i.e. he doesn't care to admit it exists) with his Focus. It always takes a bit of cranking over but always catches (just a bit longer than other petrols I'm used to). Anyway, last Sunday it wouldn't
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 97 1.8 Strange whurring noise. 9 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Hello all. My ford escort 75 van makes a strange noise when I get up to about 30 miles an hour, and the faster I go the more high pitched and louder it gets. I can best describe the noise as a constant 'Whurring' sound, It sounds similar to when you have a really flat tyre. (of course I have
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Over-revving 5 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  know what to do cannot afford a visit to the ford dealership. Should i get a different inlet manifold from the scrap dealers??
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - My door opens from the inside but not from outside 3 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  HI can anyone help please. i took my car for its MOT today and they couldnt complete the MOT because my door wont open from the outside. it opens from...
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Sell Mondeo and buy focus? 21 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I have a 53 plate 2 litre mondeo LX with 40k miles on the clock which is a little thirsty as I dont do alot of miles but my friend has offered me his Focus and I am tempted. The focus is as follows Ford Focus 1.6 Petrol Black 'Zetec' Model 53 (2004) Reg 11 Months MOT 93,000 miles on clock
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - 08 1.8 Front tyre wear and all season tyres 26 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Front tyres on my Titanium X diesel seem to be wearing quickly.This was a Ford direct vehicle bought with 15k on the clock. I have heard that Mondeos are prone to this front scuffing and wear. Rear seem OK. Checking what is available I have come across comments on "summer tyres". I wonder
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.8 Fuse for heated windscreen 24 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  fuse I need to be checking? It's a 2002 Ford Focus mp3, 1.8 if that helps. Thanks in advance!
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 06 1.4 climate >Constantly steaming up! 11 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, Our ford fiesta zetec climate is always steamed up, to the point that the inside of the glass is soaking wet! - the only way to clear it is to have the heated screen AND A/C on, this takes about 15 minutes. Now, I have this weekend to look in to it so I'd like as many suggestions as possible
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 1.8 2 mondeo's same engine both have same probl 26 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi i have two ford mondeo's,both are 1.8 engine's and bothe have the same problem. They both jitter when accelerating past 3,000 revs,but sometimes are fine,i have spent load's of money on both they have had new spark plugs,coil packs,ht leads,air filter,fuel filter etc. I have had them both
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 07 1.4 - Clutch Failure 18 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  hard to believe as she has had two Fords before this one (both Focuses) and they have both had in excess of 70,000 miles driven before needing a new clutch. The dealer categorically refuses to do the work under the warranty and wants £750. Her local mechanic (family friend) has agreed to do the work
• Ford Puma (1997 - 2001) - 02 1.7 Ticking/clicking engine noise- is it normal 22 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  the other day when my wife was driving it. I've driven a mondeo that made a similar sound. Car has 80k on the clock and is running perfectly in every way with no mods. Any ideas what could be the cause- is this normal or common fault on pumas? Ford didn't seem to notice it when they changed the cambelt
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.1 Flat Battery 26 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  completely flat while my daughter was driving it. The RAC man said the battery was showing 7.1v and, in his opinion the charge light wasn't working at all. I was wondering if these cars have some sort of regulator like the older Fords I use to play with in my youth. These things would go wrong