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• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 TDI fuel pump reconditioning 1 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  / immobiliser I am enquiring about having the unit reconditioned. Has anyone any experience of using these people? wwwDOTdieselpumprepairsDOTcom (replace the DOT with a . ) Or can anyone make any recomendations other than ford as to who I could have look at the pump? Anyone else have any ideas? If I can't
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1997 1.3 Endura - smoking and missing 19 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Hi everyone Ford Fiesta 1997 1.3 Endura - E When started it throws out a load of oily smoke which has got quite a lot of moisture in it. It continues to smoke all the time. The engine also miss-fires and the exhaust back-fires. It uses an awful lot of oil and blows the oil filler cap off. All
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 2.0 Brake discs and pads 18 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Just back from Kwik Fit where they've confirmed I need new brake discs and pads front and rear. It's a Ford Focus 2.0 Zetec first registered April 2001. They've quoted £302 to do the job and I nearly fainted. I've been looking around to see how much it would cost to buy the parts and a Haynes
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 2.5 mk3 v6 lack of power 8 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  resort to FORD. I have checked under the bonnet and nothing loose or obviously missing. Car was "serviced" before I bought it ( 3 months ago) but I think they only changed the oil. Added some REDEX to a tankful which has improved my fuel consumption, a little. Air cleaner is OK. thanks
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 - Central locking problem 7 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Yet another problem (sigh)W Reg ford Focus when i press the button on the key fob to lock the doors you here the locking sound followed by the opening sound, for some reason the car wont lock when i press the key fob (it did last week when i bought the car) it just automatically repoens itself
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 2.0 TDCI Cambelt 25 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all. I have recently purchased an 06 Focus with 80k on the clock. Everything runs sweet on it and I know Ford say 100k for a belt change but as I have always erred on the side of caution I'm wanting to get the cambelt changed in the next 10k miles (before a trip to france in summer) Have
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.6 all lights flicker slightly on idle 8 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  smooth and the lights, both interior and exterior have an occasional slight flicker like you would get if idle was too low. rev counter says it idles at around 800. it would seem that this pink fluffy dice ford has now got all the common faults rolled into one. Can't wait to finally get it all
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.6 Central locking 6 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  ) all doors lock fine but the drivers door will not unlock at all. All other doors unlock induvidualy from each other but the drivers door will not unlock. i am having to put the window down and put key in door lock to unlock my door (drivers) any help would be great Car Details Ford Focus 1.6 LX
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 Fuel consumption urban figure 22 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  My Ford Focus is a 1.8 petrol. According to the owner's guide I should be getting 27mpg for urban driving. Does anyone know how the car was driven to give this value i.e. would it include high revving through the low gears and periods of idling, and would it include driving up hills. The thing
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8 Radio reception 18 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, Have just brought a second hand ford focus with the 6000 series CD player, this works fine with CD's, but I only get static from the radio. I am guessing this means that the aerial is somehow disconnected. It appears to be fitted to the top of the car correctly, so wondered if anyone knew where
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 05 2.2 loses power and heater plug warning light 26 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Have had a problem with flashing heater plug warning light. It starts flashing at random and then there is a loss of power. If I turn off and restart the engine it goes. Has only happened a couple of times and I thought it could be related to the heater plugs. Had the car servced at Ford main
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 1997 1.8TD Where is the brake proportioning valve? 23 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, hope someone can help me! I have bought a '97 Ford Mondeo 1.8 TD LX estate, and it came with an MOT failure sheet stating "little or no operation of nearside rear brake". The previous owner had the car looked at by a garage, and the paperwork from them says faulty brake compensator valve. I
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 2000 1.3 Speedo Fault - Help 19 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hello i have just bought my first car a 1.3 ford fiesta finesse 2000. Its done aprox 47,000 miles. Everything seems fine with the car (except one thing) and on the test drive everything was ok. However on the way home from picking it up i've noticed there is a fault with the speedo. Sometimes
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 petrol coolant query? 24 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I just have a couple of concerns about the coolant in my Ford Focus 1.8 Petrol (1999 T). Firstly, when I check the coolant reservoir, I notice that on the inside surface of the reservoir there are what look like bubbles/condensation which are present whether the car is cold or hot it seems. I
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 02 1.4 Starting problems- what do these codes mean 10 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  has been coming on and off for different lengths of time. Yesterday he took it to a garage and got the following codes u0001 high speed can communication bus u2510 invalid security data recieved from ecu. Ford had the car for 2 days but could not find or fix the fault. The car seems to be running
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 2005 TDCi How many keys should there be? 5 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  When I collected my 05 Fiesta TDci last Friday from my local Ford dealer, I noticed that the 2nd of the 2 keys they gave me belongs to another vehicle. This despite charging me a fee a so called "multipoint check". I immediately told the salesman, who suggested I call during the week so
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 engine oil query - please answer ! 2 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  When I had the bonnet up on my ford focus 1.8 petrol (Zetec E) I noticed at the front of the engine near where the cylinder head cover joins the top of the engine it looked like there was grease or oil there which I wiped off onto some paper and it looked jet black. I was alarmed to see
• Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - 93 1.1 Transmission problem 17 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  My Daughter has a 1993 Ford Fiesta I think its 1.1. She was driving along normally when suddenly he car lost transmision. She got it towed back to her house. The Engine runs ok and you can select any gear without using the clutch while the engine is running Obviously the car doesnt move. I can
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 02 1.9 130 TDCi glow plug light flashing 5 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  theory on it. i also heard that its only the 130 that has this problem. i cant believe that it is not known after all this time. its a shame ford stay quiet on this its an excellent car other wise still drives like its only done 10,000 any body any ideas ?
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Used value: 2003 Hatch TDCI 130 Ghia X 6 speed 10 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  One of my relatives has been offered a 2003 Mondeo TDCI 130 hatch, Ghia X (6 speed) model with all the bells and whistles apparently with 102k and full Ford dealer service history. It's been serviced around every 12k from what she's seen of the service history. The car seems clean and tidy