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• Ford Mondeo - Clunk noise when shifting gear 23 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  Hi All, I've recently bought Ford Mondeo 1.6 ecoboost 2012 (petrol) and noticed a clunk noise when shifting the gear from 3rd to 4th, there's no noise when shifting gear from 4th to 3rd or any other. There's also no noise when shifting the gear from 3rd to 4th when car is idle pr speed
• Ford Ka 2010, (New shape). - Heater Resistor 22 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  Can anyone help me please?  I have a 2010 Ford Ka and the heater fan speed only works on speed 4. I have read speeds 1, 2 & 3 are controlled via a heater resistor and it is highly likely the resistor has failed, I also understand the failure may be caused by a faulty heater
• 2002 Ford Fiesta 1.25 - Hot Air in Car - It's Not Me or Heater Valve! 30 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  Hi, I've just got my Ford Fiesta 1.25 (2002) back from the garage after having a new water pump, timer belt,  thermostat and heater valve fitted.   The temperature gauge is now back to normal thankfully but even when the fan is switched off in my car there is still hot air
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  The interior of my Ford Escort Mk1 smells of petrol when driving - what's wrong? 1 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Ford Escort Mk1 and the interior smells of petrol when driving. The boot has same smell of fumes. What's causing it?
• Ford Mondeo Estate - intermittent chatter / rattle when accelerating 8 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Hi , i wonder if someone could assist or if anyone has had this before , i own a 2006 ford mondeo estate 1.8 duratec , so a month or so ago , i had my window down and whilst i was accelerating , there was like a chatter rattle noise coming from the driver side engine area , it doesnt happen when
• Ford Focus LX - The Focus with the four Lambda Sensors 14 May 2017 (Forum)
  The car is a 2006 (56) Ford Focus LX, with 113,000 on the clock.  The engine management warning light came on the other day. I took it to my local garage to have a look.  It turns out that all four Lambda sensors have gone. Yeah, before anyone says the Focus doesn't have
• Buying a high mileage Honda or a low mileage Ford 13 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  I was wondering if anyone had any input on this.  I have seen a Honda civic 2009 2.2 diesel for around 4k with 90k on the clock. I have also seen a ford focus with 2008 1.8 diesel for the same price with only 45k miles on the clock. My girlfriend's fiesta had 70k miles when we
• Ford kuga, vw tiguan, Nissan juke, - £5k to spend on suv, please help me decide. 10 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Hello please help me decide. I have a small budget of 5k and need a suv. Been researching all day long till my head hurt as just can't decide due to my limited budget. I have managed to mirror down to a few options which include -  Freelander 2 Ford kuga 08-10 Vw tiguan
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  When should I change the timing belt/chain on my Mondeo? 8 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2008 Ford Mondeo 2.0 diesel. Does this model have a timing chain or belt? And if it is a belt, when should it be replaced?
• ford focus tdci - where do i stand? 4 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  what are peoples thoughts on where i stand? i left my 2010 ford focus diesel in to get serviced. when i went to collect it the guy was going in about the turbo not working. i said i had no problems with this before and he said to go see what it was like. i picked the car up half an hour before he
• Ford Fiesta - MOT History 23 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Hi everyone! I recently helped the mother in law buy a tidy 2008/2009 Ford Fiesta as her runabout. Bought the car in good faith from a private trader who operates from his own home. Car is in great overall condition and we're really pleased with it. I downloaded the MOT app a few
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  Why won't my Ford Mondeo start? 31 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My Ford Mondeo stopped working recently. It was diagnosed as faulty fuel pump. However, despite the pump being changed, the car still won't run. When you...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1.8 petrol - Speedo drops to zero & loss of power 20 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Intermittent fault, Ford Focus 1.8 petrol engine. Occasionally the speedometer will abruptly drop to a zero reading while driving along, accompanied by an equally abrupt power loss of perhaps 30%. A couple of minutes later the speedo will begin working again and the power will pick up at the same
• 2003 Ford Focus 1.8 - Fuel pump issues 10 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Hello, Yesterday, I bought a lovely 5dr 2003 ford focus 1.8 (petrol). It had worked perfectly on the test drive and passed its MOT fine.  However, when collecting it, it initially would not start. Turned out to be the fuel pump fuse which had blown (called out the AA) - possibly
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 TDDi - engine cut out, now won't start. 16 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  but he wasn?t sure if it was the pump not giving enough pressure. The ford garage i got dragged to worried me saying it could be the cambelt (its only done 75k). Does that sound likely? Would the engine turn over as usual if the cambelt had gone? If it is the fuel pump is it likely to be expensive
• Ford Focus - Power Steering Pipe 12 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  My friends Ford Focus 1.6 petrol 57 plate went last Thursday to a local garage due a knocking noise which was the cv joint.     When she went to pick it up she was told that there was no noise noted but they had
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2002 tdci - juddering at 2000 revs 4 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a friend who has a problem with a Ford Mondeo 2002 2.0TDCI 130ps engine. The car appears to drive fine and pulls away with no problem. When you accelerate to approx 55mph in fifth gear then come come off the revs and sit with your foot barely touching the throttle at approx 1950 revs
• Ford Fiesta - Electrical gremlins 16 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Hi everyone, I hope someone can help,   I have a 2000 Ford Fiesta Ghia 1.25. Fairly often while driving or idle, the headlights will either dim slightly or go slightly brighter. At the same time the windscreen wipers will go either faster or slower, the heater blower
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 2006 1.8 Intermittent power loss & smoking 22 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, My 2006 06 ford focus 1.8 TDCI has started getting intermitant loss of power, erractic idle when this happens and it doesn't rev smoothly. It will also churn out shed loads of soot when accelerating from standstill / from 35 in 4th say. The warning light is a cog
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  Buying a reliable small car - Polo or Fiesta? 17 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Can you share your thoughts on the Volkswagen Polo (petrol or diesel) after 2009 as a used buy? Compared to the Ford Fiesta 1.6 (petrol or diesel) after...