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• Ford Fusion 1.6 TD - Tyre Sizes 6 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, A bit of advice please. I have a 2008 Ford Fusion 1.6 TD which needs new tyres. I like the car but find the ride to be rough. I am considering upping the spec a little bit by fitting 195/65/15 tyres instead of the 60% profiles currently in use. I believe this will result
• Ford Mondeo 2.2 tdci estate - Average mpg 23 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  from a tank. The general journeys are stop and start 10 mile here or there. On a long journey I can average 50 mpg. Based on fords figures even at 35 mpg I should get approx 531 to a tank. The car is serviced new fuel and air filters only one I have not done is pollen filter car has only 43k on 56
• Ford Mondeo - Non fault accident: economic write off? 13 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  if a ford bumper was fitted, so said to get it done on the insurance). Our friend's insurers (admiral) have now come back to us and said that the work will cost £1700 and have valued our car at £900; therefore they are saying that it is economically unviable to repair. The car works fine, so we could take
• Ford Galaxy - Engine blankets - worth it? 29 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  I am starting to venture on to the motorways more and more frequently with my 2003 Ford Galaxy 1.9TDi.  This, of course, reveals the principle drawback of the otherwise excellent vehicle - it's very noisy and not at all a relaxing place to be on drives of up to 8 hours (breaks excluded
• ford focus 1.8tdci sport 56 reg - electrical fault? 1 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hi there, we have a 56 reg ford focus 1.8tdci sport and have problems in the past where the fusebox got water in and in turn made the instrument cluster go costing us a fortune to get fixed!  .................recently the car seems to be using more diesel than normal and has some power lag
• V5 information incorrect 9 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  I have bought a 2011 Mondeo that is a German Import. It has a 60 reg. The V5 shows the date of 1st registration as 1 Jan 2011 however I have a print out from the Ford ETIS system that lists the build date as 2 Feb 2011 (which is consistent with the model since it has stop start fitted
• Ford Mondeo - mondeo automatic gearbox 14 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi my dads Ford Mondeo MK3 2.0 petrol estate automatic 2003 109k on clock, yesterday decided to not pull away in "D" drive, but will pull away in 1st and 2nd, and reverse is also ok, also 2nd slipps as you accelerate, Ive checked the fluid and a nice red and topped up, my thoughts are naturally
• Ford Focus 1.6 petrol - Dropping out of gear 16 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  We have a 2005 1.6 Zetec Focus. Had the car for about 6 years and covered 36K and always serviced by my excellent local ford dealer. Recently (6 months) the car has been dropping out of second gear intermittantly. It goes in easy enough no noise or problems, first and reverse engage without
• Ford Mondeo III LX strange power loss - Strange power loss!! 11 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Hi Everyone, Will try and keep it brief with just the facts as have noticed other people with the same issue but more on diesel models. I recently purchased a 04 Ford Mondeo LX 1.8. While driving on the motorway i have noticed that when the fuel gauge gets to a quarter tank
• 03 Ford Focus 1.8tdci 115 Saloon - Crankshaft Pulley 12 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  for £99 and i'm very tempted considering the other prices I've been quoted. I would also appreciate it if anyone can let me know where the Dayco one can be bought from, apart from Ford of course, Hoping it will be cheaper at a different supplier. Thanks          
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 2.0 130 tdci - misfire/hesitation....turbo? 31 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  , nothing untoward, hit a hill and the misfire (very slight) is there with an occasional puff of black smoke, on hard acceleration im getting too much black smoke now. (even for a tdci ford.......) its the woooshing noise thats just appeared that makes me think its the turbo, at first i thougt "split
• Ford CMax 2.0L TDCI 2010 - Vehicle Type 10 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Please confirm the TYPE that applies to my vehicle from the following 2 types. DM2 1997ccm 100 kW BJ.: 09.2003 DXA 1997ccm 100 kW BJ.: 02.2011 Ford confirm that my CMax 2.0L TDCI first registered
• Ford Fiesta - New Exhaust? 27 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Hello, about a year ago, the front section of the exhaust pipe on my 1998 Ford Fiesta fell off. One garage quoted me £400 for repair as they said all three sections would need replacing. As I had only bought ther car a few weeks before, I took it back to the garage I bought it from
• Ford Focus Diesel TD Estate - loss of power 26 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 2000 Ford Focus diesle TD  on stariong first thing in morning takes awhile cranking 10 secs  finally starts  but only tickover for awhilw  10 secs when revs do kick in it fine untill  I try to pull away  and no power use a mixture of clutch and accelerater
• Ford Escort 1.8 diesel - Diesel fuel tank vacuum 17 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, some of you may remember I had a fuel supply issue which was fixed with the addition of a one way valve stopping back draining probably due to an air leak in the non Ford primer pump/filter assembly. Just recently, I've been having a few starting problems and noticed a large inrush
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 1.6 TDCI diesel strange smoke when warm 23 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi. I got 2005 Ford Focus MK2 1.6 TDCI,93000 miles done. When the engine is warm and at speeds exceeding 50 miles,sometimes I get light blue smoke coming form the exhaust, but only if I take my foot off the accelerator.Then if I put the accelerator again,the smoke disapears.It is not happening
• Ford Mondeo - Mondeo 04 2.0 TDCi clutch problems? 15 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  and sometimes I can't hear it at all. The clutch feels fine otherwise, gears are easily changed, no noticable change in performance or MPG...would this sound like the clutch (or flywheel) is on the way out? It's a Ford mondeo Mkiii 2.0 TDCi 130bhp, got about 79k on the clock. I've heard the Dual
• Ford Ka 54 plate - Category C Write Off - Keeping the car 10 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all Our 54 plate Ford Ka had a car port fall on top of it under the weight of snow!  The car amazingly came off ok, broken wing mirrors, snapped ariel and lots of surface stratches and one dent in the roo but because of the value of the car -v- repairs they have offered to write
• Ford Focus - Body controller ? 21 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  An electrical engineer tested my wifes car today as she has been having a few problems with her car. The first problem he located was the heater pack needs replacing, which is about £15 from fords and seems easy to do. The main problems is that her rear heater and other electrical switchs
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  Does my 1998 Ford Escort have a cam belt-driven water pump? 14 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Could you tell me if the water pump on a 1998 Ford Escort Finesse 1.6 is cam belt-driven? I am no mechanic, so any help would be greatly appreciated.