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• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 Possible Clutch fault ? 9 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  The car concerned is a 1999 Ford Focus 1.8 petrol which has done 78k miles. I have owned the car since 2004 and have always thought that the clutch "biting" point is near the top of the pedal travel compared with other cars I have driven. The problem with this is that on hill starts it is quite
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 96 1.8 windscreen washer system failure 7 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  on, no joy. When you operate the front or back you used to get a noise when the pump was trying/working. This has stopped with the increase of the problem. I was informed by Ford to check if when operating the system water appeared to come from the area around the pump incase pipes had been blasted off
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.8 speedo stops working & engine cuts out 29 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  , plugs, etc & even Ford diagnostics run on the engine cannot find a fault anywhere! Obviously there IS something wrong here - does ANYONE PLEASE have any ideas???!!!
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 Oil consumption question 29 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I have a T reg Ford Focus 1.8 petrol which has done 78k miles. I have worked out that since the last oil change which was last November, the engine has consumed about 500ml (0.5 quart/litre) of oil whilst covering about 1000 miles. Is this rate of oil consumption normal and also presumably all car
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1996 1242 Over-revving in neutral 7 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hello, I have a 1996 (N reg) Ford Fiesta (Ghia) with 1242 engine. It is over-revving when in moving in neutral. So even if I go down the hill in neutral, the rpm will begin to rise. Also, when changing the gears the revs will be very high. Some time ago I thought it is all about the AFM, which
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - reliability getting worse according to ADAC? 15 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  On the recent ADAC thread, Jase1 posted a link to a summary of the results www.weltzeituhr.com/reise/adac-pannenstatist2.shtml One of the most striking things about this, is that the Ford Ka, which was one of the most reliable vehicles of all back in 2001-2002 , decliined sharply in reliability
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1996 1.3 Drivers door only opens when the engine i 22 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  minor problem, I assume its that the lock is not reading the code on the keys and thus thinks its a robber trying any old Ford key, but when the engine is running it knows I am not a robber and opens the locks. Is there any easy way to fix this? I don't mind taking the door card off but I don't want
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 2.0 Water Ingress 17 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  to the front, so as far as I can see we either have one leak at the back which is then running to the front (if this is possible?) or two leaks, front and back. The local ford dealership has not been particularly helpful, they've had a hose on it and can't trace the leak. They say their next step is to strip
• Ford StreetKa (2003 - ) - 2003 (03) 1.6 8v - severe misfire under load 28 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  with it - a misfire at idle would be easier to track down, but no, it idles perfectly. Plugs were changed at the last service about 8 months ago (Ford/Motorcraft genuine replacements) and this has started happening in the last month or two and has got progressively worse. Any suggestions gratefuly received
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.6 Engine Light & other electrical problems 27 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Hi All, I have a Ford Focus 1.6 Yreg and only recently some probs have started surfacing. First my driver side electric window stopped working and now remains closed at all times, the the speedo started dropping to zero whilst driving (when this happens it seems power is restricted to the stereo
• Ford Granada/Scorpio (1985 - 1998) - 94 2.0 - Any Thoughts on a replacement 23 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi I drive a Ford Granada L reg jan 1994 2.0i Executive 5d now 145.000 on the clock I have had the car 10 years it has done me proud but as time has gone on now parts are hard to find with the garage and they say time to call it a day as I am now told with the problem ( head gasket on its way out
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2005 2.0 diesel - engine fault 2 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I really need some help from people who know about Ford Mondeo diesel engines. I have a 2005 Mondeo on which the warranty runs out in March. The car has had a new fuel pump under warranty. Sometimes the car still runs badly and goes into limp mode. The car has been at the dealer and they have tried
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - Introduction 2 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  to the engine. I won't be relying on Ford's 100,000-mile service interval for the cambelt in future! Part of me would like something newer, but I can't really justify it when the car (cambelt incident aside) still feels so smooth and remains economical. We'll see. Anyway, looking forward to participating
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - Timax exhausts - any good? 18 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  again in a year assuming I keep it that long. BTW - this car is on its original exhaust (from the front section back is one piece, and the silencers have Ford stamps). It's done nearly 8 yrs and 141,000 miles, so can't really grizzle. Advice and opinions welcome. Cheers DP
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 2001, 1.3 Endura - Re-program Remote key? 17 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  4 times. When I turn the key to 0, the PATS light goes out. Does anyone know of any other instructions, or do I need to go to a Ford garage to get this done?
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Surely this car can use any Diesel sold in UK ? 8 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Hello. I have a 2006 Ford Mondeo which has only done 20000 miles. The car has been giving trouble and has spent several weeks at the dealer having repairs done to it (under guarantee). This fixed the car for a few weeks, but then problems returned. Yesterday I went to collect the car from
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - Fuel range & MPG for Mk1 1.8 Zetec? 19 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Hi I have a Mk1 Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec Collection at the moment, and just wanted to know whether or not this model car had a reputation for being a bit thirsty? The reason why I am asking is because from filling her up, to getting to the fuel light coming on, i am only getting a range of around
• Ford Galaxy (1995 - 2006) - Fair valuation price from CAP / Glass please.... 30 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  I'm looking to trade in my MK2 Galaxy for a new car and would appreciate it if someone could give me a fair trade in price from a trade source rather than the likes of Parkers / WhatCar etc.... I want to avoid being done over!! Car in question: Oct 2003 Ford Galaxy Ghia (Model 03-06) 1.9 TDI
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2001 1.8 petrol: pinking/knocking 10 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  (about 0.25 sec) then OK. Basically typical pinking. Car has just been serviced and local garage said problem fixed with new plugs. Apparently last service had put wrong plugs in. Guess what? Last service done by Ford... Car is still pinking as before, so does anyone have any bright ideas before I
• Ford mondeo part name needed 13 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Hi all, My 2004 Ford mondeo zetec 2.0 TDCI was vandalised the other night in my driveway. Whoever it was came armed with a screwdriver and tried to take off everything they could. I've a little spoiler (more like a lip on the boot) that they tried unsuccessfully to take but they did manage to take