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• Ford fiesta Bioethanol conversion 27 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, I've been reading up about bioethanol and there seems to be some confusion about what is required to convert a standard fuel-injected petrol car to...
• Ford Focus audible warning? 23 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I have never been aware of an audible warning on my 1998 Focus 1.6LX. Last night during a short journey, there was a loud bleep, about 1 second long, apparently...
• Ford Mondeo Door lock 25 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  I've got to "retumble" a door lock on my 97 mondeo. I've had the key number read by two garages and they've both come up with the same number. The key...
• Idle speed in Ford Zetec 1.6 6 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  My L-reg Escort estate, with 90bhp Zetec engine, has started the habit of idling at 12-1500rpm for up to ten seconds after lifting the throttle, eventually...
• Insurance - NCD 11 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, Well after your previous advice on cars I've decided to buy a silver Ford Mondeo X reg 1.8LX plenty of little extras 30,000 miles Full service history £3,600 looks good, pick her up Friday. Now the problem I've got is, I've not driven for 8 months so thereofr not been insured for 8
• Ford Diesel - Problem Starting 3 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  My '99 endura diesel died this morning. It's half full of fuel. It started perfectly OK but expired after a few hundred yards. I've checked the cambelt,...
• Mondeo 03 water ingress 26 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Hello every one. This is my first topic on this forum so i'm hoping for a plesant response. Can anyone tell me any info at all on water getting into my ford mondeo Zetec? Every time it rains for a lenth of time, there is a gathering of water a the rear passenger door on the drivers side. I cannot
• Guys I need a yes/no from you 12 May 2005 (Forum)
  I'm torn between whether to accept an offer from a buyer or not for my wife's car - details are: Ford Focus 2.0 Zetec Black metallic Traction, e/windows, sunroof, 17inch factory alloys, 6 disk in dash CD changer It's done 60k miles but with full Ford history - just serviced in Jan this year. 8m
• Ford Granada Wobble 28 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Does anyone out there have any ideas why my 1994 granada wobbles / judders when i steer to the left at high speeds. It seems anything over ~50mph does...
• People's car 27 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  There have been lots of "People's cars" over the years: The Ford Model T; Volkswagen Beetle; Tatra T12; Citroen 2CV; Fiat 500 etc. All these cars had the same idea of bringing motoring to the masses. They all survived incredibly long production runs, been evolved gradually and even now have
• ford mondeo 1.8td (1995) 25 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, I had a diesel leak on my 1.8td mondeo (1995). I found it to be the top of the stop solenoid that was leaking so I replaced the stop solenoid. Since...
• Good car, bad car? 4 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  We all have ideas about what is a good car and what a bad car but is it purely the car we should consider or should it be that we look harder at the manufacturer and dealer network. I have heard horror stories about BMW, Ford and Volkswagon dealers but that doesn't mean the cars are that bad
• Ask an Expert 30 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  . ---------------------------------------------------------------- Several deadly skins My Ford Focus is affected by regular dandruff-sized particles inside the cabin. Is it the filter system? Am I using the wrong car shampoo? Or is just an annoying part of car life? M.C., Cardiff You might be using the wrong shampoo on yourself. It's caused by discarded skin particles
• Imported Car 1 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  I am thinking of buying a new car for the first time in many years and am a bit confused at the various options. I would like to get a Ford focus LX and keep it indefinitely. Have been offered good prices by the likes of Virgin for full UK specification which are well below What Car Target Price
• What's in a name 14 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  predecessor. On the other hand, had the last version of the Ford Escort been a commercial success would the Ford Focus have seen the light of day? The same could be said about the Fiat Uno/Punto, Cavalier/Vectra and many others. We then have models named after previously successful models eg Mini, Rover
• Escort TDI (1998) 14 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  (this pipe is £30 from Ford garage) An oil leak which appeared to be coming from the joint between the intercooler and intake actually turned out to be from the oil feed pipe going to the turbocharger, the power steering pipe was rubbing against it and eventually rubbed a hole causing the above leak
• Ford Fiesta 1998 Zetec 16V Misfire 18 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  My car has started to occassionally stutter/misfire. It is definietely getting worse and is now stalling. It always restarts and gets going again no problem....
• Fiesta TDCI problems 28 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  to the diagnosis of the problem. Ford customer assitance does\'nt and the Ford technical helpline suggested a wiring/earth fault unique to the car or a fuel leak in the high pressure distribution. Has any body else had a similar problem with Fiesta 1.4 TDCI? Judging by the Mondeo/Focus TDCI problem threads
• Ford Zetec models. 2 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  What is the difference lx and Zetec models of Mondeo and Focus- is it just trim, or does one have sportier (harder) suspension. To any Mondeo experts...
• Ford TDDi safe bet vs TDCi? 27 May 2003 (Forum)
  I read with interest the many tales of poor economy, flatspots, bad or no starting, frequent software updates and fuel filter upgrades that have been required...