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• petrol in a diesel engine - Ford Connect 15 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Arrgh....i can't believe I did it , but I did, how can I sort this out..... could drain I filled up on my way home from work and accidently put in super...
• Front Brakes on early Citroen ZX 27 May 2006 (Forum)
  - which isn't saying much). Citroens used to have magnificant brakes - I've had a couple of BX in the past; but if I cannot fix this, it's the end of the road for this motor, I'm afraid Richard Ford
• Ford Fiesta Finesse stalling 29 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I bought my new Fiesta finesse 3 months ago, after trading in my beloved KA. I have found that on one particular stretch of road where i tend to do 50mph...
• P Reg Ford Escort 1.6i GLX temp gauge 1 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Well went to see an Escort 1.6i Zetec GLX last night. Went for a drive, very smooth, no odd noises/knocks/whines etc. Clean engine, no white gunk in the...
• Online Ford Spares 5 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Wife recently acquired a Fiesta TDCI and I was wondering if there are any good online retailers (similar to Euro or GSF)selling basic service items such...
• are they're any good franchised dealers 9 May 2005 (Forum)
  just had CD player replaced under warranty on girlfriends 2004 Ford Fiesta at local Ford dealer & they couldn't even do that properly: -- Didn't refit all of the fascia screws - nicely placed in ashtray !! -- left dirt all over both sides of footwell -- didn't bother to give us the new
• Handbrake? What handbrake? Ford Focus 25 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Morning all, The car is running fine except for a slight handbrake problem. The handbrake won't hold the car on anything but the gentlest gradient...
• Hankook as OEM tyre on Mondeo? 22 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  I went to check over a '04 Mondeo at a car supermarket - a 'friend of a friend' is looking for one. I was a bit surprised to find it fitted with Hankook tyres, and given the low mileage (9k) thought there might be a 'story' behind this. I couldn't imagine that Ford would fit Hankook at the factory
• What's your favourite factory fit radio. 9 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  What's your favourite factory fitted radio? Are you after quality of sound or ease of use? My favourite for ease of use is a Ford 7000 as fitted to Mondeos 96-99 and Scorpios indeed any Ford radios of this era are an absolute doddle to master, very user friendly. A lot of thought went
• Ford Capri 2.8i gauges misbehaving 16 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  The fuel gauge and temperature gauge on my 1984 Capri 2.8i are being perverse -- jointly. They are on the right-hand side of the dial cluster; they register...
• Which oil for Mondeo Zetec-E engine? 14 May 2004 (Forum)
  I have a slight concern with which oil to use on a 1997 MK2 Mondeo with the 1800 115bhp Zetec-E unit. It is currently being run on 5-30 Semi Synthetic oil made by Shell Helix. The Ford dealer recommends this as it meets basic Ford specification. It is an API SJ oil. I am considering running
• Mondeo 2001 Petrol poor starter 8 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  then spluttered out. Upon re starting it took lots of cranks then I got a big puff of white smoke as it fired up. I ran it for a few minutes then tried starting it a couple of times, it was fine. I took it out for a run and ut drove fine. Should I book it in under warranty? What would Ford look
• Peugeot tyre / rim width size question. 12 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  combinations? I would probably replace them with 185/60/14 tyres when they need it, I was just hoping to get all the life out of my current tyres. Has anyone any experience of using 18mm spacers to mount Ford fit alloys to Peugeots? The centre bore of the ford wheel is smaller than peugeot, but this wouldn't
• Fiesta 1.25 slightly lumpy tickover 6 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  thought I'd stick some new ones in, followed by some new leads if this doen't help. (Ford ones) Strangely enough, the car performs perfectly otherwise - accelerating and cruising without missing a beat! Also, for the last 5 years, I've been running the car on Costco Chevron fully synth oil , changed
• Mondeo hesitation and noise on start up 25 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Hello to forum, a couple of months ago I had a cambelt change on my 2.0l petrol Mondeo (143000m). Although the Ford main dealer entrusted to the job took two days to do the job(!)the car was picked up and seemed ok. A few weeks ago I noticed a scratchy type noise on startup only (Sounds like
• Buying a Focus 16 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  My wife's N reg Fiesta will soon need replacing. Our initial thoughts were to maybe get a sports car, but then, practical thinking took over and a Ford Focus looks like a sensible bet. Our local Ford main dealer has a nice 02 one year old Focus 1.6 Ghia (10,000 mls) for £9995. This looks
• Supermarket buying advice 6 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  On the verge of purchasing 03 Focus 1.6 Zetec 3-door from a well-known supermarket based in the East Midlands (guessed who it is yet!!). 5 miles on the clock, first registered 31/3/03, UK sourced (from a Ford main dealer based just down the road from where I work in Coventry - obviously looking
• Ford Focus -Engine Warning Light- 17 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, Can anyone help me, i recently bought a Y reg Focus, with 12,000 miles on the clock. I have fitted an after market stereo to car. After having the...
• Ford Focus 1999 13 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Mrs Smokie is now the proud owner of a 99 Aquafrost 1.8 Focus Ghia with just over 30k. Paid £5750 for it at Blackbush - did I overpay? I think it was about...
• the most INTERESTING sub-group 10 car? 8 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, Right, situation is I am going to buy a car in the next month or so. I want something to impress my mates with and have a limit of upto group 10 insurance as a named driver. What is the best car upto around 10k? A few examples I thought of were as follows: Ford Puma 1.4/1.7 BMW 316i Sport