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• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - noisy rough idle. loss of power 27 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  my idle seems to be getting rougher every week, it is getting quite noisy now (small knock/rattle) and seems to have a very small wobble/vibration. there...
• Ford Focus Creaks 21 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hi I'm hoping that someone might be able to help with this problem - maybe if you are a Focus owner and have experienced this also. I have a 1999 V Reg...
• Servicing issues 25 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I took my Ford Focus along to one of our Ford dealers for it's 25k mile service. They were friendly and even gave the car a good washing and leathering. However, when I got home I checked out a few things to make sure they had been done the service properly. I found the tyres had not been pumped up
• Ford Mondeo Gearbox 27 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Morning All, I have an 02 Mondeo 2.0 which had a new gearbox fitted at the beginning of this year after the old one destroyed itself. My local garage...
• KA erratic idling 20 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hi guys. I am having trouble with erratic idling on a W reg Ford KA. The idling will go up and down in a consistant rythum for about 9 beats then settle down. After having a mobile diagnostics it was deemed that the idle control valve was the most likely culprit, even though error readings were
• Ford Focus Instruments acting oddly 18 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Hi Can anyone help me or offer advice with a problem I have with my Focus? Its a 99 T plate 1.6 Zetec with 51k on the clock. Recently the dashboard instruments...
• Clutch replacement query - 2005 Mondeo 14 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I have been having problems with my 05 mondeo estate. Its not going in to reverse very easily. It happened shortly after we bought it in june of this year and the clutch was replaced under some 3 month warranty thing. The car has 2 years Ford direct warranty. It has now started doing the same
• Ford Focus aircon 11 May 2006 (Forum)
  I don't suppose I've done too badly given it's worked perfectly for 7 years but I think the gas has run out on my aircon. I was just moving the car and...
• Fiesta EAC Fail 24 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Ford Fiesta 1.4 02 reg. About 5 months ago, with no warning I have had the EAC FAIL warning come up on the dash (where the fuel & mileage panels flash), power to accleration reduces. I pulled over and switched the engine off for about a minute, restarted and was able to carry on my way. I took
• ford Mondeo estate LX 2000 (x) alarm ??? 13 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Hi I have a 00 (X) reg mondeo estate. For no reason that I can tell, the alarm keeps going off on its own! When I unlock the car with the remote it goes...
• Ford Mondeo GHIA 1993 est. Loss of power 6 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Problem in morning over last 2 or 3 months..[colder/damper weather?]. Starts up fine. Then engine revs drop and then increase repeatedly [with foot in...
• Buying Ford Fiesta 1.25 16v mk4/5 26 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I should be buying a 1.25 16v at some point soon. I was looking for some advice for this - not just general "Look for blue smoke when starting"...
• Ford Mondeo 1.8 diesel engine hunting 25 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, My Diesel Mondeo (1998, 96,864 miles, regularly serviced, no previous history)has recently got sick. It now requires extra cranking to start whereas...
• argh dealers 19 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  My ford Ka is due for a 30k service, and as it is now out of warranty i don't really fancy paying 200 odd quid for the privilage, but i would still like the appropriate work done (as a student now 20k in debt i need to save all i can). so i phoned a couple of dealerships and their own fast fit
• Fiesta 1.25 Zetec Cambelt 21 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  I'm currently trying to work out whether its worth changing the cambelt on my 1998 38K Miles 1.25 Fiesta Zetec. Generally in the past I've worked on the 4 years/40K rule, but various Ford dealers are adamant that 10 years/100K is the interval. Is it just me or is that a huge gap? And it seems
• Late Mk1 Mondeo timing belt tensioners 18 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Hello all: My 1999 Mondeo 1.6LX is now approaching 70k miles. I plan to have the cambelt changed at the 70k service, about 12 months and 10k miles ahead of the Ford recommended interval. I was told by my (independent) garage man that I need a cambelt change kit, not just a belt. My F-i-L
• HELP!! Ford Escort 17 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Good morning! please, if possible, i would like to ask the help and the brains out there, on why my "y" reg (old Y reg) 1.3l escort has trouble in the...
• 5W30 or 0W40? 12 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Re: Ford Fiesta 1.3 EFI (Endura) I am going to get an oil change in a couple of hours, but the people at Kwik Fit have thrown me. My problem is as follows: When I had my "Major" service at Ford last June, they did an oil change an used 5W30. Ever since then I have changed my own oil every 10k
• Request for lots of pairs of eyes ..... 12 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Hi all, Hopefully you will have been enticed as to what I'm after ..... Well, if any of you will be frequenting breakers yards in the coming week or so - could you keep eyes open for nearly new Ford Focusses. I need a main cable loom connector and Ford don't sell them separately. So, rather than
• Diesels in the US 14 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Just got back from a big auto show/conference in Detroit. One of the more interesting events was a debate about trying to convert Americans to the idea of driving diesels. The govt regulators there are very keen that diesel take up increases and Ford seem to be leading the efforts to educate