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• Ford Focus - brakes...are they working? 2 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking I have the motoring equivalent of hypochondria - I haven't really - I'm just being a perfectionist. Brakes...
• Mondeo -seatbelt gong disable 15 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Got myself 03 Mondeo Ghia. Very annoying gong for seatbelt warning is driving me mad. Handbook says it can be disabled by Ford dealer but 25 mls to nearest one. As I'm not totally useless with cars, can anyone tell me how it's done ? Cheers, Bob.
• Who will buy this car 26 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Where is the best place to sell my wife's 1999 T reg Ford Focus. 1.6LX 5 door hatchback, 82000 miles, owned since new & full service history. Not in too bad condition. I was thinking auction, but not too keen on private selling. Secondly, what is it worth? JW Edinburgh
• Water, water everywhere 5 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  /fording technique was learned years ago in Knox Ford near Harrogate where you had to drive 50 yds down the river bed. I tackled it once in a Citroen Dyane, sucked some spray into the engine cooling fan which immediately filled the whole cabin with steam. It made it to the other side, though. My mates were
• car supermarket = car paperwork? 30 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Having, about a month ago, bought a Ford imported from Spain through one of the car supermarkets I was told the car manual and service record paperwork would follow in "some weeks". Anyone had experience of this arriving or not? My dealer can order me the book etc or should I wait?
• New car quest 25 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Hi in my seemingly never ending quest to find the "right" new car I noticed that both motorpoint in Derby and motorhouse 2000 in Sutton have some great deals on Ford Focus diesels., but some of the models shown are not sold in the UK anymore, although they were 2 years ago. Namely the Focus TDDI H
• New small car - which is best vfm.? 7 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Hi all Looking to choose from a small (supermini) size car. A broker site has the following.. Yaris T2, <£6500 + plus free insurance. Ford Fiesta 1.25 Finesse, £6650. Taking into account the Yaris reviews and reliability and satisfaction is there any better car available for £6K
• Current Car Ads 18 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  So... Drive a Fiat Punto down a set of steps to try and wake your boyfriend up - he certainly would wake up when the low-grade Fiat glue gave up! Drive a Ford Fiesta on the moon, pretending it's a skateboard? Hmmm. Can't it cope with UK roads? Heh heh heh
• Mondeo Driveshafts 12 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I have had both driveshafts replaced on my 46,000 mile X reg Mondeo on warranty. The replacements are Ford supplied 'exchange' units and were significantly cheaper than brand new parts apparently. I'm basically interested in the difference in life expectancy between these 'exchange' units
• 307 = Ford Pinto? 2 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Ok, maybe that's a bit of a tabloid headline, but maybe not. Just happened to catch a Watchdog report about a safety issue with the 307. The gist of...
• small cars 10 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Until today,I swore I'd never be interested in anything smaller than the car I have at the moment. A Honda Prelude which is looking very tatty and will have to go.Built in 1986! Time for another car. I've just visited the local Ford "seduction parlour" and was really impressed by the comfort
• Higher Octane Fuel? 21 May 2003 (Forum)
  My Ford Orion 1.6LX handbook suggests that no advantage will be gained from using a higher octance fuel like Optimax? I have read that no advantage will be gained becausse the engine managment system is not set up for this type of fuel? Is this true? Is it worth me using optimax instead of normal
• Mondeo mudflaps 20 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  I'm attempting to fit a set of Ford mudflaps to a new shape Mondeo. On the front the instructions show the wheel arch liner being pulled back in order to fit the screw brackets onto the wheel arch (after first removing plastic caps). Any idea how this is done? It seems impossible without
• V Dub T25 Conversion 24 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me if there is a conversion/adapter kit to put an upright engine (Maybe Ford Deisel)in the back of a T25 so that I can get away from V Dub horizontal engines. I realise this would mean a lump in the engine cover but I could live with that as its a camper.
• Mondeo Zetec & LPG 30 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Help wanted please: In the Backroom archives there is a post from Keith mentioning that the 1.8 Zetec without hydraulic tappets is not suitable for LPG conversion and a Ford technical bulletin is available to confirm this. How can I get a copy of this bulletin and how can I tell if I have
• Engine Rattle. 14 May 2002 (Forum)
  I am running a 1.8CVH Ford Sapphire 115K. At start up, after standing all night, the engine seems to rattle until the oil light goes out. I know it will be worn in the bearing depts., or am I missing something a bit more simple? Non OE oil filter fitted. Otherwise it runs fine.
• Long live Mondeo? 18 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  how long can I expect my 1995 2.0 mondeo to last? It has been well maintained (by me) for five years and was previously a ford directors car. I do about 10k a year butneed to budget for the future. Should I bank on changing it when it is a 10 yo? It has done 80k
• Quality of MOT test 6 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Was very impressed at thoroughness of MOT test at Ford garage that mostly services/sells Transits. Normally I get it done at normal car garage but they were so busy they passed it onto the above Van garage. I wonder if it was an interesting change for the tester or are van tests much tougher than
• Wheelarch Trims 19 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  I have an H-reg (new style) Ford Escort Ghia 1.4 which has been suffering from ever-increasing bouts of rust around the wheel arches. In a vain attempt to `hide` this, does anyone know if it is possible to buy (and where?) wheel arch trims (the plastic sills to cover the top of arches
• Mondeo engines in Focus 31 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  Thought you may find this interesting. My 2.0 focus has been suffereing from an intermittent revving problem. My local dealer tells me that this is caused by Ford fitting a batch of Mondeo engines in to Focuses. The cure is to replace the Mondeo inlet manifold for a Focus one. They assure me