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• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.6 Zetec s - Flushing/changing coolant 20 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Can someone give me the correct procedure for flushing and refilling the coolant on said car? I intend to refill with long life coolant(red stuff) so...
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 01 1.25 Zetec-S Underheating/Overcooling ? 26 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hullo. We recently replaced the HCValve in my Fiesta as the engine was overheating. But since doing so the engine is showing a low and fluctuating operating...
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Broken spring 21 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Hi all - I'm not having a lot of luck with my car recently..! Driving over the flow plates into my work car park this morning, the front o/s coil spring snapped. I'll book it into a garage to be replaced tomorrow; is it essential to replace the n/s spring as well? Also does anyone have any idea
• Demise of Mondeo Man 6 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  From an article in today`s press, it seems that according to Ford, Mondeo Man`s days are numbered, as they plan to switch the emphasis in future design & production away from the family saloon to Mini People Carriers.
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  Scraping noise from N/S/R when cornering on a Ford Focus - what do you think it is? 9 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  When I turn left with either shopping or someone sitting in the back there is a scraping sound coming from the left-hand rear wheel. I have checked the...
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  Are there any manufacturers that produce their own campervans? 1 Sep 2020 (Ask HJ)
  Are there any manufacturers (other than Volkswagen) who produce their own camping conversions/models?
• MINI Cooper R50 04 - cranks but wont start 24 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  fluid but not for long until it dies again. Things i have done so far : Replaced the battery Replaced the fuel Pump New spark plugs Fuel Injection cleaner It seems like there is no fuel pressure now :S Any help would be much
• Skoda Octavia II - Pot holes and speed bumps 21 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Just pondering getting either a Focus Estate, C-Max or Octavia Estate - are any of these more resilient to our wonderful pot-hole / speed bump ridden streets? In particular the bump by Furniture Village in Southampton West Quay :-) Or any other makes to consider of that ilk. Budget of up
• Ford Focus - Radio Code Needed 23 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Hi   Can anyone please help me, I need the radio code for S/N M660860.   Thanks in advance for any help
• Ford Focus - RDS 5000 radio code 21 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  Flat battery and lost radio code. Could anyone please help me? S/N M260174   thanks   Mat
• Decent size used MPV/4x4 31 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  We now have 3 rescue dogs so looking for a decent cheap( under £5k ) petrol MPV/4x4 ( NOT an estate ). Only do about 5k miles a year. Down to older ( I guess around 2008 ) VW Touran Ford C-Max Honda FRV or newer Dacia Duster Would prefer
• Used MPV's which is better bet 19 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  This will probably start an interesting and maybe heated debate lol Sub £2k ish MPV Petrol Ford C-Max vs Vauxhall Zafira vs VW Touran ( or others if people feel strongly enough ) Presuming they had good service history and under say 120k miles which one would you trust
• Seats for five tall adults 9 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  or perhaps an Accord estate, or maybe a Corolla Verso or a Ford C-Max, of conceivably a Skoda. Ideally the budget is under £6,000.  Any thoughts??
• Focust - Slow Coolant loss 11 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Focus hatch  a 1.8 petrol  january 2008 57plate Mk2  done 22500 miles from new one owner over a period of time the coolant level drops from max to clearly below min level on expansion tank, and I have to top it every 3-4 months, Ford dealer did pressure test showed no leak
• any make must be automatic, diesel, low emissions - I need help 25 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  Having just read the problems people have had with the Ford C-Max I have now changed my mind on buying one, good job I read Honest John's site!. Does anyone know of a 1.6 diesel automatic  MPV that is reliable. I have bad arthritus and am a pensioner. Many thanks
• Electronic parking brake 3 May 2006 (Forum)
  I drove a Ford C-Max today, and it had an electronic parking brake. I've never come across one before, and wondered if anyone had any thought about these, on reliability or otherwise. Perhaps I'd get used to it, but it seemed more controllable to hold the car on an incline using a handbrake. Also
• diesel car needed 27 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  hi guys wonder if you can help im thinking about buying a pool car for my company - passat/mondeo sized and diesel. can anyone offer any alternatives to these - need 5 doors, saloon, 70k miles max and have 9-10k to spend passats are nice but seem expensive. any diesels to avoid? ive heard
• Ford - Ka (yr 2000) - hard to change gear 8 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Any idea why my sister's 2000 Ford Ka is very reluctant to change gear -particularly between 4th and 5th. It takes a mighty shove to make it change. Any ideas? S
• ford ka - removing the oil cap? 7 May 2007 (Forum)
  Help how do i get the oil cap off a Ford Ka S reg, to top up the oil the manual said twist but it does not twist, there is a joint but pipes are attached. the yellow cap does not twist.
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  Buying a Ford Puma - what should I look out for? 10 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of buying a Ford Puma for £995. The seller has told the car had a number of advisories on the last MoT, which was done two months ago. These...