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  • What should we replace our Audi A4 TDI with? 18 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
    After 80,000 miles we are considering a replacement for the Audi A4 2.0 TDI. We were covering 19,000 miles per year but are now down to about 10,000 mostly...
  • Why is my car slow to start when cold? 29 May 2024 (Ask HJ)
    I have a 2014 Ford C-MAX 2.0 litre diesel (163HP) which is starting to show a reluctance to start instantly in the morning when cold (below 10 degrees...
  • Car to fit! 6 Oct 2005 (Forum)
    Help! My husband has a spinal injury and we need a higher seat position than in a mondeo estate! Falling into his (passenger) seat does neither him or the seat much good. Previously had a Scenic but was a "Friday PM" one so would rather not repeat the experience. Have looked at Ford C-Max
  • Ford Escort (1990 - 1992) - Ford keys security 19 May 2008 (Forum)
    hasn?t reported it. He?s been told that youths with old Ford keys can gain entry to and drive away various old Fords with high mileage and worn locks. Even a flat screwdriver will work with some! Is this true or just an old wives? tale?
  • What do we buy? 17 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
    Madam replaced her 'Y' Yaris 1.3 CDZ which had everything & a wonderful car, with a 08 Polo 1.4 Match auto with electric sunroof (the manual Yaris was...
  • Primera 2.2DCi - dead turbo? £'s to fix? 22 Jan 2013 (Forum)
    shouldn't and tows me to the Nissan garage where I will check in tomorrow for analysis and repair! So big question I am scared of asking is how bad in terms of £'s could this be? New turbo fitted =£????. Also, the car is less than three years old and has been serviced by a main dealer according
  • RPM for Max Fuel Economy 13 Jun 2002 (Forum)
    A few days ago somebody posted a question concerning what was the best rpm for Max fuel consumption? I replied that, so far as I was aware, it was the rpm at which max torque is developed and added that this might be hard to find out. I have since found that the torque figure and the rpm
  • Dealer won't pay for DMF failure on a new Focus - what can we do? 11 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
    I have a Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost with 5888 miles on the clock. I purchased the car 12 months ago, but it has spent the past three months at the dealer...
  • Ford Focus Saloon 1.8 - bent valve replacement 19 Oct 2010 (Forum)
    Started as a tapping from timing belt area and within the day car will not start. RAC has been out possible belt slip cars only done 81594. Possibility of bent valves any ideas as to the cost of replacing and rebuild? :S  
  • Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 05 Can headlamps be swapped from an 08 model ? 3 Mar 2009 (Forum)
    Can the earlier Mk6, 2005 reg be fitted with the newer Mk6's, e.g 2008 headlight? I would have thought they would be the same fitting but unsure. Can anyone help me with this?
  • Where can I sell my Ford Transit camper van? 23 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I wonder if you are able to recommend suitable contacts (magazines, websites or auctions) to sell a Ford Transit-based 2-berth camper. We are in our late...
  • fiesta x reg 1.6 zetec s - help! 23 Nov 2010 (Forum)
    needing help . i have managed to put key into washing machine and unfortunately it no longer works , fords want £150 for key and reprogram alarm . i can't afford to get done , does anyone know how to bypass alarm so i can use car. it is a radio frequency key not infra red.... 
  • Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - Here we go again, what's this worth? 13 Oct 2008 (Forum)
    I've seen a W-reg 5dr Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec S Ghia on eBay http://tinyurl.com/4arg66 I've done a preliminary 2pass VRM check which comes back fine, only 4 owners (not 2 - but that could be dealers). Parkers can't seem to give me a valuation on this. Any ideas? Thanks, Luke.
  • Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2004 1.8 colour-code the bumpers and door moulding 2 Aug 2008 (Forum)
    I am looking to colour-code the bumpers and door mouldings on my Ford Focus and would like to know if spraying over the original black plastic mouldings, or buying replacement parts which were already painted (for a different colour, as they did not make ST170's in tonic blue), then spraying
  • Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2004 1.8 Spraying bumper and door mouldings 23 Jun 2008 (Forum)
    I am looking to colour-code the bumpers and door mouldings on my Ford Focus and would like to know if spraying over the original black plastic mouldings, or buying replacement parts which were already painted (for a different colour, as they did not make ST170's in tonic blue), then spraying
  • Ford Scorpio Computer Glitch 9 Nov 2001 (Forum)
    I recently parked my 1997 Ford Scorpio for several weeks at an airport, and the battery will have run pretty low. When I returned to the car, it started and everything is fine EXCEPT, the onboard multi-function computer reverted to metric units and will not reset to imperial units. I tried
  • Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 Tapping noise from under the bonnet ?? 28 Nov 2009 (Forum)
    seems to think it is coming from the timing belt area and then I went to a ford dealer and he thinks that it may be coming from the timing belt cover area. I don't think the noise is from the tappets because the oil level is between min and max on level ground. Given that I had the timing belt
 

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