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  • Ford Fiesta or Zetec - Buying new small ford car. 17 Feb 2014 (Forum)
    Am driving a 2004 1.4 zetec petrol two door hatch back, and am looking to trade in for new ford of similar type or maybe small engine. Am retired now and car would be used for local trips plus occasional jaunts to the country orvisiting relatives in UK.. My priorities for this car
  • Can you recommend an economical estate? 16 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
    Can you recommend an economical replacement for a Ford Focus TDCI 109 estate?
  • Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 1.6TDCi - DPF replenish 14 Sep 2013 (Forum)
    Dear all, first time post and would appreciate any help. My engine managment light came on (ford Focus 06 1.6TDCi) this week and as I have paid for an extended warrenty from Arnold Clarke I took it down there, I bought it from them in March 09. Now they said it was that Diesel Particulate Filter
  • Ford Focus 1.6 zetec mk2 - Ford Focus mk2: Problem engaging reverse. 22 May 2013 (Forum)
    Hi,  I bought a 2nd hand mk2 focus from a local ford dealership a couple of weeks ago. I have noticed that sometimes reverse gear wont engage. it seems to happen about 1 in 7 times, which is about once a day for me. I took it back to the dealership yesterday
  • Ford Fiesta - Ford fiesta indicator/wiper stick replacement 11 Feb 2013 (Forum)
    Hi ive recently purchased a ford fiesta 1.3 T reg 1999 and problems already. Driving along the dash and rear lights went out, had the car looked at and was told that it was a switch on the stick. SO i took it back to the guy i brought it from as id only had it 2 days and he replaced one
  • Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.25 (W ) registered - Ford Fiesta Spark Plug Gap Setting,Opinions Please 9 Aug 2012 (Forum)
    . After 2 tankfulls of fuel I suspect the MPG has dropped by 10% Are there any ford mechanics that can advise me please ? should I leave them at 50 or reset them to a smaller gap ??  thank you
  • Ford Focus - Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi 3rd Injector issue?? 11 Apr 2012 (Forum)
    Hi, I recently bought a Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi (90) 2006 model with 71000 miles. The car was running well for about 7 weeks and i was getting great mileage - about 700 or so from a tank. In the 8th week, i noticed a hissing noise coming from the engine and upon further
  • Ford Focus Saloon 1.8 TDCI - Ford Focus Heater vent blowing upon acceleration 8 Jan 2012 (Forum)
    I have a strange problem on a Ford Focus which hopefully someone can shed some light on for me. A few weeks ago when we had the cold spell before xmas the battery failed. Luckily I had a spare which matched the requirements so I fitted it. THe spare was smaller than the original
  • Ford Fusion - Ford Fusion 1.4 tdci Injector Seals 16 Jun 2011 (Forum)
    I have seen a 2002 1.4 tdci ford fusion at a local indie dealer. He had literally just received it in and had not valeted it etc... He gave me the keys to fire it up and, well, I was almost knocked out by the fumes inside the car. Now, having been considering diesel fiesta and fusions I
  • Ford Fusion 1.4 Petrol 2004 - Ford Fusion EAD Fail indicated 8 Nov 2010 (Forum)
    of ownership.) She has used my car for the past week and I have covered about 200 miles in the Fusion with no problem at all. Any suggestions waht could have caused the problem/why has it resolved? Should I have the car examined at a Ford dealer? Thanks very much. MF  
  • Do you think my wife's 2003 Ford Focus with 17,000 miles needs a new cam belt? 1 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My wife has a 53 Ford Focus with only 17,000 miles on the clock. The service schedule recommends 100,000 miles or 10 years to replace the cam belt, but...
  • My Ford Focus' speedometer has started dropping to zero. What's wrong with it? 22 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    My 51-plate Ford Focus' speedo has just started dropping to zero while driving along. The rest of the dash is ok, the rev counter is fine and the mileage...
  • What should I be aware of when buying a Ford Mondeo? 10 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I am hoping to buy a Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi 130 Zetec. The car looks good and has six successful services behind it and 90,000 miles on the clock. I was...
  • Where can I get a fault code scanner for my 2004 Ford Focus? 23 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Can anyone recommend a cheap fault code scanner for my 2004 Ford Focus, that will save me having to pay diagnostic charges? I have seen a few on eBay that...
  • Ford Transit Connect (2002 - ) - 08 1.8 TDCi poor response at low RPM 10 Aug 2009 (Forum)
    Help! I've got a Ford Transit Connect fitted with the Ford 1.8 TDCi engine, 110ps. It's done 10,000 miles. The response to the throttle when the engine is at idling speed is terrible...I'd say bordering on dangerous. If you are waiting at a junction, engine idling, in first gear and a gap comes up
  • Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 1.6 Advice please on buying car ? 27 May 2009 (Forum)
    I live in the UK and saw an 06 Ford Focus 1.6 (115 bhp) LX with 30 000 miles at my local Ford dealer. The asking price was £6499. As my budget is £5000 plus my 1999 T reg Ford Focus they said that they would give me £1200 for my old car which would reduce the price to £5299. I then managed to get
  • Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Ford focus central locking 3 Oct 2008 (Forum)
    I have a ford focus 1999 and the key fob is playing up. When i press the key all doors open apart from the passenger door and i have to unlock it manually when i enter the car. When locking the car by the button the passenger door refuses to lock thus the other door locks bouncing back open
  • Leaky Ford Focus 21 Jun 2007 (Forum)
    and it is not getting into the front passenger footwell, which I guess rules out the pollen filter thing. I'm SO cheesed off with this car leak that I will NEVER EVER again buy another Ford. I had a ford Escort which leaked in the boot, a ford Granada before that which also leaked in the boot and now this piece
  • Ford Focus Rear Parking Sensors 6 Mar 2007 (Forum)
    I'd like to fit rear parking sensors to my new model Ford Focus and would welcome advice or recommendations from anyone who has already done this. The ideal solution would be to replace the black rubbing strip on the bumper with the one from Ford with 4 sensors already mounted, plus of course
  • My Focus ST keeps stalling 19 Sep 2014 (Ask HJ)
    I bought Ford Focus ST last October and it has just done 2000 miles from new. I started having stalling issues and looked on your car review page which...
 

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