May 2005
I have just bought a 2002 Mk5 Ford Fiesta diesel and am looking for a workshop manual for it. I have just looked at the list of Fiesta manuals on the Haynes website....
www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Categor...1
.... and they appear to do manuals for all Fiestas EXCEPT those sold between 1998 and 2002 !
Is this because the Mk5 is so similar to the Mk4 under the skin ?? If so, would the differences be covered in a supplement at the back. including electrical schematics ?
Thanks in advance
Steve Read more
A few years back my friend working in the factory inspectorate told me that government cars did not carry ordinary insurance.
It seems that if an organisation was big enough it could simply meet any liabilities through its own resources. Is this still the case and does it apply to a hospital trust?
I ask because some months ago my daughter bumped into the back of a hospital trust lease car. As her insurance excess is high and losing no claims so costly she decided to meet any costs herself. She received a letter from a claims handling organisation asking for insurance details and asking her to accept liability. We replied that she would not accept liability nor did she want her insurance company involved but would like details of quotes to repair the trust's car (she thought that the damage was minimal).
It must be getting on for 2 months now and she has heard no more. I wonder if the trust has decided it is not worth pursuing what is probably a small claim? Hope so. Read more
Churn out the Road Traffic Act 1988 Doc and read Section 144 (Certificate of deposit 500,000 notes with the Accountant General of the Supreme Court). Lists exempt vehicles including NHS. Too long to condense.
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dear all
I have an audi 80 2.0E 1993 which has nearly 186000 on the clock.recently have noticed that in slow moving traffic/traffic jams i.e using 1st/2nd gear etc,the engine gets hot rather quickly-about 5 mins or so,which did not happen in the past, The fan comes on obediently but I wonder if this is something to worry about? It has been using oil a lot last couple of years but I do keep topping it regularly.
any thoughts ?
nand Read more
Hi,
It might be that you have a sludged up radiator, a kinked-flat hose, a stuck shut thermostat or some other blockage, internal or external. When you say 'hot', how high does the gauge go?
El Dingo.
I have a set of wheel trims from a long forgotten Peugeot. They are brand-new and want to auction them. They measure 14", when describing the size on a site does one use this measurement or the actual diameter of the wheel ? - I feel a fool for asking really. Read more
It was a company car that SWMBO had, like any self respecting petrol head she got a set of alloys put on and kept the steels (which now feature on a local's trailer)- the trims have been in what is refered to (laughingly) as the garage. She threatned project BMW today.....so they have to go.
just been up to huders feild and bought a vauxhaul zafria
deisel the dealer tryed to get m,e to buy the waranty for a year
but was wodering if any one out there know weather it is worth having or not Read more
stuarti
thanks for your reply the car is a used zafria
Went to see Queen + Paul Rodgers last Wednesday, great show but could not see a thing because of "The Flat Floor" in the makeshift " Wembley Pavilion", thats another horror story. What I would like to tell you is the car parking this time around has gone up from £10 last December to now £15 for one car! When the new Stadium opens , I wonder how much it will be then?
Regards
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Just replaced the Dizzy cap and Rotor arm on a 6 year old 35k Matiz because I noticed one HT Lead had corroded (Green stuff) and caused the Cap point to corrode too.
So replcaed the Leads and Cap and 2 weeks later the same has happened on the same HT lead.
Any ideas whats causing this ?? Read more
What mileage is the 800CC Engine good for ??
Just ticked onto 35k now.
How does the panel think one can achieve predictable, inexpensive motoring, taking into account all costs and depreciation?
Is it better to buy a 2-3 y/o car with a good reputation, eg Yaris, care for it and keep it for ...(how long), or perhaps cheaper still to buy an older Corolla (for example) and run it into the ground, but run the risk that it might have a dramatic failure early in its ownership that makes it expensive?
My own circumstances are that we need two cars, mostly for shorter trips, with 2/3 people, and not much need for load/luggage. Add to the mix that we live down a lane that's a sreatm for 6/12's of the year, so cars that like oxidising are not a good bet.
We currently have a £1000 Punto 55S (about to be taken over full time by daughter #1) and a £150 Uno that may be scrapped if it's going to cost too much for an MOT.
Both main drivers are 45 with 65% NCB. Read more
If you're reasonably handy with a spanner and the waxoyl can and don't do much motorway driving, then you won't get cheaper than a Moggy Minor. Insurance will be under £100, no road fund licence, cheaper bits than any other car, no depreciation and classless. I've ran them for years and they cost buttons to keep going. Reliable too if you service them regularly, so simple to fix.
Or a Triumph Toledo or Dolomite 1300. I couldn't sell one a few years ago and gave it to a mate as a second car. It cost him under £100 in repairs over 4 years until it finally rotted away and never left him stuck anywhere. He liked it so much, he bought another.
W've got a 1999 Frontera DTi which after 5 minutes idling starts getting very very lumpy and rough running at the same time giving out a bit of black smoke from the exhaust. A blip on the throttle restores the normal idle.
Theres a suspicion the injectors may need doing. Doe's anyone know whether the camshaft has to come out to gain access to the injectors or is their removal a straightforward job??
thanks in advance............... Read more
I've since found that that yes the cam does have to be removed to take out the injectors and thats not something I want to do mysef furthermore, as another suspect is the fuel filter, I was all set to put a new one in when someone told me I need a bleed kit so thats on hold!
Is this engine DIY friendly?? I'm thinking not! No Haynes manual to be had for this one. I've bought a copy of the TIS CD but find this of limited use so all in all I seem to have a car that when it goes wrong will be heading for a garage unlike most of the cars I've had previously which were all mostly easily fixable with the help of Haynes.
Very frustrating..............
I would welcome any words of wisdom...my father-in-law is thinking about buying a nearly-new Rover 75 Estate, probably a petrol engined one. Honest John has a mixed review in the car-by-car breakdown section - has anyone got any experience or advice? Read more
as a cry for help, the type of which is the
scenario that some would have you believe is going to apply
to rovers in the not too distant future. It may well
be, but its a risk that you take when you buy
ANY car.
WTM
Yes, but the risk varies from one brand to another. Suprisingly enough I have found the Japanese brands to be pretty good at long-term parts availability. For an older Jap car the part may not be in stock in the UK, but they will get if for you from Japan (you may have to wait 8 weeks).
Some other brands can be far less accommodating. BMW, for example, are poor at parts availability for older cars, whereas Mercedes Benz are absolutely brilliant.
Ford can be poor - you wouldn't expect it, but some parts for the Probe are no longer available and some Explorer parts are difficult to obtain.
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I have a Haynes manual for Fiesta 1995 to 2001. No 3397
madf