December 2012
I have a new B-Max which is generally a nice car. However, I have discovered that it is leaking rainwater very badly in the offside boot area. Has anyone else had similar problems? The car is under a one year warranty and is back in the garage but one of my concerns is long term water damage and rust as I had intended keeping the car for several years. Read more
Hi Guys I could use some advice please.
Yesterday morning I started the car and the starter motor sounded like it was engaging and disengaging while spinning. The problem went away during the day but now it's come back this morning and sounds worse - it's not engaging and I have to release the ignition key and retry to start the engine.... Read more
To test a betteery properly it needs to be tested under load. An no load reading does not show the capacity of the battery, a dud battery will often show a healthy voltage but as soon as load is put on it the voltage will drop like a stone.
Hi, can someone please help as im pulling my hair out here. My zetec mk1 has a strange misty smoking burning smell coming from the right hand side of the engine near the pcv valve. I have changed the rocker cover gasket, changed the sump as it was badly corroded and replaced new oil. Im pulling my hair out as i cant pin point where its comming from. There is a misty burning smell, oil is dripping onto the exhaust and then its burning up through the exhaust and thats when you see smoke comming from the front right of the engine. Are there any common problems, cars done 70.000 miles. It drips down from somewhere near the water pump. Please help.
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Used a pattern cam cover gasket many years ago on a Zetec, it was the Mondeo engine with the alloy cam cover, the Focus uses a plastic cam cover nad is a different. Once the hot oil hit the gasket it deformed, moved out of the grove and the inlet cam ate part of it. The valley in the head where the plugs live part filled with oil and the car eventually stopped. New plugs required (and a new OEM gasket).
The plastic cam cover can deform with age and this results in it not sealing regardless of the gasket, easy to check, remove the cover and place on a perfectly flat surface (kitchen worktop is ideal (when wifey is out)....
my hand brake light is flashing most of the time now anyone no why?
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driver side elec window stopped working, key in drivers door only opens drivers door rather than all foour doors like before. Internal light stays on unless you lock the car from passenger side. sometimes all the doors open from drivers side but mostly not.
Thought i would come on here first before i get taken to the cleaners yet again by grease monkeys lol.... Read more
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Hi All,
I wonder if you guys can help. I'm trying to look for a suitable replacement car for my father... Read more
Hey all,
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Retired doing only 4000 per year.
fancy GS 450h but put off by tax £250 and tyre costs and genreal consumption of 30ish although on 400o per year obviously not a deal breaker... Read more
Back to the OP.
I would go for the GS. You are now retired and have earned a bit of luxury in your life. Having driven the GS450h, it is a supremely refined car and built as well as any car on the market today.
It will be very reliable and you will be looked after by your Lexus dealer very well if you use them. They may be more expensive than an independent but I would use them to maintain your car as they continue to excel in customer satisfaction ratings.
I think you should treat yourself and go with your heart and get the GS. You will enjoy it much more than than the small CT.
Yes you can do all the sums and maybe come up with a Golf diesel or BMW or Auris hybrid but you asked between 2 cars so go for the one you would enjoy the most and in my view that would be the GS.
HI CAN ANY1 HELP I HAVE GOT A FORD FOCUS 1.6 PETROL THE CLUSTER DIALS ON THE DASH ARE NOT WORKING, NOR THE MILAGE COUNTER, DID HAVE A BATTERY LIGHT ON BUT THATS GONE OUT NOW, BUT STILL NO DIALS WORKING, BEEN TOLD IT COULD BE THE CLUSTER AND WANTED A SECOND OPINION COULD IT BE THE SPEEDO SENSOR OR IS IT THE CLUSTER
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Focus models around this era did suffer with dash pod problems.Ford dealers were offering a replacement unit for £100.but this may now have expired.Lots of specialist repairers around to fix these.May be worth checking the fuses first.hth
Fans seem to be on all time. First noticed after journey which I thought was ok even though never happened before but came on when I started car today in cold and stayed on. Read more
Error- too much xmas pudding! delector = deselector
I have a Ford Mondeo - diesel - 2009 reg and it has done 45,000 miles.
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