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  Should my sister-in-law buy a petrol or diesel Ford Focus for short journeys? 16 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My sister-in-law is looking to purchase a new Ford Focus but cannot decide between the 1.6TDCI diesel and 1.6I petrol engines. She does less than 10,000...
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  Why won't my Ford Fiesta Mk6 start? 15 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Ford Fiesta Mk6 petrol and it runs and drives great, but every now and then the car will not start. It turns over fine but struggles to start,...
• Ford Focus - 2000 Ford Focus 1.4 stalls at idle, dial probs 11 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Here I am, another stalling person looking for advice! Problem is that the car will stall if you bring it to a standstill at traffic lights/roundabouts...
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  Does the petrol Fiat 500C drive as well as the diesel version? 10 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In your road test you thought the 500C drove like a sports car and was as good as the Mini Cooper thanks to the anti-roll bar. Is this the same as a torsion...
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  Recommend a reliable, economical estate car with lots of space for music equipment? 10 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for a estate car. I am a part-time singer and am looking for the right car for me. It needs to be a good size for my music gear, reliable,...
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  One slower driver 6 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I wonder if you can give me your opinion on ex-Motability cars in general and on the Ford Fusion in particular. I am considering buying a used one for...
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 1.8 Alarm goes off if I unlock door with key 17 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Recently purchase a 2006 (56) Ford Focus from motabillity auction (BCA) Only got 1 remote key. Got another manual key cut from a hardware shop (Bouldings in Leicester) which he also programmed with some kind of key scanner and laptop software.
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  Postcode problems on sat-nav 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Mercedes C320 drivers seem to be having problems getting satnav updates. I had exactly the opposite experience with Ford. Two years ago I bought a six-month...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8 Advice/guidance needed on HUGE garage error 28 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all, apologies if this is a lengthy post, but here goes: My 2003 Ford Focus TDCI 115 went in for a Cam Belt change 2 weeks ago (it's approaching 100,000 miles). They told me 2 and a half-hour job and it would be done. A day later they said the car wasn't working and a pulley on the lower engine had worn and a new one was needed from Ford, I said "fair enough" and agreed to the work.
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  Dies sulk 26 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My 1.8 TDCi Mondeo (fuelled with Shell V Power diesel) is only returning an average fuel economy of 41mpg. The car has done just over 1,000 miles. Is this...
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 1.6 TDCi Diesel blown twice - cause / incompete 21 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  They say it is a common fault with these engines and is caused by too much carbon What I need to know is, what else should they have checked / changed - the turbo is obviously going because of some other root cause - now they are talking about changing the engine, catalytic converter etc. - we have called two local Ford garages who say they would never do this unless catastrophic, and would change the parts first. The Ford dealers mentioned that unless the ETR system had been thoroughly cleared out, debris could kill the new turbo.
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  Unsprung wait 13 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  On 2nd April 2009 I had to have my 2005 Fiesta Ghia with just under 5,000 miles on clock towed away because of a broken front offside road spring. My Granddaughter...
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 2.0 injector problems - please help 3 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Have a mondeo coil light came on with loss of power has happened a few times cylinder 2 knocking above threshold .....think it needs to be re programmed took it to a garage so they could have a quick look (not a ford garage).....now this is where i need help he..the mechanic sat in the car and spent 5 mins reving and redlining the engine..before telling me yes injector problem Removed injector 2 and injector 1 cleaned them with a rag and then put them in the opposite cylinders ie injector 2 into cylinder 1 and the same with the other one never reprogrammed them and said knocking unit/sensor was needed Went away then came back and drove the car to ford garage about mile and half away (it struggled to start and was 50 times worse than when i drove it in ,told them what had happened so they changed the injectors back into the correct cylinders and reprogrammed the injectors but the car would not start 3 days later they removed all 4 injectors andtested them to find out that all 4 injectors were now extremly pink fluffy dice please let me no who is at fault here and explain to me why please as i dont know what to do ..............arrgh {There is no need to SHOUT. 1, it's rude and impolite. 2.
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  Padshow 23 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I've owned a Mondeo SCI 1.8 Ghia petrol since new in 2005, and always had it serviced at a franchised Ford dealer at the correct intervals. At the 50k...
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  Hump dinger 7 Feb 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of buying a Ford Focus hatchback. But which series, and which engine? I live in west London completely surrounded by speed bumps. I will mostly...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - Possible fuel pump issues on 2004 TDCi & 2000 TDi 6 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Ford quote a grand or so to supply, fit and code a new pump for the TDCi one. I can buy a cheaper one second hand though and maybe get a local garage to code it ( I'm told there's one near by ). Does the TDi one run a similar fuel pump setup so thus talking similar money to fix?
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - '97 Ford Ka oil consumption/tappetiness/suspension 23 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, I've been the lucky receiver of a tidy Ka, 75k miles, and I'm just after some guidance from the helpful people here who may be able to prevent...
• Fiesta Diesel, new cambelt labour cost? 14 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  The engine is the Endura DI 1.8TD and I have realised that the belt which drives the camshaft from the chain-driven diesel pump will need replacing - probably actually overdue by now as I am sure the prevous owner did not have it done before 75K!! I purchased the genuine Ford belt kit including a belt and tensioner along with a large sheet of instrructions however I am somewhat put off doing this job myself - as I usuallly do - as the enclosed Ford instruction sheet imply that I need about six special Ford tools to do the job.
• Focus TDCI LX - 90ps or 110ps fitted? 10 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Hi all, New to the forum so please be gentle I've just paid the deposit on an 06 plate 1.6 TDCI focus from the local ford garage, however there seems to be a little bit of confusion about the spec of the engine on the car. Initially the ford dealer thought it was the 90ps engine as this was what was shown on their stock sheet.
• Buying 2001 Mondeo - target price? 23 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Now I've seen the ads for the Great Trade Centre, and will nip down on Tuesday to suss it out, but to be honest, having read other posts / forums etc, I'm unlikely to buy from there as I don't know my mechanical ar$e from elbow, and don't really trust that I'll not walk out with a lemon (might not work out that way on the day though!) My other option is a local Ford main dealer, who have a May 2001 (Y) Mondeo 2.0 Zetec estate, 16,00 miles, and through the Ford Direct scheme, on the forecourt for £10,500. I've done the test drive - it's very clean inside, FSH (actually an ex-Ford demonstrator), and has no external marks or evidence of maltreatment.