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• Ford Mondeo Estate - Heated washer jets loom fault 10 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Wonder if anyone can copy that part of the circuit diagram for me, so I can rewire it when I've ascertained which jet/s need replacing, if any. Could have just been a short  to ground though. Would like  to know if they're wired from a single feed plug, ( 2 wire) and how they're wired from their. Don't have any washers either yet as the short caused one of the water tubes to melt ;-) Thanks in advance.
• W reg ford focus zetec - MOT failure - 2nd opinion on parts required please 9 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Its cheaper if I supply the parts rather than he go buy them of the shelf I suspect but I want to check Im getting the right bits to give him. *Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement N/S/F *Antiroll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint NS front Im wondering if anyone would be kind enough to check Im getting the right parts at eurocarparts.com 615590380 and 632590040 ( sorry for advertising ) Many thanks if you can   SC    
• Ford Mondeo - 1999 Mondeo estate mk ii sudden starter failure 8 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  1999 S reg estate, 103000 miles. after 2.5 utterly trouble free years, sudden no go. Whirring sound from starter (not a click) and engine will not fire. Battery seems fine (lights good etc). did move it around the driveway the other day (last time it was moved) which I've never done before, but apart from that nothing unusual.
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 02 1.6 Overheating problem 29 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hey... I have a Fiesta Zetec S, It has been overheating for a very long time now! I have had a new themostat, rad & new heater matrix hoses as they split. The heater sometimes blows out cold air, I'll be travelling for 10 mins in the car after not using it all night,...The fan kicks in the temp gauge starts rising towards red, then when going up a hill it will hit the middle & going down it continues to rise!
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 02 1.6 erratic coolant 17 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I have a 2002 Fiesta Zetec-S and had the thermostat housing changed by a mechanic (mate of a mate) because of a coolant leak and I had no previous temperature issues. The temperature seems to be going up and down like a yo-yo.
• Ford Maverick I (1993 - 1997) - 93 2.7D Washer fuses! 18 May 2009 (Forum)
  In any case, I have checked all these fuses (none of which is labelled for the washers anyway) but none blown. So... Any ideas where the fuse(s) for the windscreen and headlamp washers would be? Any other thoughts on what could be causing this problem? Doubt it's connections at the pumps as neither functions. As a secondary point, does anyone know where I can get some accurate electrical diagrams for this model?
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - R reg - 1.25 - EGR valve 23 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  i have recently changed my engine in my R reg Fiesta mk 4. i have dropped in a 1.25 zetec s the same as what was in before, the only difference bieng that it has an egr valve which my original engine did not, therefore i need to do something with it. i have been given two opinions as to what to do 1) put a piece of tubing between the two pipes creating a flow around bypassing what im told is a sensor or 2) Block it off???
• Childhood dream cars 13 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Thought they looked really cool.then the Renaul Feugo. Guess I was drawn to coupes! I did for a year or so own a ford Probe! I guess most my favs were fairly mundane,and I had many dinky replica's of my favs. Many, thinking about it, (I grew up in the 70's) were Fords (Consul,Zephyre) I was mad about Magnums Ferrari ?
• Good car 24 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I am new here, and female too, but do need some good advice, not bothered in the least by street cred, but am looking for another car S/H, between 6-8k, now looked in the car by car breakdown over the Civic, but it says it is not a galvanised body so it has turned me off a bit, the other car is the Nissan Almera, one thing i have learnt on this site, buy Japanese so i have listened to you.Not in a rush though, like my Ford Fiesta zerec, well how it drives but quality is crap and it was a friday afternoon car too, its cost me a bomb and Fords main dealer cannot/will not fix my raining in so i just want to change my car and let one if the kids have this one as a runaround, i do about 25-30 thousand a year.
• load restraint for Focus estate 4 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  What confused me more is the Ford accessories web page lists something similar for over £90! Alternatively has anyone used one of the tubular metal things from Argos or Index? They are meant for keeping dog(s) in the back of the car but I guess they should work OK with a few sacks of leaves and the like.
• Buying used car 20 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  I’m a newbie in terms of what’s best on a car but my ideal car should have: comfort, good handling, engine size and bhp like my Seat or slightly more bhp (180 to 200ish max), automatic transmission. About petrol or diesel engine I have no idea, consider that usually my trips aren’t very long (commute is max 15/20 mins away plus local driving to shops in town) and I drive more during weekends (max 2 hours distance).
• Renault Clio II - Clio II pollution - how to read 4 gas analysis 12 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  I've changed the spark plugs and filter and put in an additive, and although the values dropped from the initial fail, it's still not good enough: Acceleration (max CO 0.3, max lambda 0.97-1.03) CO 0.92 Lambda 0.978 Co2 14.4 O2 0.18 HC 90 And Idle (max CO 0.5) CO 0.54 CO2 13.2 O2 1.93 HC 169 I live in France so I'm not sure whether acceleration and idle are the correct ways if translating the two tests but I hope you might recognise them from UK terminology (I've never had to MOT a car in the UK).
• People Carrier - Budget of £7k max 8 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  My brother needs a minimum 6 seat people carrier and has an absolute max of £7k budget. It will be for a mix of adults and kids so small rear seats are not a problem. He wants at least some boot space when fully laden with people and for this reason he has rejected the Zafira.
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  Is buying a hybrid car a wise choice for infrequent use? 12 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Is buying a hybrid car a wise choice for infrequent use? I do some long trips.
• Advice on new car - hatchback 2 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  Hi guys im after a new car, petrol max 1.4, above 100bhp, 5 door budget i think would be ultimate max 8k(ideally 6k). im not too bothered about boot space, but holding value is important too. mileage i could be doing around 12k-15k a year.also 2009 onwards I was considering a leon 13 onwards, i dont really want a golf due to price.
• Riding a Moped 12 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Then the law changed and they were limited to 30mph and no pedals. Looking at the DVLA categories AM has max speed of 28mph and P, max speed of 31mph. So if a 16 year old who has passed CBT and has an AM provisional or a car driver who has full AM under grandfather rights ride a sports moped like a Fizzie ?.
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  Is 'Gard X' protection worth it? 19 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am buying a new Volkswagen Golf. Gard X protection is being suggested by the car supermarket. Is this a sensible additional cost?
• C Max 1.8 Petrol - Calcium Batteries 5 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  The battery on my CMax appears to have died - it's 8 years old, so not too bad. It's of the calcium variety, so from previous advice on here, I intend...
• Toyota Carina e 1996 - What Coolant Colour? 4 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Should I siphon out as much of the old stuff as I can? Also the Haynes manual talks about the level being in the middle of min and max when cold? Should I therefore not fill it to the max?
• SEAT Toledo II (1999 - 2004) - 01 1.9tdi coolant problems 24 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, my coolant level drops from max to min when the car reaches operating temp and stays there unless you release the cap then returns to max also has stored pressure for 24hrs or more any ideas I have replaced the stat, temp senser, & coolant so i am stuck fans never keep in but car never over heats + rad stays cold Help pls the coolant thing is the opposite to what it should be thanks