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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Focus / September 2008Intermittent Start Problem
Hi all 2002 Ford Focus SE Automatic, US model. Problem is driving me crazy. Starts fine 9 times out of 10 - sometimes though you turn off the engine and go to restart and it will not turn over. Display lamps do all come though. If you go back to it the next morning it fires up just fine. Right now I'm thinking ignition switch - its just had a service and everything else seems ok. Is the switch likely? and if so is this something I could attempt myself or should the dealer do it? Thanks in advance SH > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > SH I'd bet against the solenoid or the starter. > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > SH After you've tried to start it and failed, check the temperature of the battery terminals with your hand (but don't get burnt!!). If one or other is hot, then you've got a bad connection. It can be good one minute and bad the next so don't assume that because it worked one moment it always should do. It may, of course, be the engine earth to the chassis that's dodgy. Rob Graham |
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