Own a UK Focus 1.8TDDI, problems with a whinning noise, I thought was coming
from the accerelator/vaccum seals ?, took it into Ford and under warranty
they have
"just a quick note to advise you that your' car is ready. please advise us

Is you money better spent in buying synthetic oil or in more oil
changes?
I do my own oil change so there is no charge for labor.  For the some
money I can either change oil and filter 3 times with with cheap oil

anyone know if the pin that go's though the plastic leg on vehicle speed
sensor holds it in cos cant get pin out of gear box any ideas
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From time to time the dashboard on my car will act up.   It can be as minor
as the door ajar light coming on, or as major as ever light coming on, all
the dials maxing out then going to zero, and the odometer going blank.  
This is often acompanied by the radio cutting out and the ...

my daughter called and said the smell of exhaust was coming in thru the
heat/cooling vents. i didn't know what to tell her. She is bringing the
car over tommorrow but i am not sure what to look for. any idea's?

Any thoughts?  Any info?

My daughter was in an accident with her Focus on Tuesday.  A 90 year old
woman turned in front of her and my daughter didn't even have enough time to
hit the brakes.  The Focus is totaled, but something my daughter said about
the airbags is bothering me.  She said that when the ...

My SPI powered 2000 wagon recently developed an apparent exhaust leak. I've
tracked the leak down and discovered the small diameter pipe leading from
the exhaust manifold to the EGR valve has completely separated at the
mounting flange. Ford Canada won't cover this under my extended ...

Hello....just got a brand new focus...used the airco for the first time
...nice but I noticed a great powerloss and some hestitaions in the car when
accelerating ( almost like you applied the brake lightly....)  anyone got
the same expierence???

I am about to try and part-ex my 1999 2.0 Ghia after having half of it
replaced for rusting (done under warranty) for a much newer one - probably
about a year/18months old.
I do not mind travelling to get a good deal, and would therefore welcome any

Has anyone else had this problem -- I own a 2000 Focus SE with 80,000 mile
The problem that I Am having is that on any day that it's above 75-degrees
outside and I have driven the car for several miles, if I shut the car down,
it will not turn back on at all.

Before I did the front disks myself, I first went to a Ford dealer and
without looking at the car, he said the odds are I would need new
rotors (disks) because Ford made them so thin on the Focus that if you
cut them once they'll probably not be thick enough to meet the minimum

As most of Ford owners I have limited budget for taking care of my car
and I want to spend it wisely. My car Focus 2000 SE black and it has
around 95000 on it now. Very nice car so far, I bought it when it was
at 65000.  I wanna make sure that I address more important things in

Just picked up new - to me - Focus at the beginning of the week and am
unhappy with the quality of sound from the 6000 CD stereo system.
I was considering adding a CD autochanger and a mobile phone hands free kit,
but wonder if the problem lies with...

Someone about a month ago had the same problem (step on the gas...temp gauge
goes down...let up and it goes up) and now I have the same problem on my 1.9
escort wagon!! I missed the answer...Help!!
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