Davidkent

As above,
My mum has been complaining about her heaters and from what research i can find, i'm not coming up with much.

The blowers don't seem very powerful anymore, even when on full - Seems to be a different fault to that caused by a dodgy heater switch resistor, so i'm stumped here.

Also, they only really seem to be blowing warm air, not Hot air - The temp guage on the car does go up, but i'm not sure whre its supposed to sit and so i'm not sure its correct or not, i also rarely drive the car so its hard to guage myself.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Its a 2006 '56' 1.8 TDCi model, i think its an LX if that makes any odds..

Thanks
David

Hi all,
My uncle has not long bought a transit tipper on a 56 plate, and though the stereo headunit worked absolutely fine, the LCD Display never displayed anything - It always lit up but was just blank.

Anyway, his battery went flat, and was replaced eventually, and now we can't get the stereo code in.

Is there a lock process after so many attempts?
Is there a way around this without being able to see the display?
Can the Display be repaired?

Alternatively, i've been looking online and can obtain another CD6000 Stereo that looks the same for around £50, though what i've heard is that they can be model specific, ie Mondeo ones won't fit in the focus and so on?

Obviously its a late one on the Quadlock plug, just can't see what the difference is likely to be!

He just needs a radio, its a working vehicle and drives us mad!

Thanks
David

As above,
I've a Mk1.5 1.8 Zetec Model on a 51 plate.
Its always had a very slight misfire type thing on idle, but its never bothered me, its done 142k but everything else is okay so far.

However, on occasion, my speedometer (Just the speedo) Drops to Zero, and comes back within a few minutes, occasionally its longer and all the numbers go to dashes - However, when the speedo drops, i feel an almost instantaneous power loss - Its nothing drastic, though causes a more severe misfire and stalling on approach to junctions and stops etc etc.

Are these problems likely linked, and what could they be?

The car had a new speedo Cluster from Main dealer in 2008, followed 300 miles later by a speed sensor.

Also, i'm unsure as to whether this is related, but when i change gear, or put my foot down on the clutch, the revs stick higher before dropping down again - I've been told this is common when the clutches near the end of their lives, and this could be the case, as to my knowledge, the clutch is original - Is this likely the case with this too?

Its still returning a healthy 35MPG on Combined driving, so i don't feel these problems are anything to worry about, just something i'd like to fix.

It was also serviced last weekend with Genuine Ford Plugs, Oil Fuel and Air filters, Pollen filter etc

Any help much appreciated
David

Hey guys
Just bought some half arsed coilovers really,
They're more springs with adjusters tbh, ie no shocks or anything.

Looking at fitting this weekend but can't find any guides or anything remotely close to what to do.

Usually its all pretty straight forward, but this doesn't look it - I've got a box here with 4 springs, 4 adjusters, 2 C spanners as i'd expect, but there's then a whole load of rubber O ring Seal type things, and some grub screws.

Anyone used these before? I only wanted something cheap, it'll probably only be a temporary thing anyway!

Cheers all
David

As above,
Boot trim
Rear boot Lock cover
Door Handles
Possibly Grille surround and Door rub strips
Bumper strips possibly.

All in Amparo (I think!) Blue
For a Mk 1.5 51 Plate

Cheers