artscot79

Okay had the car in for a service and was asked for 24.99 did i want the engine treatment done its a additive put in the tank approved by ford that they buy in sadly they refused to give the name of the stuff and dont sell it to customers at the parts counter either ive used redex etc before and wasnt thst impressed so i went for it after half a tank there's a noticeable difference engine power is up and you can feel it the car picks up even better now the engine is quieter and smoother and the mpg has gone from 36.8 to 41.3 mpg the idle is smoother also well worth the money

hi guys have any opf you changed the front indicator bulbs to l.e.ds if so what ones did you use theres a mass of them on ebay but i know some arent that good and dont provide good light

well guys was out today with mrs and kids to go for a meal car was driving fine went round a bend went to change gear no gears nada nothing had to pull to the side of the road theres a little pressure in the clutch pedal but not much the gears will engage with the ignition off but not with the engine running no clutch slip no funny noises etc just suddenly nothing it was towed to the dealers who will looka t it either tomorrow or tuesday

well the time came at 75k when the coil pack finally needed replaced

symptoms were rough intermittent idle with slight vibration through the car and a missfire at idle which caused the eml to come on then go off again

 

so new coil pack now ford ask silly money so i hit ebay instead and got a genuine bosch one thats supplied on the car from the factory for less than £30 delivered

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removal is a simple process you require a t25 torq bit and a small ratchet to do the job some advise removing the negative battery terminal ive never had to so thats up to you really

 

first theres a black pipe that runs across the top of the coil this simply unclips in situ to give access

next remove spark plug leads 3 and 4 no need to do the rest

next undo the 4 t25 torq screws

the coil is now free and you can push the connector clip in on the underside to remove

 

fitting is just a reversal of the above making sure the pipe is clipped back into place

 

as for leads i have examined the ford leads and there is a small symbol marked on the lead which indicates it is a bosch product so you can save youreself a lot of money buying genuine bosch leads as a replacement as they are half the price of what ford charge

as the end of the world comes tonight ill say goodbye to you all guys sadly i never won the lottery or got molested by a female stripper during my life but heho what can you do