Dave sport tdci Posted May 3, 2019 Author Share Posted May 3, 2019 Yes mate it had new wish bones, ball joints, and 40 mil lowering springs as well so I wasn't surprised that it was way out to be fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 The focus has been a reliable car for two years of ownership but the last couple of days it's had a intermittent falt with the clock's failing which some time's shuts off the car! Not good So I think I'm going to have to get them repaired or may be get a second set recoded As the car is a lowly sport it doesn't have a trip computer so maybe a good time to upgrade to zeetec clock's as I already have the stork in the shed is that possible ? just need someone to code them for me any recommendations as to who can do it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 So having been inundated with help for my clock problems 2 people thanks chaps I think that I have fixed the problem for the princely sum of £5 and the car has never driven so nice seems like there is more power and smoother for some reason over the moon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Good to see the problem was sorted. Was it actually the clocks which caused that? I remember one of my dads friends having problems with his c max I think was to do with the gauges not working. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 17 hours ago, Dave sport tdci said: So having been inundated with help for my clock problems 2 people thanks chaps I think that I have fixed the problem for the princely sum of £5 and the car has never driven so nice seems like there is more power and smoother for some reason over the moon Paradise by the dashboard light 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 1 hour ago, zain611 said: Good to see the problem was sorted. Was it actually the clocks which caused that? I remember one of my dads friends having problems with his c max I think was to do with the gauges not working. Yes mate it was the pins on the back of the clocks that the main plug go's into needed re soldier they looked ok but has been good since I May have had a problem for a while as the car feels smoother now less jerky When i plugged the clocks back in I could hear servos moving all most like something was resetting itself sounded like a hard drive when you switch on a computer May have been the egr or the turbo actuator ? Also the glow plug light doesn't come on as much as it used to ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 15 minutes ago, Dave sport tdci said: Yes mate it was the pins on the back of the clocks that the main plug go's into needed re soldier they looked ok but has been good since I May have had a problem for a while as the car feels smoother now less jerky When i plugged the clocks back in I could hear servos moving all most like something was resetting itself sounded like a hard drive when you switch on a computer May have been the egr or the turbo actuator ? Also the glow plug light doesn't come on as much as it used to ? I'm not really mechanically minded 😅. Do you have the 1.6 TDCI? I wouldn't think the EGR would cause any problems unless the electric mechanism is unable to move from being crudded up with soot. It'll throw up a engine light and limp mode. That happened to me once when I was just driving the car in and out the garage for 2 months as I was waiting for the insurance renewal of my previous car. The EML didn't come back after deleting the fault code. On my 1.6 TDCI the glow plug light only comes on when it's around 5 degrees or less and it just comes on for an astro second. I'm sure though the glow plugs still work even when the light doesn't come on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 Mine is the 1.8 so it is a old motor and I had a lot of crud in the inlet that I removed so may have gotten a bit stuck and re set when I replace the clocks The main problem was the re soldier job on the clocks as that was shutting down the car completely as I was driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 Next job on the list is to get this sorted 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Dave sport tdci said: Next job on the list is to get this sorted Check if your insurance has windscreen cover. Check though if it doesn't lose your no claims etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 13 hours ago, zain611 said: Check if your insurance has windscreen cover. Check though if it doesn't lose your no claims etc Yes it's just my luck at the moment for years I've had windscreen replacement cover and never needed This year I don't have it as I change pretty much every year to keep the cost down I've managed to find someone that will replace it for £140 so not too expensive really 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 So up date time new screen fitted 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Must look crystal clear 👍. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 On 7/8/2019 at 12:48 PM, zain611 said: Must look crystal clear 👍. It's not bad But on another note I think my driver's side track rod end is knocking Hopefully it will pass the mot next month and I can get it done after only just had all the tracking sorted as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Dave sport tdci said: It's not bad But on another note I think my driver's side track rod end is knocking Hopefully it will pass the mot next month and I can get it done after only just had all the tracking sorted as well I assume they just check the tracking alignment or check for an imbalance in the alignment; Hopefully it passes for you mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 27 minutes ago, Lenny said: I assume they just check the tracking alignment or check for an imbalance in the alignment; Hopefully it passes for you mate I think they look for play in the steering it's not really bad but there is a little movement fingers crossed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, Dave sport tdci said: I think they look for play in the steering it's not really bad but there is a little movement fingers crossed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Not done much with the focus for a while but Got round to upgrading the side light and number plate light with LED and what a great little upgrade they are much more modern 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Looks a lot better 👍. Hopefully will be putting those bright autobeam front sidelight bulbs in my car tomorrow. Dad put the performance indicators in his volvo and he was really happy with them on how bright they are and that it's a proper Amber colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Any one had a Ron box on their tdci I'm confused with what number I should be on for maximum should the arrow point at 0-4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave sport tdci Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 One of the old girl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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