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This is what I do every day... And then the doctor wonders why my blood pressure is so high!

Jack the car up, take the wheel off and rotate the brake disc. If the noise is still there then you might have damaged the chuckle sprocket inside the gearbox.

Both of you are wrong. It is clearly a symptom of dirty indicator fluid. It should be changed after 20,000 blinks, or 5 years, whichever comes first.

The gizinti pin is stuck in the flux capacitor

central heating installer was my childhood dream Surely you're a Civil Service sub-contracted Loo Roll Quality Control Analyst

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/feu/en/news/2016/11/16/ford-to-reveal-new-ford-fiesta-at-go-further-event-on-nov--29-in.html For those interested, these are the most recent spy shots I have come across: http://www.autoblog.com/2016/11/03/2018-ford-fiesta-spy-shots/ As much as I love my Focus, I'm going to be really tempted by a 5dr Mk8 Fiesta ST..... (Unless it uses the 1.5 EB of course, lol). Also from what I've read, maybe we should technically call it the Mk7.9, as it is said to be using an evolution of the same chassis, rather than being all-new.

I'm surprised how many people want to drive HGV, always thought it'd be really stressful trying to make deadlines around impassable traffic and trying not to kill the idiots in cars and bikes that sit in your blind spot totally oblivious... Not to mention trying to park them! I'm currently a lavatory paper test subject living off your taxes (that sounds better than employed due mainly to digestive issues right! ).

Sound advice as always Stoney on the possible glazing. The statement above brought back some great memories - empty carpark (covered in snow) give it a bit of speed (as fast as you dared in your dads car) and jam the brakes (handbrake) on! Followed by a lot of laughs from the other 4 friends in the car! Ahhh, to be 17 again! Saying that though i still do it with the wife in the car if we happen upon a nice big snow filled carpark.

Hi all what do we all do for work? I drive these.

now now away you go and find something to do Alex lol

The giggling pin which holds it on can become bent when the suspension has been disturbed. Ford sell a glass hammer to fit said pin, its a dealer only tool but is only around £10 including vat with a new pin. You would need to go to your local ford parts department to get one though

no, no you dont have too. damn, ive let my secret out now.lol

Hey lads thanks for the help, it's all sorted now. It was the alternator only ended up costing me 60 for the labour so quite happy with that but it is getting 14+V now is it normal for one to die around 65k?

It's a 200 actually...

Street Works (roadworks) Network Data Officer for the local highway authority. After my MRI this morning, I've been moonlighting in the same area

I was going to say people have probably got a need to park with extra door room at the hospital and most likely have bigger things on thier mind... But that Rover 25...I mean...how did they even do that unless it broke down during the manouvre!?

That's the current car...

I think the hgv thing is the over the top movie dream as a child. You know the one were Sylvester Stallone is a truck driver Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk

I reckon the brakes would be ok. I would be wondering if the excessive heat melted the grease in the bearings and it ran out to somewhere it shouldn't be and/or has left the bearings drier (and hence more likely to fail). Bearings should always have high melting point grease in but that does not mean it will never melt at excessive heat levels. If you can't see any signs of grease having turned to oil and come out, and the brakes seem to work fine (including hand brake on steep hills) then I think I would just leave it and not worry.

Some additional info: the Primacy 3 is Michelin's 'middle of the road' (sorry about the pun) selection, and the trade-off that they have made is that it has a (much) longer wear life than the top sport tyres but at the cost of less grip - wet grip primarily - than the top sport tyres. It sounds as if you would have been happier with something more like a 'sport' tyre, but you have to bare in mind the shorter life part of the equation. The Prim 3 is also a slightly old design which doesn't help either.

Tom It drove back from the garage well, no obvious binding, dragging or bogging down on either side, i would have noticed it if their was, just an obvious burning smell when i got out and a fair bit of heat around one of the drums. I took it for a spin this morning, it seems to brake ok, not like my previous Impreza did tho lol, i think anything will feel softer after those type of brakes. I did a couple of fairly hard brakes from speed (within the speed limits of course) lol, their was no obvious pulling down to one side and no obvious excessive fade.

I laugh

Hi Folks, I am new to the club and have been looking at some of the posts on the different forums and using the information over the last few weeks to try and get my Focus sorted. I just like to say that I have learned so much in such a short space of time which has helped me to not only fix my Focus and save me a small fortune in Mechanic bills it has been a good experience doing it. So I Think a big pat on the back should be given to those who help with posts on the forums however big or small the issue. This site is a credit to all involved. And a BIG thanks from a very Happy Ford Focus owner.

I used to drive miles and miles in my own car at 17, an old VW Beetle, inherited from my grandad. Stood me in good stead I think, as I passed 1st time. I still feel that you really learn to drive once you have passed your test. I know it's different now due to the amount of traffic on the road but there is no substitute for experience when it comes to driving in my opinion. i was stopped for speeding not long after passing my test and although I wasn't happy at the time, I think it probably did me a favour as it slowed me down a bit, stopped me trying to be a boy racer. Even in a Beetle!

Thanks Stoney, I'll give that a try later.

looking god fella. you go to love a nice simple five spoke wheel

Business Analyst. However I have always fancied driving HGV's, just never got around to doing it.

Yard shunter at present but going back out on the road in January. We have mostly Volvo's and a shed load of hired units in at the moment along with our rigids and a load more hired in rigids currently for peak.

I am retired.

May have glazed the pads due to excessive sustained friction. Get the car in an empty carpark, give it a bit of speed and jam the brakes on. If you notice any brake fade or braking bias (more effective on one side) then the pads or discs/drums need deglazing. Sent from my SM-G930F

Really appreciate your help Peter, I have a strong feeling after you said that it is something to do with the cooling of the car as recently the fan has been blowing on it even during a short 10 minute journey and as the problem only ever happens after i have driven the car it makes sense. Could potentially be what your saying so going to try that once i get my car back from ford. Thanks again for your help

And you can put your own weather station online as well if you want..... https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=ISCOTLAN364

Oxygen sensor or mass flow Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk

It's a Davis Vantage Vue, quite a decent bit of kit. I 'rescued' it from a skip a couple of years ago It's even better when you run a weather programme called Cumulus, gives you the option to see graphs etc

On the Focus MK2/Mk2.5 with manual gearbox the throttle response can easily be improved by changing the "Autotransmission" setting to "Sport" using ELMconfig. On the Focus MK2/MK2.5 the throttle pedal is connected directly to the instrument cluster. The instrument cluster is basically the gateway that converts the analog throttle pedal signal to a digital CANbus signal which is distributed to the PCM. On all automatic gearbox versions the "Autotransmission" setting changes both the response of the gearbox and the throttle. However this setting is also a known hack to improve the throttle response on all manual gearbox versions.

Been about 5°C here all day and raining/sleet plus a wee bit of thunder and lightning! Feels like winter has finally arrived!

I have recently sold my Fiesta Titanium Ecoboost 125PS and restored my vehicle map to stock before sale. As I had bought my Bluefin unit less than 12 months ago Superchips agreed to reset and blank the handset, which they have done, (emails available to confirm), and it is now good to use on another Ecoboost engined car. The unit is as new, boxed with all leads etc. and is marked product code BF-06- FORDE-T. and is labelled for Ecoboost 1.0 100PS, 125PS, 1.6 150PS, 182PS, ST Mk3 2.0 250PS. If anyone is interested please PM me. I also have a new unused full size spare wheel and Continental tyre, jack, wheelbrace kit, etc.

Selection of tyres available in the size isn't great, is it, but I note that Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons are available (but expensive....but then so would the Michelin Cross Climates be if they were available). You may want to have a look here: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/92863/all-season-tyres-test-20162017-top-all-weather-tyres-tested (and even here: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-tyres/92906/winter-tyre-guide-are-they-worth-it) for general background.

He has actually taken up FOUR spaces there... Quite an achievement!!

A typical display of BellPiecery by white van man.

I've not found the limit of grip yet, I've given it some stick in the wet too. I'm pleased with the cross climate. I used to use Avon ZZ3 back in the day and they were great, just too soft a compound to be value for money Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Well there's the answer 😀. Land Rover are used to vehicles getting roughed up and Toyota are used to replacing bits that drop off on a regular basis. 😆 J K. Sent from my SM-G930F

What is it you don't like about them? I have Mitchelin CrossClimate on mine and I'm pretty pleased with them so far. Only done 1000 miles on them but they seem good. Good grip, low noise and decent tread pattern. Plus they are XL. Will find out what they are like in the snow soon no doubt Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Todays task(s) were simple, put some new wheel trims on her, fit the stereo properly, & fix the remote central locking (I thought that was completely dead!). The trims, they seemed to have welded themselves to the hub & I quite literally had to destroy them to remove them off the wheel, They were the ford originals & had bee with the car for almost 16 years however. The stereo, well I made an absolute schoolboy error with that one (I bought an adapter for a Focus Mk 2)... So off I went to Halfrauds for one that fits, it did, perfectly. The stereo (A single DIN JVC model with bluetooth) still looks a little silly, but it beats the one that came with the car & was simply taped in with electrical tape... The final task was to fix the central locking. With my car, it only worked if I unlocked the car from the passenger side with the key, the remote fob part simply refused to work. I found a guide here (go for 4 times in six seconds) & the problem was fixed. At the moment, the only issue I have left to deal with is rust on the rear doors, everything else works as well as the day the car was built, I'm properly impressed with this 16(ish) year old car! (gratuitous picture added)

there are good and bad ford dealers, and good and bad independents, using either should depend on recomendations from friends/relatives if at all possible. as for ford dealer price , if you factor in the free aa breakdown cover , that can make it not so bad if your paying for aa/rac cover separately. but indy at£122 is cheap. make sure it includes sparkplugs .

Tons of good information here. 15 front and 20 back are the ST recommended spacers. Eibach has a nice pair with TUV and I wanted to get those. Thing is, i need to get wheel nuts and studs most probably. Which in turn will force me to buy 18 winter alloys because those won't fit on 16 winter alloys :(. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've put 2 of these on the rear of my focus and they have been fine. I wouldn't risk going 10mm unless you fit longer studs to make up for the spacer being on. Ideally I want 15mm front and 20mm rear hubcentric spacers which bolt on and the wheel bolts to that but I can't justify the price of them [emoji51][emoji51] I didn't pay much more for my 18s and brand new tyres. To be honest 5mm is tiny and I doubt you can tell I've spaced my rears so unless you're doing it to clear bigger brakes or something it's not overly worth doing but if you do I'd order some universal ones like in the pic off of eBay than paying £40 for some as you'd be better putting the £40 towards proper hubcentric ones which will make a noticeable difference Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well today I managed to spend the whole day fiddling with the car, fitting the mud flaps and washing it. So of course I took some photos... Thought I would clean the insides of all the wheels whilst they were off... Before: After! Snowfoamed! The end result! All I can really say is, I love it. The Ecoboost engines is astounding, and I can't wait to get behind the wheel properly.