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Will let you know next week if it will be unofficially available for us :)

anything less than a cosworth RS 500 engine transplant is a complete waste of time......... only kidding , start with led bulb upgrades inside and out , £30 goes a long way on ebay...... :-D

I did the cambelt at 118,000. But if your car has an interference engine I would not take any risks and get it done at a dealer. But if you are doing it every 50,000 miles it would seem sound advice to miss the water pump and do the water pump at 100,000.

No @GMX I am a Nurse Practitioner, I have just taken a lot of my annual leave in one go. I am needing the break now but not sure if I am busier in work or at home haha. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

VOSA can still stop you and test your car at random which is getting more common removing your DPF now is just a bit silly with tests soon being able to check for the DPF properly.

My build thread is here: And list of guides here:

Had call from garage all is okay. Seems that there were tracking issue and has been resolved by the garage. Finger cross no issue with steering wheel. They said that my tyres were the cheapest tyres you could buy :/ now have Goodyear grip performance.

Plenty of pages on here to look through - vast amount of build threads to scan through to gain ideas as well.

Just check there's no water in where the sparkplugs are first

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Beef scandal 🙊

Did it induce air guitar actions 😯😣🎸 #BingdiddlieBio

roast beef

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b7rrn95s1qtqrz3/Ford Focus 2005 to 2009 Haynes PDF Manual.pdf?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/7k910087sh65a8v/Ford Focus Manual Early Mk2.pdf?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/6g6f5ipscvzl8z8/Ford Focus Manual Late Mk2 %26 2.5 Facelift.pdf?dl=0 I've linked early and late MK2 handbooks and also a copy of the MK2 Focus TDCI Haynes workshop manual in case you find it useful.

...........in the most awkward & back breaking place imaginable to get at a fuse....... :-D

I do like the wife coming into the room to surprise me with Kiss tickets

Ok guys,solved it so wanted to help anyone else with problem.I first of all taped down the switch to keep the light off then along the side got a small bit of duct tape and rubbed it as hard as i could against the bulb.I then used that to try to lever the bulb.It moved just slightly which was enough to get an electricians screwdriver under and prize it out.New LED now in and working and matching all the others.Thanks again for all your helpful advice.

No I've since fitted a K&N57s

No I didn't buy the cover, this was just for the photo I put it on at an angle most times. If you put it on straight it does leave a slight indentation overnight. More additional non-visible security will be coming soon but I won't post details in case some thieving scroat is reading this. It's such a shame we have to spend all this extra just because someone wants what they can't have but better safe than sorry and if they get away with it then I'll have done as much as I reasonably can.

Hello all, just bought myself a white 2012 focus Zetec S with more toys than I've ever had and I love it.

Appreciate that Lenny! Thank you very much!

Thanks that's very helpful Do you still have the green air filter ?

Hi all, my name is Andy and I am returning to the Ford fold with my 2003 Mondeo 2.0 TDCI. Previously driven Ford Orion Ghia and Ford Probe.

Thanks will do. I went to local garage (King David) who did service and tyres for £422. Car feels so much better now! Can now finally unpeeled my fingers from steering wheel(!)

Which garage did you go to? When you next get the chance to, you might want to inflate your tyres to 32 PSI. Reason is I have the same tyres, and found that they perform best when slightly above Ford's recommended tyre pressure. I personally set mine to 33 PSI, but you might find that a bit OTT and bumpy :) Enjoy!

Thanks I will try disconnecting it,must admit when the light is on it seems a better car for power, on my way to work today it's unbelievable how many times I have to drop a gear to build speed up,it's always seems to come on around 2000 revs in 3Rd gear it's doing my nut in,il try that tomorrow and get back to you

I have just used this company http://www.carenhancementsuk.co.uk/ for replacing all the headlight bulbs and foglight bulbs delivey was superb product is good quality and the customer service was very good aswel. Worth a look if nothing else. Regards Adam

I am with them Hastings car insurance and I cant fault them at that price at your age take there hand off

Number 86. Sent from my SM-G930F

Been with them twice with no problems. Sent from my SM-G930F

Hi Thomas, two things. Yes, if you want to pass an MOT you have to have rear fog lights including an activation warning light of some sort - either in the switch or on the dash somewhere. I was watching some sort of wiring loom on eBay that I had considered using in order to add DRL's myself. I have no knowledge of the exact details of what it does and I'm not watching it any more, but that MAY be the easiest/most practical way of going about it. BTW where were you thinking of putting them? I was considering using the existing front fog location as mine aren't working anyway.

Kieran ye spelled the discount wrong its "JDOU10" :P

Probably best to have full tank fuel too, this has made me doubt the reliability of this engine now, luckily I have a spare car, reliable but it has issues a 2012 Volvo with the 1.6 Ford unit, seriously powerful when it performs.

That would be classed as a modification so you've likely voided your insurance.

Just a bit of background on auto box calibration. The shift points are held on a map/data table and the change of gear is determined by throttle position, engine speed, coolant temperature etc. There is a map/data table for cold temperatures, warming up and fully hot. Probably other maps for conditions such a towing trailers. The cold temperature map will probably let the engine rev a bit higher to achieve warm up quicker. This could be why SlingShot thought the engine was revving too much in the gears on his test drive. On my 1.6 with a torque converter the converter lock-up is suppressed till the engine has warmed up a bit. ScaniaPBman.

Just a quick update...it was a stuck starter motor causing the problems but hitting it wasn't enough 'encouragement' to get it moving again, I had to bump start it. Luckily I live on a hill so once I'd got the car off the drive I quickly checked that the engine hadn't seized (by this stage I was double checking everything even though there was no reason at all why the engine should've seized); I put the car in second, handbrake off, and let it roll forward, which it did without any trouble. The engine finally fired when I jump started it and been behaving itself since but I have ordered a new starter motor so I can change it out rather than having to go through this again! Thanks again for the help guys

Wow dude sleep and you dont go well recently do you suffer from a long term condition ? I was working last night going to bed myself in an hour hopefully kids let me sleep when they come home today unlike yesterday screaming conversation at each other 🙉

They do illuminate when the screens are on, well at least on they mk4 and the fiesta, so no reason to think they won't on the mk5. first thing I do after starting is turn them off unless they are needed.

It might be worth checking if the fuel tank is getting a partial vacuum, blocked vent? Undo filler cap after a run, see if air enters. Filter housing is the most likely, though one person found a perished fuel hose, not visible until removed, of course! One little warning, the Laser priming bulb showing in my photo on your earlier thread was almost totally useless until modified, and then only really worked in conjunction with the good non-return valve I fitted. The valves in it were hopeless. It might just have started a siphon going, but no good for diesel priming. I had to insert o-ring seats into the valves! I have yet to locate a decent priming system. Re. glowplugs, they will only be a problem below about 7C. I have had one or two gone on my 1.8. It fired up ok, but below 7C it ran on about 2 cylinders for 30sec or so, with clouds of smoke. I have replaced one, but not tested yet, no cold weather now!

Stoney you're a legend!

Under passenger side dash. Look underneath and you should see 2 plastic lugs, pull them off and the insulation will drop to display the fusefox.

Glad to help. The footwell fusebox should be as per the MK2 handbook but some later cars produced at the time when the facelift ones were about to be introduced were given the facelift fusebox instead. Only way to know which you have is to visually inspect the board (hence linking you to both handbooks in order to cover the bases for you). Links to relevant books on ebay if you need them (whichever is relevant)- Early Mk2 book (6M5J-19A321-ADA (CG3505en) - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FOCUS-PRE-FACELIFT-HANDBOOK-OWNERS-MANUAL-WALLET-AUDIO-GUIDE-2004-2008-PACK-/332108486860?hash=item4d533558cc:g:EDMAAOSwal5YCL7p Late Mk2 and facelift (Mk2.5) book (9M5J-19A321-ADA (CG3505en)- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FOCUS-MK2-2008-2011-FACELIFT-Owners-Manual-Handbook-Audio-Guide-w-Wallet-/252606037147?hash=item3ad07e3c9b:g:t3QAAOSwImRYEPBM

ah ! must be the early as the instruments look the same like the cd player etc

The book you need will depend on which footwell fusebox you have. There is an early and late version (same as facelift mk2). I have PDF copies of both somewhere, I'll link them for you to download when I can locate them. Sent from my SM-G930F

Either bubbles in fuel line or housing has not been seated properly or it might be a broken housing.

Bubbles in the fuel lines caused by an incorrectly fitted fuel filter. Jamie

Bet you wish you could get a hold of the cowboy who fitted it! Top marks for the roofing company for being honest and not coming up with a BS story and trying to rip you off!

I don't like being inappropriately dressed this afternoon and getting wet. I wrongly believed the Met Office's rain radar, showing a patch of dryness coming across East Dorset between 2-4pm, and didn't wear anything remotely waterproof. The patch of forecasted dryness lasted ½ hour and was followed by another deluge

Hi and welcome. I don't know if you realise but you've landed on the Focus forum. Some here may be familiar with the mk4 Mondeo but you'll reach a wider pool of expertise either in the Mondeo forum here: http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/forum/13-ford-mondeo-vignale-club/ or this more active Mondeo forum on a different site: http://www.talkford.com/community/forum/96-ford-mondeo-mk4-2007-2013/ Sorry I can't be more help but hopefully you'll find it on one of the above links. Good luck Edit: As I'm sure you'll be advised, ultimately it's the mechanic's responsibility. The car worked before, it doesn't now. He broke it, he fixes it