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it is completely up to you The air filter can be used with or without the removable cap. The removable cap both affect noise and performance. However the performance difference will be hardly noriceable on the 1.0 ECOboost. Without the removable cap the induction noise will be a bit louder. However on the 1.0 ECOboost the turbocharger dampens a lot of the induction noise. Even with the RS air filter housing and without the removable cap the induction noise is still quite sophisticated. I suggest to use the filter with the removable cap installed first and get used to it for a while. After a few weeks remove the cap to experience the difference. Based on your own experiences you can decide whether you prefere to drive with or without the cap.

Thought this might be a fun one but what is your car history? I've only owned 2 cars for the 3 years of driving. My first car was a Peugeot 107 which had a 1 litre petrol engine. Nice little car with just £20 tax. Back when I used to drive to college I'd only paid £20 for petrol every 3 weeks. Put LED reverse light (only one reverse light it had), interior light, number plate lights and front sidelights. Also fitted parking sensors. I remember putting on these wheel trims as the current ones were badly kurbed. Also fitted a OEM rev counter and OEM glove box lid The problems I had were: leaking radiator, catalytic converter leaking, changed the original factory battery and clutch. The parts on the car were cheap. Clutch was about £37 and this was the updated one as the face-lift had a slightly bigger clutch plate. Last year sold that. Was happy the guy was happy with it and showed him the receipts and pictures of the work done. He got it for his daughter as she wrote off her first car after just 6 months of driving. Two months before I got my fiesta zetec s. Next got my mk6 fiesta zetec s 1.6 TDCi. Sadly the previous owner lied about work being done on the car which did upset me and put me off the car for a few months. Problems I've had with it were a leaking injector and one of the brake fluid pipes broke during MOT inspection so had to change that. Till now it drives nicely and is more powerful but as cheap to run as the peugeot. Have done a lot of subtle mods to it as I feel the exterior looks good the way it is and is a rare example. Got into machine polishing and did that on the fiesta. Paintwork looks like new now. Just a few dents letting the car down.

This is the part I've bought. Should be about £40 to fit and then £60 for a re-gas on top. There's an excellent air con specialist in Bridgend who will fit it and re-gas the system. I doubt there'll be any problems with the compressor as it comes with a 45-day warranty, but if there are any surprises during fitting and re-gassing then at least I have the warranty to fall back on.

It may be worth phoning up the breaker. If they are responsible, they should have de-pressurised and drained the a/c system before dismantling. There are heavy penalties on commercial operators who vent a/c systems to the atmosphere, and are caught. So they should know if it was pressurised, when it was de-pressurised, and if it was sealed up straight away. Though whether they will be honest about it is anyone's guess! Ah, that has changed a bit with your last post, came in as I was typing! Probably as good as you can do, as I said you are reliant on them being honest and responsible. But it is vastly better than a new or re-con compressor & fill at a dealer, I suspect that would be between £500 and £1000!

Thanks...but you did teach it to me in the first place...

Tom to the rescue again. Well done.

Ignition on for 10 seconds Press rear fog switch 5 times Press hazard switch 3 times Wait 10 seconds and watch for battery light flashing on dash Ignition off Edit - can an admin make a topic about the battery reset and sticky it so it's easy to find?

hi ,im sure ill be using this forum ,dont like garage prices,so hi to all

2013 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Petrol 2015 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi 2018 Ford Fiesta ST 1.6 Ecoboost Next car will likely be another Fiesta ST

Typo.............Should be F7 card waiting!

We have done this car ownership list a few times over the years on the forum , but here goes again if I can remember that far back lol First car , 1974 mini van.(that was just after I passed my test and wrapped my mum's polo round an orchard of trees after 3 days with full licence) 1981 Austin metro 1983 vauxhall astra1.3 1983 vauxhall cavalier 1.8 Sri 1976 Austin mini1275gt 1987 vauxhall astra 2.0gte 1984 vauxhall astra 1.3 1980 Skoda Estelle 1983 Subaru forester 1990 vauxhall cavalier 1.6 1998 Suzuki baleno 1.6 2000 Suzuki alto 1.0 2003 Suzuki Liana 1.6 ( all 3 Suzuki's were the most reliable low maintenance cars I've had. Not one problem ) 2007 Mazda 6 sport 2.3 2010 Mazda 3 MPs 2.3 turbo (wish I still had it apart from the fuel consumption!! ) 1967 Triumph vitesse 2.0 2013 ford focus 1.0 ecoboom And 7 motorcycles over the years.

New they list at £51k so the poor guy that bought it must be crying, I know I would be. Could have been a lot worse though, could have been a Ford lol

I’ve fitted it and left the cap off. It’s not too loud. Sounds just right. Not really noticeable in terms of people outside the car. I’ve noticed the throttle response is certainly better. Even at set off. Also just done a motorway run. Sixth gear and pick up to top end speed is very noticeable. Overall it’s smoother. But I’m very happy with the bluefin and K&N combo. Massive improvement all round in terms of fun, smoothness and economy.

Quick recap over the last 20yrs... first Car was an Orion on an ‘F’ plate - bought from an auction swapped that for a 1.2 Astra on an ‘F’ plate, done up to look like a GTE. Bought this at an auction too citreon Saxo 1.1 - rear brakes rubbing, heated and expanded causing them to jam on doing 70 on a DC corsa 1.0 ‘club’ (I think) which did 75k in 12 months!! Mk4 golf 1.4 - heavily modified astra 1.6 six also heavily modified Audi TT roadster 3.2 - far too expensive to buy and run but what the hell lol Vectra 1.8 bought for a steal because it had that god awful beige interior, needed it urgently due to the ex witch taking off with TT. Sold it after 3months for a profit lol clio 178 cup Megane WSR mk3 Focus 2.0 titanium fiat Panda 100hp - needed something easy to get in and out of after breaking my back, it was great fun to drive and surprised a lot of people at the lights. Skoda Fabia MC mk5 Mondeo and my current Mk3.5 Focus 1.5d PS ST Line loved my Megane and was sorry to see that go, it was comfy and fun. I most miss the Mondeo but it was too big and thirsty to justify keeping it.

Hi @Bannko Just purchased a 2015 Focus Titanium which is supposed to have the Nav version of Sync2. (Information in top RH corner of screen, compass showing, and "where am I" function available). So far no luck getting the supplier to sort it, so Ford will be trying in a couple of weeks. If that doesn't work, I'd like to try the DIY method. I have an F8 Nav card ready and waiting! Could you please send me the instructions on how to install Nav on sync 2 system.? Cheers.

No pictures of most of mine but... Mk1 Escort estate. Was originally navy blue but I hand painted it in black smoothrite. Mk5 Cortina 1.6L. (Beige). Bought from a mate but it was way too thirsty. Mk2 Astra van 1.7D. (Black). Nice car, should never have sold it and bought... Opel Manta 1.8 Berlinetta. (Metallic poo brown but I insisted on calling it bronze). A myriad of problems, mostly head gasket and blocked radiator (which my useless mechanic chose not to fix properly). Citroen AX 1.1. (Red). Nice little car, surprisingly nimble. Fitted the GT kit to it! Mk3 Cavalier 1.6L (Blue). Dull. Mk5 Escort Ghia 1.8 16V. (Tourmaline green). Decent car, went really well. Fitted the RS2000 kit to this and then someone stole the side skirts in the middle of the night (and tore the fibreglass getting them off so probably couldn’t use them after). Vectra 1.8 Sxi. (Black). Not bad, but like the cavalier before, dull. Gearbox blew up on the A38 on way home from the Lake District, £2000 repair bill then a certain stainless exhaust supplier killed the ECU by welding without protection or disconnecting the battery. Eventually got some money back but the experience talking to their MD was so bad I’ll never use them again. VW T4. 1.8TD. Originally blue but I handlainted it NATO green (a pattern emerges). Bought on a whim, loads of faults but managed to get it through 8 years of ownership. Freelander 2.0TDI. (Silver). A lot better than its reputation suggests. Nice drive and the BMW engine went ok. Was starting to show it’s age(15), so p/x against my Focus. Mk2 Focus Estate 1.6TDCI (Black). Touch wood, no issues apart from a cooked alternator. Flew through it’s mot last week. Almost a homecoming, at least I don’t have to paint this one with hammerite... Still cant leave well alone.

You can't buy a year old Mondeo for £20k... Did this have the fire risk recalls done to the battery cable and heater or did they not affect them as late as 2017?

That’s not a good sight at any time Kevin, what a nightmare. I guess you should be thankful it wasn’t in a garage or under a car port joined to the house. Looking at the rural/agricultural setting there I’m going to put my money on some kind of small rodent type animal chewing through some electrics?? @zain611 if you can find a 1yr old 530d for £20k I’ll take it, I’m guessing Kevin bought it new/nearly new so will have been more like a £40k+ spend? 530D xDrive M sport Auto? (List £51k)

Well, I've had a few over the years...looks like I've broken the 30 mark now... 😮 306 - '97 1.4 Miami, had manual windows and mirrors, no central locking but an electric sun roof! No ABS, felt generally unsafe and very poverty. 306 - '01 1.4 Meridian, much more spec...but the headgasket popped and blew a rad hose 2 weeks after purchase, plus many suspension issues, decided not to buy another from a dealer! 306 - '01 1.4 Meridian, lovely dark blue colour, few mods, bought from a forum member...killed 2 gearboxes then the rear brake drum locked on a 60mph blind bend, ideal. 306 - '01 1.8 Meridian, bit more power this time, bought as a cheap stop gap with no service history...or oil or coolant lol... Most reliable car I'd had, but only 35mpg! This was the turn to the dark side of diesel... Golf - '01 1.9 GT TDI 130...loads more torque, turbo boost, 60mpg, comfort and a few toys... Blew loads of coal until I replaced the split intercooler lol. But it was only a 3dr and I needed a 5dr. Golf - '02 1.9 GT TDI 180...5dr practicality and first car I'd had with cruise and climate...of course the AC was broken though! Modified it, then broke the turbo, DMF, camshaft and lifters, couldn't justify repairs, broke it up for parts. 106 - '98 1.4D Zest 2, horribly dangerous, unbearably slow being a non turbo diesel, no spec, bought from a mate of a mate as stop gap while replacing the Golf turbo, did 70mpg and even towed my trailer though. Vectra - '99 2.0 CDX Auto, bought from a part time dealer as a stop gap after the Golf died completely, waterpump failed within 20 miles, returned for a full refund Avensis - 1.8VVTi Verona, bought instead of the Vectra, not a bad car tbh, did over 40mpg, huge dent in the wing from previous owner and the interior was very Jap (cheap!) 306 - '00 2.0 HDi Meridian estate, I put a clutch in this for a mate so he let me borrow it for free, felt like a major decline after the Golfs, liked the estate practicality though 306 - '00 2.0 HDi Meridian estate, mate wanted his back so I bought my own, in blue of course, mapped it and lowered it etc...used it as a workhorse and it literally fell apart, broke for parts Vectra - '06 1.9 CDTi 150 Design, first decent car, nice spec...snapped a spring coming off my drive the day I bought it, ruined a brand new tyre, never could trust it afterwards 306 - '00 2.0 HDi DTurbo, bought during Vectra ownership as a cat D write off, broke it for parts, made a nice profit 306 - '00 1.8 Meridian, bought as a stop gap to sell the Vectra...too thirsty though, same as the last time I bought a 1.8 306! 306 - '00 2.0 HDi DTurbo, bought from a long term forum member knowing it was high mileage...his idea of 'drives fine' was very different to mine, had to replace the clutch and rear suspension and it still felt like a high miler 306 - '00 2.0 HDi DTurbo, bought as front impact donor for the above one, paid less for the whole car with a freshly refurbished rear beam than a beam refurb would've cost! 306 - '99 2.0 HDi Meridian, bought with snapped cambelt, put the engine from the above donor in it and used this one for a while as it didn't feel as bad as the high miler I was using 107 - '13 1.0 Envy...huge mistake, most expensive car I ever bought at the time,, only 1 year old, purely looked at running costs and reliability, ride was so rough I couldn't drive it out of town, main dealer had lied about various things, returned it within a week, decided not to buy from a main dealer again Focus - '08 1.6 TDCi 110 Titanium, had the X pack, full leathers, xenons, tints, PF mirrors, panther black...very nice car, shame about the DPF! Turned out the DPF was blocked when I bought it but didn't know about them at the time, also had tracking miles out with ruined tyres and no reverse lights...decided not to buy another from an indy dealer, there's a pattern here lol. Kept it for 3.5 years though, and I do miss it tbh, if only they'd put an economical petrol in the Mk2.5s I'd have another straight away. 306 - '99 2.0 GTi-6, bought during Focus ownership so as not to get bored with the Focus, nice little project, had been wanting one since my first 306. Sold it to get the deposit for moving out 206 - '02 2.0 DTurbo HDi, bought as spares or repair, fixed and sold for the same reason as above 106 - '02 1.4D Zest 2, bought spares or repair but was too involved for me, sold on at a loss, fail. 306 - '01 2.0 HDi Meridian Estate, bought as spares or repair to try and recoup the losses above, broke it for parts, only just broke even, times had changed, online fees and courier costs etc. Fiesta - '03 1.4 Zetec Climate, saw this 2 weeks after I moved out on ebay at the end of my road as spares and repair, fixed and sold...only broke even again S40 - '02 1.9TD Sport, bought to use while the Focus DPF was 'repaired' and ECU mapped. Too much boot behind the rear axle and ditchfinders on the rear meant lots of terrifying drifting with tools in the back of this saloon lol. It also smelt horrific, I'll never forget the smell of this car! 306 - '98 2.0 GTi6, getting bored of the Focus and working on my mates 306 Rallye made me want another, turned out to have quite a few issues, clutch failed a couple of weeks in so lost trust in it Fiesta - '08 ST150, swapped for the GTi6 with a mate, nice enough car tbh, ride was a bit hard for me though. Had a weird instance of the whole electrical system failing so I lost trust in that as well, sold at a loss, decided to not buy any more cars ever... Focus - '12 1.6 TDCi 115 Titanium, new MOT DPF regs forced me to change the Mk2 Focus so I bought this thinking it'd be similar but better, how wrong I was...broken AC, jerky clutch and jumpy engine, electrical faults, generally horrible car, don't miss it at all A3 - '04 2.0 TDI Sport, bought this at the start of summer for the ice cold air con and so I could take it to VAG shows, climate, cruise, nav etc, but turned out the ride was too rough for me to drive it further than the local shops, major fail. Mondeo - '06 2.2 TDCi Ghia - mates Dad was going to scrap it due to limp mode, I bought it for scrap value, fixed it and sold on for £300 profit, not much compared to the losses on the Mk3 Focus and A3 though Golf - '12 2.0 TDi Match Bluemotion Tech, bought this cheap to use while I sold the Focus & A3 and scrape as much money together as I can to get something decent...currently having DPF issues and struggling to find anything decent and petrol within my budget and criteria, so will inevitably chose another car which won't suit my needs and carry on this cycle...

Thanks Thaifiesta, now working, I did not realise I had to press the Aux buttom more than once to cycle through the 3 functions. I was sure it was something easy.

The maps are stored on an SD card, that can be found under the armrest in the centre console. Just pop it out and the version number will be written on it. The current version is F7, it’s likely you have F5 or F6. Map updates are available on EBay, although it’s quite possible that they’ll be copies; however they work just as good as the genuine cards (and are considerably cheaper too). You can also check the version number also by going into the system settings in the sync menu. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

@Bannko I did mine this weekend, I managed to brick the first unit I got after installing! It came with 2.2 software on it and I attempted to update it (downloaded an update from Ford for a similar spec VIN) and although it said it had successfully completed the update (and to remove the USB stick), when I restarted it I got nothing but a blank screen. Tried all sorts to get it going again, pulled the battery for 30mins, even removed the unit for a while and tried it again but nope, killed it. Very costly mistake! Managed to grab another APIM cheap (5hr round trip to get it today) and re-used the screen from the dead one, it has 2.3 software on it, all installed and set up and working perfectly. Will add a new USB hub at some point but for now it's great and I don't plan on updating the software any time soon 😄 Anyway, just wanted to say thank you again for the awesome guide, it helped me so much and I'm not sure I would have attempted it without your efforts. THANK YOU. @RevDan Did you resolve your issues? I have a rear cam and front and rear sensors (with all the park assist features) and I get the little car symbol pop-up on my SYNC3 as I did with SYNC 2. I could maybe share my APIM config and you could compare?

It’s a definite no I’m afraid

I have a feeling they won't. Can't see ford keeping some bits of the exterior the same when making a new model.

Have a look at that picture and then at a picture of the headlight on your car.

@Bannko absolute gentleman A Big Thank you Helped me from start to finish sending over a simple step by step instructions on how to install Nav. Even organising the license. Always swift to respond when asking for advice. Thanks Bannko Brian☺️

anti roll bar drop link you can get them from any good motor factors

Hi , Recently replaced this pipe on my 2008 1.6 TDCI car, take a look here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/INTERCOOLER-TURBO-HOSE-PIPE-6M516K863HB-1496240-FORD-FOCUS-II-VOLVO-S40-1-6TDCI/222892836909?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649. It's quite easy to fit although its easier to reach the bottom hose clip if you remove the right hand headlight David

Hi Neal, If you didn't know, the service interval on the MK5 Mondeo is every 2 years or 18,000 miles and the timing belt is due at 10 years or 125,000 miles. I very much doubt that a fleet car would have its timing belt replaced early though, but you never know. You can register (free) on the ETIS website here http://www.etis.ford.com/ and look up information on the car by the reg number. (check for fitted optional extras, service sheets, etc)

Probably sat in a field for 4 months before you bought it and at PDI the service light was not reset .

Usually its the yellow connector under the relevant seat thats become dislodged. Look under the passenger seat and you'll see it. Make sure its pushed together properly. As for the crash sensor thats located behind the front bumper.

Probably not as bad as a mate of mine. Woke up in the middle of the night to this!