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Water pump

anybody got any top tips for replacing the waterpump?? regards chris johno

2000 Ford Focus 1.8 petrol
Posted: Jan 26, 2009
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Rattling water pump maybe?

Had a rad hose split and empty my system of water... squeaking started. Had to run it to get it home (didnt overheat as was a short journey) Replaced rad hose and refilled, had a bit of an airlock, undid a pipe poof the water bottle d...

2000 Ford Focus 1.8 tddi Manual
Posted: Nov 5, 2008
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Remove wax on windscreen

Ok, not only in this car, it happened in my old landy. In the dry, no probs, can see fine. At night its ok too, but when it rains and is dark you get like "smears" across the screen, im guessing its wax of some cind, like the jet wash ones ...

2000 Ford Focus 1.8 tddi
Posted: Nov 4, 2008
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Slow to start in mornings.

Ok, Im used to a landrover with glowplugs that never worked, on a cold morning it would turn twice and clunk into action. However this focus of mine, the glow light on the dash comes on, then goes out and I turn it over for about 4 secon...

2000 Ford Focus 1.8 tddi
Posted: Nov 4, 2008
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Erratic Central locking behaviour.

I have had a problem with my central locking which I thought at first might be my keyfob battery. I changed this but it doesn't seem to have affected the problem. Now when pressing once the drivers door ONLY will open as expected. However w...

2000 Ford Focus 1.8 LX
Posted: Oct 30, 2008
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Centeral locking... yet more.

Ok, following advice I found the hidden central locking fuse on the back of the fuse box - sure enough it had blown. Took it out and replaced, it popped as soon as it went in, put another on ein and it did the same. Im guessing this means i...

2000 Ford Focus 1.8 tddi Manual
Posted: Oct 29, 2008
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Central Locking doesnt work!!?

My Focus' central locking doesnt work, the remote doesnt do anything, but when inside the car if you lock one door, only that door locks, same with the boot, boot release doesnt work... everything is ok using the key, but electronically.. n...

2000 Ford Focus 1.8 tddi
Posted: Oct 27, 2008
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Cant open bonnet as key is lost under it and don't have a spair

i have left my key under the bonnet by a mistake and now i can't open it and was wondering if there was a way to open the ford focus bonnet without a key?

2000 Ford Focus
Posted: Oct 26, 2008
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Indicators on passenger side notworking

car was vandalised (set fire to on top of passenger wheel) washer bottle was melted and wires to indicator and washer motor were melted i have replaced the damaged wires and washer motor now works but i cant get the indicators to work. i ha...

2000 Ford Focus 1.6 zetec manual
Posted: Oct 10, 2008
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Loss of power / acceleration

Driving home this evening I heard a noise which made me think I'd hit a small pothole, then I noticed I just couldn't accelerate away, though it would pick up speed slowly and I could hear a slight 'fluttering' and vibration which I would t...

2000 Ford Focus 1600 Zetec manual petrol
Posted: Sep 4, 2008
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Vibration

Hi I have a focus estate 1.8td Getting a vibration through nsf transmitting through to steering and gear lever when accelerating , vibration reduces when I back off the throttle, also rpulling to left, have had tracking done , made litt...

2000 Ford Focus 1.8 td manual estate
Posted: Aug 21, 2008
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Very poor hessitation

over the past very days my car has become very very poor on acceleration.throught every gear its so sluggish n the engine noise has increased throught acceleration can somebody please help

2000 Ford Focus 2.o ztech
Posted: Jul 27, 2008
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Losing power & shuddering

My car is having a couple of problems,when pulling away it is sluggish and shuddering , also losing power between 60-70mph. can you help please?

2000 Ford Focus
Posted: Jun 7, 2008
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Plate bulbe

Hi, I had yesterday the exact problem of an old message. Could someone help please. (I was changing one of my numberplate bulbs when i saw a spark and the other bulb stopped working aswell (Silly of me to do this with the light on I kno...

2000 Ford Focus ghia
Posted: Apr 11, 2008
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Speedo failure - intermittent

my speedo stops working within 5 minutes of the start of most journeys. Sometimes it makes the car stall at a roundabout as the revs drop. Other occassions it also makes the mileometer disappear it just has lines althrough it. At the same...

2000 Ford Focus 1.8 zetec
Posted: Mar 16, 2008
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Heated Front Windscreen not working

Noticed the other day, that the heated front windscreen is not working. I click the button and the oranges light does not come on, i thought maybe the bulb had gone so just left it on for the windscreen to clear but nothing happened. Can't ...

2000 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec
Posted: Feb 19, 2008
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