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Clutch master cylinder relpcement

Clutch pedal has fluid on it, seals seem to have gone, need to know how tyo replace or repair

2001 Ford Focus 1.9 Diesel
Posted: Nov 14, 2011
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Poor Running

Whilst travelling at a steady speed with low revs the car momentarily 'misses', the revs do not appear to drop. I have had the car looked at and the Ignition coil, lead set and plugs changed but to no avail. In discussions with three sepera...

2001 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec
Posted: Nov 2, 2011
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Speedo and rev counter lights not working

hi need help speedo and rev counter lights not working check fuses change whole clock display still not working any ideas please

2001 Ford Focus 1.8 diesel ghia
Posted: Oct 26, 2011
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Anti freeze/bleed radiator

on my 01 focus 1.8td, how exactly do i bleed the radiator after i drain it and add antifreeze?? how long does it take? i do not have a clue at all so any help if greatly appreciated,

2001 Ford Focus 1.8td
Posted: Oct 13, 2011
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Washer jet/pump problem

Hi there, I have a problem with my washer jets on my car. They do not work very well on the front. I have just changed the jets and 1 was working with a lot of power but then suddenly stopped. I get a bit of a trickle and thats about it. Is...

2001 Ford Focus tdi
Posted: Sep 14, 2011
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Heater not working

my 2001 1.8td focus, the heaters/blower is not working, its blowing air out ok, but it is always cold air. even when the car has been running for a while. have changed the thermostat. no difference

2001 Ford Focus 1.8TD
Posted: Aug 17, 2011
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Car goes idle while a let indicator pulsin .

Hello mates, i have a strange problem with my car from a few days... while i drive my car sudenly looses power going idle. While the indicator of Glow plugs that heat the internal combustion chamber area pulses non stop. i try to acelerate ...

2001 Ford Focus 1.8 tddi
Posted: Jun 28, 2011
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Indicator lights

Hi, whilst driving the other day i indicated left and the indicators started stuttering between left and right, later that day they were ok again however then whilst working nights the car was in the carpark and every 5 minutes the indicato...

2001 Ford Focus 1.6 zetec petrol
Posted: Apr 28, 2011
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Loss of power, electrics going haywire, acceleration slipping

i bought a ford focus 2 months ago and was fine. one day the car engin management light went on. so changed the spark plugs and all was good. a few weeks later, when i accelerated the car stuttered and wasnt smooth n feels like iv lost p...

2001 Ford Focus
Posted: Apr 13, 2011
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Cd not working

keep getting error E4 ANY IDEAS

2001 Ford Focus 1. 6 auto
Posted: Apr 4, 2011
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Smell inside car after starting

upon starting car there is a smell inside my car it is like rotten eggs

2001 Ford Focus 1.6lx
Posted: Mar 23, 2011
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Speedo not working and engine jerking

My speedo has started working intermitantly (working or not working ) and the car has now started jerking when this happens. The engine does not jerk every time the speedo oes not work. When the juddering happened we pulled over and switche...

2001 Ford Focus 1.9 Z TEC
Posted: Feb 27, 2011
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Rattling noise

as soon as engine is switched on a rattling noise comes from left hand side belt just started today don't know what it is?

2001 Ford Focus
Posted: Dec 20, 2010
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Power - battery

Sometimes my car will not start. The first time it would not start, nothing had been left on but the battery was flat. The RAC came out and jump started the car and did a check on the battery which was all fine. THey said it was because of ...

2001 Ford Focus 2ltr Ghia
Posted: Nov 16, 2010
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Sudden oversteer

On turning right the car has a tendancy to pitch in and oversteer, and has even got into a 4wheel skid. New tyres fitted, tracking checked, recent MOT pass (done while problem exists)and tyre pressures correct.Rear shocks?I'm at a loss.

2001 Ford Focus diesel lx
Posted: Sep 22, 2010
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Missing part of spark plug

Changed spark plugs on daughters Focus,when cleaning up found sliver of ceramic to be missing from side of one of the used spark plugs,this missing piece about length of plug and quarter of the round shape,unable to find this missing piece,...

2001 Ford Focus 1.8 petrol
Posted: Jul 21, 2010
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Temp gauge

after finding out my engine had a hairline crack in the block, my garage have sourced another engine for it. we got it in and running sweet and the temp gauge was fine, as apposed to it shooting into the red all of the time. after a short ...

2001 Ford Focus 1.6 zetec 3 door
Posted: May 29, 2010
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Hairline crack in block

posted a problem last week on here, regarding my focus overheating. the garage i bought it from have changed the thermostat, water pump, rad etc. its bascially had a brand new cooling system, and the temp gague is still up and down! got a...

2001 Ford Focus 1.6 zetec 3 door
Posted: May 16, 2010
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When starting from warm sometimes a clanking noise and the clutch pedal hard

on starting when warm sometimes there is quite a rattle clanking noise it doesn't start and the clutch pedal get hard to push down. switch it off and it may take a couple of trys but it starts and after a few seconds the clutch is fine and ...

2001 Ford Focus 1.8 tdci manual saloon
Posted: May 7, 2010
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Temp gague up and down, funny bubbling noise coming from engine when steering wheel is turned

temp gague shooting up into red, then creeping down again. no warning lights up on dash. and also there is a bubbling noise every time the steering wheel is turned. took the car back to the garage i bought it from, they reckon the two probl...

2001 Ford Focus 1.6 zetec 3 door
Posted: May 3, 2010
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