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Engine

engine warning light illuminated what is the problem

2002 Ford Focus 1.6
Posted: Nov 9, 2010
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Intermitent smoke

changed turbo on this car acouple weeks ago serviced at same time imgetting smoke from the exhaust tested oil flow to the turbo no fault tested crankcase breather pipe no problem driving at around town speeds the car pulls away and runs ok ...

2002 Ford Focus 1.8 tdci
Posted: Jul 27, 2010
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Alarm

Last night whilst staying at my Inlaws house my alarm started going off every 5 minutes for no apparent reason. I eventually just disconnected the battery so we could get a night's sleep and stop their neighbours from lynching us!!! Anyon...

2002 Ford Focus 1.8 Turbo Diesel
Posted: Jul 3, 2010
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Vibration noise when in motion

Whilst driving i can hear a vibration noise and thought wheel bearings but I've jacked the car up to check for movement on all the wheels and there is none, What can this be ? Can anyone shed some light ?

2002 Ford Focus 1.8 lx
Posted: May 30, 2010
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Display panel

hope someone can help started car today and there are NO dials etc working on dashboard only petrol gauge is half way but only filled up nite before so no should be more fuel cant find any fuse issues whats happened any advice would be ap...

2002 Ford Focus 1.6 LX
Posted: May 11, 2010
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Chugging noise from engine,feeling vibration while in car,engine warning light on

HELLO ALL,got a very worrying problem that suddenly happened today,a chugging noise is coming from the engine,sluggish accelaration up through the gears,the chugging can be felt while in the car and the engine warning light flashes on,i had...

2002 Ford Focus 1.6 ZETEC
Posted: May 3, 2010
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Coolant loss

Lost power on motorway, stopped to see temp guage go up to red. Open bonnet, steaming from fan berlt area. Let it cool then drive to garage top up with lost water. Run 30 miles to get home, temp guage stayed ok. Had rattling noise from ...

2002 Ford Focus 1.8cdi estate
Posted: Apr 4, 2010
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Engine

done the stupidist thing ever and got water on top of engine,was running ok for couple of weeks then problems starting the engine,pulled spark plug cover off and plugs had water all around them,dried it up and still not right,got new plugs ...

2002 Ford Focus 1.6cl estate
Posted: Apr 1, 2010
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Temp gauge and management light

car behaves normally then temp gauge shoots up into red management light comes on and car goes into limp mode switch ign off and back on while driving sorts it, there is no pattern to this it can be ok for days and yet can be doing it every...

2002 Ford Focus 1.6
Posted: Mar 28, 2010
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Temp gauge and engine management light

2002 Ford Focus 1.6
Posted: Mar 28, 2010
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loss of power

very intermittant loss of power - engine continues to tick over but no response from accelerator pedal glow plug comes on, if i switch car off/on power restored. Ps can happen x1-2 per day, or x1 per week/month, (no set pattern to fault).

2002 Ford Focus LX TDDI
Posted: Feb 10, 2010
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Focus disel losing power or holding back when accelerating

sometimes my ford focus 1.8 diesel is hesitating when i accelerate, it feels like its losing boost or power somehow. I just wondered if anyone could suggest a few things i can try. I have serviced the car myself recently with new air filter...

2002 Ford Focus 1.8 tddi diesel
Posted: Jan 21, 2010
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Overheating

oil cooler was holed leaking water, changed cooler also changed thermostat, car overheats when driven no hot air coming into cabin top hose cold, does it need bleeding? or could it be pump.

2002 Ford Focus 18 tddi
Posted: Jan 19, 2010
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Heated front windscreen not working

The quick clear / heated front windscreen is not working at all and the front wipers do not cancel when switched off.

2002 Ford Focus st170
Posted: Dec 5, 2009
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Central locking not working, car doesn't start

I can't unlock the car with the keyfob; I have to use the key and unlock the other doors from inside. Then, turning the key in the ignition gets absolutely no response - no display, no noise, nothing... Just silence!

2002 Ford Focus 1.6 Ghia
Posted: Nov 29, 2009
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Smokey

hi i was hoping someone could help! as the mornings have got darker,i have noticed smoke coming from the exhaust(only in the cars behind lights) when i put my foot down a bit.i cant see it in the day time(or its just more difficult to) i ha...

2002 Ford Focus 1.8 ghia tdi
Posted: Nov 11, 2009
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Interior fan speeds

The interior heating/cooling fan switch only works on speed 4. The fan does not turn on on speeds 1, 2, and 3.

2002 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec
Posted: Oct 24, 2009
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Engine cooling fan

The engine cooling fan is continually running.

2002 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec
Posted: Oct 24, 2009
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Speedo

speedo drops to nothing when driving also slight loss of power as well as the mileage going blank returns some times a few seconds some times couple of minutes or if u accelarate hard when the speedo is dropping.

2002 Ford Focus 1.6 cl estate
Posted: Aug 27, 2009
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Headlights lighting up slightly when braking.

Can anyone help ? My Ford Focus estate has a strange problem -When I press the brakes the headlights lightup dimly. It's not a big problem except if somebody thinks I'm flashing them to come out at a junction when I'm just slowing dow...

2002 Ford Focus 1.8 Estate Ghia
Posted: Jul 17, 2009
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