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Blowers only work on number 4

the blowers only work on position number 4 positions 3,2,1 only work occasionly

1996 Ford KA
Posted: Nov 7, 2008
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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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Engine

the engine is shaking which is making the whole car shake, we have changed spark plugs, egnition coil, and one of the sensors we have had a look at it and we think the car may be running on only 2 cylinders how can we get it to work on all...

2000 Ford Mondeo 1.8 zetec
Posted: Nov 2, 2008
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Heater dirrectional switch

my heater will only blow on to the windscreen even when you change it to blow in car. any ideas. 2001 1.8lx

2001 Ford Mondeo 1.8 lx
Posted: Nov 1, 2008
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Temperature gauge slow to rise

Hi I have noticed recently that the temperature gauge on my Mondeo has been very slow to rise. Normally, it is up to the half-way mark after about a mile where it stops. However, for example, I drove ten miles yesterday, approximately seve...

2001 Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0 Ghia X
Posted: Oct 31, 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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Car only running on 2 cylinders instead of the 4

we have changed spark plugs and transmission coil when turning lights and heater on, the car starts to shake we think the car may only be running on 2 cylinder the car i not giving out full power and is struggling for revs what can we do?

2000 Ford Mondeo 1.8 zetec
Posted: Oct 29, 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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WONT START

You'll love this one. For the passed year nearly every winter, my car will not start, even if you try and jump start her. I put the immobiliser key in and turn the ignition key and nothing, all dash board lights come on and you can hear t...

1991 Ford Escort 1.6 cabriolet
Posted: Oct 26, 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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Dies than starts 10mins later

help mondeo tddi Sometimes i can drive for 3 days in a row with no probs, other times i can drive for 3 days then all of a sudden it loses power, dies & wont start again. Some days i can drive 3 miles and it suddenly dies! Usually...

2001 Ford Mondeo 2.0 tddi
Posted: Oct 26, 2008
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Steering

When i'm going around a roundabout or round a bend where i'm turning the steering wheel to the right, the car feels like it's going to tip up on the passengers side. I took it into the garage and they couldn't find anything wrong with it. T...

2004 Ford Fiesta
Posted: Oct 22, 2008
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Blowers not working!

Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there can help me. I have a 1999 Focus Estate and the blowers have stopped working completely - just in time for Winter!! I checked the handbook, located the fuse in the box in the engine, saw that it was ...

1999 Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec Estate
Posted: Oct 22, 2008
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Heater problem,temperature gauge and airbag

my car is a 1999 s reg ford fiesta finesse, right firstly the heater only blows out cold air, apparently the right pipes are getting hot but no hot air, next the temperature gauge is not moving at all it just stays on the white.finally the ...

1999 Ford Fiesta finesse
Posted: Oct 19, 2008
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Lost car keys

ive lost the keys to my galaxy but with them having a vw engine ive heard its not a simple problem to fix. can i just take door lock off and get code from it to get a new key cut or can i just replace ignition barrel with one from a galaxy ...

1997 Ford Galaxy td glx
Posted: Oct 19, 2008
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Heater blowing cold

Hi my wife's car is blowing cool air from the heater,all the pipes are hot,rad is hot the pipes in and out of the heater are hot,but still blows cool,there are no other problems,even on a two hundred mile trip,it still blows cool,any one an...

1998 Ford Fiesta 1.2 zetec auto
Posted: Oct 17, 2008
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JUDDERING ON ACCELERATION - DEEP NOISE AND BURNING SMELL

My puma has just started juddering on acceleration, theres a deep noise that goes with it, and a smell - like burning. I'm wondering if this is exhaust related, the clutch was replaced 5 months ago and fine. The engine light is flashing on ...

2000 Ford Puma 1.7 variable timing
Posted: Oct 16, 2008
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