mrbenn Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 No OBC in mine but don't they tend to be a little optimistic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 8 hours ago, mrbenn said: No OBC in mine but don't they tend to be a little optimistic? That's what I thought, I can't believe fuel economy would be that high under those circumstances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 What were the revs doing at 70mph in third? The reading probably wasn't out of the ball park but not really something you can test long distance under those circumstances! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 1 minute ago, mrbenn said: What were the revs doing at 70mph in third? The reading probably wasn't out of the ball park but not really something you can test long distance under those circumstances! Just over 4000 rpm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Should have given it a good clean out ? Eyersey1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 17 minutes ago, mrbenn said: Should have given it a good clean out ? Yes it needed it, it was smoking really badly before the turbo hose got changed mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Just got in from a 250 odd mile round trip into Cheshire and Derbyshire, thought I'd give it a run out to clear it out a bit before the MOT on Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Moment of truth, I'm currently sat at the testing station waiting for the MOT. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Thanks, it's passed the emissions test now just waiting for the rest of it. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Just heard them call out headlamp alignment is out, one is too high and the other too low. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Good news is the old fellow has passed, they just doing the paperwork now. rainagain, Jim Bell, The Moog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Eyersey1234 said: Good news is the old fellow has passed, they just doing the paperwork now. Good news, any advisories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Just now, Dan302 said: Good news, any advisories? Nothing recorded on the MOT database, all they mentioned to me was part of the exhaust had deteriorated a bit, the heat shield near the exhaust was loose, EML on and the bonnet open warning, the EML and bonnet I knew about anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Given its age and mileage it seems in pretty good shape really Dan302 and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 This happened this morning, not a proper mileometer moment as such but marks 10000 miles since purchase Jim Bell and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 I took the Focus up Staxton Hill on the way back from Whitby earlier on to see how it coped compared to the Fiesta, whereas the Fiesta struggled to maintain 3rd gear the Focus was quite happy going up in 4th, just shows how much more powerful it is than the Fiesta was. mrbenn, The Moog and Dan302 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 My OH's corsa now through another MOT, failed on a leaking shock absorber so 2 new ones fitted. Focus running fine, had a run up to.Scarborough today. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonedagain Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 6/6/2019 at 8:41 PM, Eyersey1234 said: How accurate do other Foci owners find the fuel consumption on the on board computer? I was giving it a blast on the a63 earlier to clear it out a bit and it reckoned it was doing high 40s mpg in 3rd at 70mph, that can't be right surely? Car manufacturers often tweak the trip computer to show a higher mpg than is actually being achieved. Trip computer accuracy is not a legal requirement, Speedo accuracy & odometer accuracy are. Eyersey1234 and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 The car made a friend this morning Dan302 and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 Another decent trip for the car this weekend as I'm going up to Northumberland in it. Dan302 and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 Parked on Lindisfarne this morning Dan302 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 It's done over 500 miles this weekend, I think the run has done it some good, though I do quite a few long journeys. In nearly 9 months with me it's done about as many miles as it did in the previous 2 years. Dan302 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 Came back to the car earlier on to find this dragonfly on the wiper, wonder why it seemed to like it on there as it didn't seem to want to move. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 Another mileometer moment this morning The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 I'm sure this car eats headlight bulbs for breakfast lol, nearside one has blown again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 Headlight bulb changed this morning, let's see how long this one lasts lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 Well it appears to have done the usual Mk2 Focus trick with the dashboard. No lights on that shouldn't be or weren't already but all the gauges have started overreading. Any ideas on how to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 I've reset the gauges and it seems to be working OK now, the rev counter is reading a bit high still but I can live with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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