Focus misfire ..

[sierraman]

Fuel filter is a 5 minute job on those. Doubt it’ll be the in tank filter, its a plastic tank, there’s not usually any shit in there. The internal 12v pump burns out but it usually gives you a heads up by blowing the fuse.

[mrbenn]

Certainly wasn't on the (7 year old/65k miles) car I did. Fuel pipes seemingly welded on to each end of the filter, and rusted clamp bolt.

[sierraman]

I always sack the clamp off and whack a cable tie round it.

[mrbenn]

Good advice!

[MikeR]

I have some holidays soon .....

 

it will be a challenge  ...... a day in the sun on my back

 

hope not !

 

I still have a offside  inner tie rod joint to have done and the windscreen ..

 

this car has cost me a 100 notes so far !!!    exhaust down pipe , coil pack , oil , plugs , paint , wiper blades ..........

 

 

 

ps it goes like s*** off a shovel now and is doing about 35 plus to the gallon

[mrbenn]

You've done well on the prices! Exhaust must have been around £40-50 on its own.

[MikeR]

It has just flown like a kicked stone .. Put some injector cleaner in yesterday ... Along with a plug lead tidy and spray ... And i hardly touch the go peddle and it just goes !!! .... I have noted the screen washer was also leaking onto the no 1 lead area .. Thats also fixed .. See if this holds up

[MikeR]

You've done well on the prices! Exhaust must have been around £40-50 on its own.

the downpipe with flexi  was 64 notes ,,,,

 

I was quoted 3 to 4 hours work @ 50 squid an hour , plus parts , plus vat by a garage for the downpipe replacement .....

 

err no ... google    and did it my self in an hour !

[MikeR]

bump

 

 

its still behaving ...I really tried hard to make it glitch on the way home , even floored in first from tickover ... it just flew !!

[The Moog]

The leak into sparkplugs is pretty well known. Hopefully fixing that means it be good for a while

[sierraman]

The leak into the plugs is the Mk2. Either the washer jets or the core plugs are the usual culprits.

[MikeR]

the top part of the washer jet had a angled piece of plastic pipe that popped onto the underside , it was loose and leaking ...

 

replaced with rubber pipe

[MikeR]

the problem re emerged last week on very rare occasions , when the engine had been running for an hour or more ...

 

and it threw up the eml twice about the cat not working

 

took out the air box and wiggled the wire to the coil pack ... no changes to the running engine ...so that wire was ok

 

put air box back  , confused ???

 

so I bought another set of leads ....  26 notes lighter

 

its been fine since ,,, but I said that last time