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Ford Focus "Engine fault" and "Transmission fault"
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Jim K wrote: Not usually apparent from your generally inciteful & largely BS posts... I wonder if, having tapped the collective's knowledge, you might change your general approach?...hehe I'd recommend you do as if not, the next time should hopefully be a stone "feck off" wall... Wonder where the forum netcops are when actually needed? -- *Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote: Have you looked for a *Focus* forum? There is usually lots of knowledge on obscure faults with specific models. Yes, the obvious ones were designed no doubt to extract cash. I found few answers and on a lot a popup would flash up to reveal a nice helpful Ford expert willing to provide advice. Probably the same expert that becomes an instant doctor or vet then comes up to provide medical or vetinary advice on other sites. If I had the patience a track of the sites would no doubt be revealing. If there is one, I'd try the forum of the Ford Focus car club. Or Ford club which includes them. Ordinary forums for a model often seem more concerned with which polish is best, rather than understanding the oily bits. I have nothing against paying for services or even advice, but a DIY group beats anything commercial hands down for the simple reason the contributors have a genuine interest in the topic and the primary concern isn't moneymaking. A keen hobbyist often has a broader knowledge of a product than a pro. Especially these days where garages only believe what the computer says. Something that escapes the idiots in power who assume that there is no other incentive apart from cash. Quite. Value for money seems a dirty word these days. -- *A nest isn't empty until all their stuff is out of the attic Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote: I have nothing against paying for services or even advice, but a DIY group beats anything commercial hands down for the simple reason the contributors have a genuine interest in the topic and the primary concern isn't moneymaking. Be worth posting to uk.rec.cars.maintenance Quite a few knowledgeable people there, with a recent thread about Focus woes. The signal to noise ratio there is way superior to here. -- *Could it be that "I do " is the longest sentence? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Sunday, 16 September 2018 13:45:18 UTC+1, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote: Just attempted to fire up the Focus hatchback, manual with a zetec engine. It wont start presumably because the transmission and engine warning message is displayed. It was fine when parked up around three weeks ago. The battery is fine, the lights and other electrics work but there is no attempt to turn the engine over. I dissed the battery and the fault is still there. Anyone had this? Regards AB Did you push the clutch pedal while trying to start it? What kind of eejit would forget to do that? BTDTGTTS. ;-) Tim -- |
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Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote:
On Sun, 16 Sep 2018 23:14:59 -0000 (UTC), Mark wrote: Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote: Just attempted to fire up the Focus hatchback, manual with a zetec engine. It wont start presumably because the transmission and engine warning message is displayed. One of our customer's had this happen to a focus outside our pub alarm warning light and engine would not turn over but everything else seemed to work ok the AA turned up and fixed it within a few minutes well ask what they did when I next see them Many thanks, I would appreciate it. I have one of these OBD things on order, so perhaps it will allow an alarm reset. apparently it happened twice first time outside pub AA replaced fuse which had blown second time some weeks later car had to be towed to Ford dealer by AA for fix but they dont know what was replaced so check fuses first - |
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On 16/09/2018 14:23, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote:
Some warning lights go off, none of the engine ones though. Just to confirm: On my 2017 focus the engine warning light and the oil pressure light stay on until the engine is started. -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On 18/09/2018 00:08, Mark wrote:
Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote: apparently it happened twice first time outside pub AA replaced fuse which had blown# Remember when checking fuses there are 2 or 3 fuse panels on a Ford Focus i) Engine compartment ii) Passenger footwell (or on older models behind the glove box) iii) In the boot (unlikely to have any fuse functionality to stop the car from starting) On-line UK manuals giving fuse functionality https://secure.ford.co.uk/OwnerServices/Owners-Manual -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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Mark wrote: apparently it happened twice first time outside pub AA replaced fuse which had blown second time some weeks later car had to be towed to Ford dealer by AA for fix but they dont know what was replaced so check fuses first If it's anything like the earlier Escort, the fuse box itself gave problems - even although it looked well made. -- *This message has been ROT-13 encrypted twice for extra security * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:41:45 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote: In article , Mark wrote: apparently it happened twice first time outside pub AA replaced fuse which had blown second time some weeks later car had to be towed to Ford dealer by AA for fix but they dont know what was replaced so check fuses first If it's anything like the earlier Escort, the fuse box itself gave problems - even although it looked well made. Thanks, the diagnostic unit should be here tomorrow, so I will give that a go first. I had loads of fun with vehicle electrics on my Fiat, the loom was impossible to follow so I ended up rewiring odd bits. Vehicle electrics are a pain! AB |
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On 18/09/2018 20:36, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq wrote:
Vehicle electrics are a pain! AB The worst electrics if had on a car was on a Spanish built Vauxhall Nova. All the plastic bits holding the mating halves of the spade/receptacle connectors were made of some soft cheese like substance so when the car was assembled the spade didn't mate properly with the receptacle as it moved back through the plastic when the forced became to great. I had a few faults where the fix was to remake the connection by just using a screwdriver to prevent one side of the connector moving whilst pushing on the other half. -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On Tuesday, 18 September 2018 20:36:50 UTC+1, Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp
Vehicle electrics are a pain! AB at least with one of mine there were no fuses to worry about. NT |
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alan_m wrote: The worst electrics if had on a car was on a Spanish built Vauxhall Nova. My vote would go to a Vauxhall (Bedford) HA van I once had. Super vehicle - apart from the Delco electrics. Dizzy, alternator and starter motor all broke at low miles. Made me actually appreciate Lucas stuff. ;-) -- wife. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:03:01 +0100, T i m wrote:
Then you have to try to see if the codes that are coming up are anything to do with the fault that's actually causing you issues. Thanks for the info. The thing came through today. Unfortunately the laptop reported seeing the interface, but not the vehicle. I tried it on the company Mazda too, it seems to recognise that there was a vehicle on the end, but didn't idetify it. I sent a message to the seller, but it looks like I'm stuck with the companies heap for a while. At least at 76mpg, it's cheaper to run than the Focus. There isn't much else going for it though. AB |
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"Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq" wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:41:45 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote: In article , Mark wrote: apparently it happened twice first time outside pub AA replaced fuse which had blown second time some weeks later car had to be towed to Ford dealer by AA for fix but they dont know what was replaced so check fuses first If it's anything like the earlier Escort, the fuse box itself gave problems - even although it looked well made. Thanks, the diagnostic unit should be here tomorrow, so I will give that a go first. if you do get it fixed would be helpful if you could post what needed doing as my cousin has a Focas and looking online this seems quite common on older cars. - |
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