stevec
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 12:55 PM |
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Ford Technicians and owners. 2007 Fiesta 1.6 TDCI Any good?
Looking for a car for wifey. There is a 2007 1.6 TDCI Ghia local. Low miles and imaculate nick.
Are there any Known issues that regulary crop up on these?
Cheers.
Steve.
[Edited on 25/3/11 by stevec]
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Agriv8
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 01:27 PM |
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The Injector seals have been done twice on wifes 1.4 TDCI ( fiesta ) was my dads before we bought it
1st by main stealer under warranty
2nd by my service chap not main stealer ( the trick is washing up liquid supposidly ! )
both front spings have been replaced ( bad batch ? )
There is an issue with starting when cold / damp ( fixabale with a ecu flash ford only ) but the general jist is there are glow plugs - but no light
on the dash !! the ecu will only let the starter crank for a certain amount of time to stop it being burnt out. So programed the wife and the 3 year
old  to count to 10 with ignition on before cranking.
the 1.4 is a pug derived unit as is my dads 1.6 Cmax IIRC ( he has had a new alternator on his under warranty ).
heated screen wires are a bit intrusive ( but brilliant on frosty mornings )
I would buy the wife another ( possibly dads Cmax when he renews that ) seems quite frugal
regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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stevec
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 01:37 PM |
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Thanks for the info. Nothing too horrendous there.
Steve.
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Norfolkluegojnr
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 03:50 PM |
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http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=152519
might be relevant?
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stevec
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| posted on 25/3/11 at 04:30 PM |
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mmmmmmmmmmmmm, Perhaps I will think again. They have a mint Polo aswell so I may go look into that.
Thanks.
Steve
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