Engine warning light on tonight when I drove down to Budgens. I'm beginning to wonder if this is going to be my last Ford. If I remember them all correctly I've had six over the years starting with my first ever car, a Mk1
1300 Escort estate in the 70s. That was ok and so was the Sierra I bought in the early 90's. The Mk2 Fiesta XR2 was a cheap and cheerful heap that never let me down but the XR2i that followed it was a POS that got pensioned off when I drove down a flooded road and the inside filled up with water through the holes in the floorpan. The Mondeo 2 litre Ghia was nice to drive but expensive to fix the clutch and all the suspension bushes. The Focus 2.0 ESP has been so so with brake pads and disks both gone at 34k, clutch a bit juddery and engaging near the floor at only 36k, noisy gearbox, rust on the passenger door and then the inside misting up and wet carpets with the dreaded pollen filter debacle. But it goes round corners like a go kart.I know the rear wheel bearings tend to collapse at 30k but that's easily sorted, especially in advance rather than after they've gone and chewed up the ABS disks. The engine warning light has caught me a bit off guard though. Can't be the cat at only 36k surely? Oil and water levels are fine but it is a bit thirsty on short trips. I'm wondering if a coolant temp sensor has gone. Water temp gauge and heater work fine and it starts and drives perfectly normally.
Anyone got a clue as to the likely cause or known problems with this model?
-- Dave Baker - Puma Race Engines