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[Andy B]

Just a quick look on a Focus thread....

One guy says 100nm and another says 85nm for the MK1. LOL!

Good chance info like that will be in the user handbook. Please read the manual 

[Webby the Bear]

Just a quick look on a Focus thread....

One guy says 100nm and another says 85nm for the MK1. LOL!

Good chance info like that will be in the user handbook. Please read the manual 

LOL I will do. Just thought I'd update my adventures

[Andy B]

Just a quick look on a Focus thread....

One guy says 100nm and another says 85nm for the MK1. LOL!

Good chance info like that will be in the user handbook. Please read the manual 

LOL I will do. Just thought I'd update my adventures

If you're such an obvious 'newby' to any kind of car maintenance please be carefull where & how you jack the car to remove the wheel, apart from the obvious ie it falling off the jack onto you, it's easy to bend/damage things that should not be jacked up on ie wishbones, radius arms, drive shafts etc

[05omegav6]

110NM = 85lbft iirc.

[Webby the Bear]

Just a quick look on a Focus thread....

One guy says 100nm and another says 85nm for the MK1. LOL!

Good chance info like that will be in the user handbook. Please read the manual 

LOL I will do. Just thought I'd update my adventures

If you're such an obvious 'newby' to any kind of car maintenance please be carefull where & how you jack the car to remove the wheel, apart from the obvious ie it falling off the jack onto you, it's easy to bend/damage things that should be jacked up on ie wishbones, radius arms, drive shafts etc

Will do mate thanks.

[Shackeng]

Webby, I am sure, as he offered earlier, that if you popped down the 21 miles to TB in Brackley - bearing gifts of course - that he can give you as much information in 30 minutes as you can get in hours of posts!

[Webby the Bear]

Webby, I am sure, as he offered earlier, that if you popped down the 21 miles to TB in Brackley - bearing gifts of course - that he can give you as much information in 30 minutes as you can get in hours of posts!

I will do at some point and am very much obliged.

Cheers all and happy new year

[TheBoy]

What was bad about it? The Mrs. has had hers for a few years now and no problems whatsoever. Quite comfortable too.

Gutless (1.6) compared to the other car we had at the time (1.6 Rover 25)
A load of ECU bugs (kept going to idle and/or stalling), otherwise reliable enough
Too small (compared to the Rover 25)
Really didn't like corners.

Positively, without doubt, the worse car either of us have ever had, and we've had some junk in our time.  It was a cheap lease car (£165 a month, all in (except fuel), for 2yrs), but it was a long 2 years tolerating it.

[Webby the Bear]

What was bad about it? The Mrs. has had hers for a few years now and no problems whatsoever. Quite comfortable too.

Gutless (1.6) compared to the other car we had at the time (1.6 Rover 25)
A load of ECU bugs (kept going to idle and/or stalling), otherwise reliable enough
Too small (compared to the Rover 25)
Really didn't like corners.

Positively, without doubt, the worse car either of us have ever had, and we've had some junk in our time.  It was a cheap lease car (£165 a month, all in (except fuel), for 2yrs), but it was a long 2 years tolerating it.

Fair enough.

The wife's is a 1.8 and it's practical enough. not too bad on fuel consumption either.

However , even though it's comfortable i simply hate the dash and the styling. although i'm fond of the steering wheel for some reasom.

just bought my torque wrench and breaker bar. result! it should have come to £108 and then she put it through the till.... £85 please. yee hah!

[TheBoy]

What was bad about it? The Mrs. has had hers for a few years now and no problems whatsoever. Quite comfortable too.

Gutless (1.6) compared to the other car we had at the time (1.6 Rover 25)
A load of ECU bugs (kept going to idle and/or stalling), otherwise reliable enough
Too small (compared to the Rover 25)
Really didn't like corners.

Positively, without doubt, the worse car either of us have ever had, and we've had some junk in our time.  It was a cheap lease car (£165 a month, all in (except fuel), for 2yrs), but it was a long 2 years tolerating it.

Fair enough.

The wife's is a 1.8 and it's practical enough. not too bad on fuel consumption either.

However , even though it's comfortable i simply hate the dash and the styling. although i'm fond of the steering wheel for some reasom.

just bought my torque wrench and breaker bar. result! it should have come to £108 and then she put it through the till.... £85 please. yee hah!

1.8 exhibits all the same flaws as the entire range. Truely horrible car. Nothing else comes close to being as bad.

You need some trade cards.  I picked up a 300Nm torque wrench from Hellfrauds the other day - to make the journey rescuing the Useless Student worthwhile - £48, retail price £80.

[Webby the Bear]

What was bad about it? The Mrs. has had hers for a few years now and no problems whatsoever. Quite comfortable too.

Gutless (1.6) compared to the other car we had at the time (1.6 Rover 25)
A load of ECU bugs (kept going to idle and/or stalling), otherwise reliable enough
Too small (compared to the Rover 25)
Really didn't like corners.

Positively, without doubt, the worse car either of us have ever had, and we've had some junk in our time.  It was a cheap lease car (£165 a month, all in (except fuel), for 2yrs), but it was a long 2 years tolerating it.

Fair enough.

The wife's is a 1.8 and it's practical enough. not too bad on fuel consumption either.

However , even though it's comfortable i simply hate the dash and the styling. although i'm fond of the steering wheel for some reasom.

just bought my torque wrench and breaker bar. result! it should have come to £108 and then she put it through the till.... £85 please. yee hah!

1.8 exhibits all the same flaws as the entire range. Truely horrible car. Nothing else comes close to being as bad.

You need some trade cards.  I picked up a 300Nm torque wrench from Hellfrauds the other day - to make the journey rescuing the Useless Student worthwhile - £48, retail price £80.

Yeah i will do.

i've read the post about the autobahnstormers so will prob do that cos i'm still going to need things even if i've got most of my basic tools.

that's a big discount! i'll apply for one too if they let me.

[albitz]

Afaik Halfrauds trade cards are not as easy to come by as they used to be.

[TheBoy]

Afaik Halfrauds trade cards are not as easy to come by as they used to be.

Took me about a year before I had a successful blag....

[Webby the Bear]

Afaik Halfrauds trade cards are not as easy to come by as they used to be.

Took me about a year before I had a successful blag....

it's like that is it! lol

how did you blag?

[Nick W]

What was bad about it? The Mrs. has had hers for a few years now and no problems whatsoever. Quite comfortable too.

Gutless (1.6) compared to the other car we had at the time (1.6 Rover 25)
A load of ECU bugs (kept going to idle and/or stalling), otherwise reliable enough
Too small (compared to the Rover 25)
Really didn't like corners.

Positively, without doubt, the worse car either of us have ever had, and we've had some junk in our time.  It was a cheap lease car (£165 a month, all in (except fuel), for 2yrs), but it was a long 2 years tolerating it.

Fair enough.

The wife's is a 1.8 and it's practical enough. not too bad on fuel consumption either.

However , even though it's comfortable i simply hate the dash and the styling. although i'm fond of the steering wheel for some reasom.

My mother's got an early Focus, and I don't get on with it at all.

The styling is hideous. It looks like the front, back and detailing were done by three teams who weren't allowed to see what the rest were doing.
The interior is worse. Plus there's less space in it than the preceeding Escort.
The seats are too small, and too high in the car, so it feels like you're sitting on it, rather than in it.
The steering wheel is too small, and has a stupidly fat rim. Feels like you're holding a pie dish.
If you really wring it out, it goes OK. But in a family hatchback, who wants that?
Handling is the same; it goes around corners really well, but the ride is worse than the 2.8i Capri I had when she got it. How is that possible?

It is reliable although she makes up for that by needing a new clutch every 30K miles. At £430 a go, that's pretty costly!