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11th July 2003
249 Miles |
Collect the Tourneo from Motornation |
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24th November 2003
7545 miles |
After several fail to start due to a flat battery, usually caused by leaving the
interior lights on, and several visits to Polar Ford, I finally took it to C D Bramalls in Batley,
who replaced the battery without any hassle.
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25th January 2004
10827 |
First "Service" by Polar Ford, Wakefield
Generally OK Cost £143.61
However they did overfill the engine oil by a whole litre, and charged me £33 for the 7.5
litres of their "Castrol workshop oil" rather than use the Ford oil from their own Parts Dept that
would have cost around £15 for 10 litres .
I got no response when I raised the issue
informally, just fobbed off with talk. |
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16th July 2004
21579 miles |
Failed to start after being stood for 10 days
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9th August 2005
22859 miles |
Puncture destroys the rear nearside tyre.
Tyres not readily available, most
stockists are quoting me over a week to get a tyre, finally HQ in Wakefield can get one in 2 days
at a cost of £78.14.
It would appear that these Goodyear Cargo G26 tyres are not easily
available.
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29 September 2004
24989 miles |
Major Service at Polar Ford, yet another battle.
I queried the engine oil,
and got the response that I could provide my own.
Well this was good news as I could now put in
Millers XSS at around £12 per can.
Millers oils are far better quality than the stock
stuff these people normally keep, and Millers provide a free laboratory service to analyse their
oils during use and will provide a report on the oil's condition.
The screen washer switch was
becoming difficult to operate and the "cleaned" it
Polar replaced a washer jet that was
clogging, but charged me for it rather than replace it under guarantee. Generally OK Cost
£134.42
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27th November 2004
27729 miles |
Upgraded the wiper blades with Bosch blades
Driver's side from 690mm to
700mm
Passenger's from 600mm to 650mm
The extra visibility is useful.
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25th January 2005
33796 miles |
4 new tyres
Continental Vanco 195 75 16
£264
The fronts
were down to about 2mm, not illegal but it is winter, and a slow puncture (that turned out to be a
nail down the sidewall) to the rear offside prompted the decision. The rear nearside had a very
slow drop in pressure, which turned out to be a nail square though the tread.
So, needing 3
tyres and a puncture repair, I decided to replace all 4. |
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18th February 2005
37087 miles |
Service Light comes on
Well that's unexpected !!!
There is nearly
3000 miles before the service is due, and we are in mid Italy. It is late Friday evening, and we
try to make contact with Ford
There was a sound typical of the front brake pads being worn out,
so perhaps it is related to that ???
So I buy a set of front brake pads (102 Euros - £72
) only to find that there is still plenty of pad on the ones removed.
Perhaps we had picked up
a stone ??? Anyway yet another tip.
The brake kit comes with replacement bolts with a 12mm
head, but the ones originally factory fitted were 13mm head.
I finally get a message back from
Ford that the "Service Light" is not rigidly tied to anything that is being monitored, they say it
just comes on.
I follow the instructions in the handbook to reset the service light |
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22nd February 2005
37350 miles |
Severe pinking from the engine and glow plug light flashing slowly
Now we are
getting close to panic mode
Once again more messages to Ford from a cold mountain side on
the isle of Elba
They recommend taking it to a Ford Dealer.
So, I have a look around and
see the Fuel Filter Indicator is in the red. Perhaps dirty fuel clogging the filter. Removing it is
easy with a unscrew of the large plastic ring at the top of the filter. I pour out the contents to
see large amounts of redish brown sludge. Now we read the TIS. It says that after replacing the
filter the system has to be repressurised using a special tool. What !!! on a snow swept mountain
in Italy !!!
Think about it .... Let's fill the filter to the top with fresh diesel, refit it
and see what happens... Great it works.
Get new filter later from local Ford Dealer who later
I discover has sold me one for the TDi engine not the TDCi. |
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16th March 2005
40363 Miles |
Third "Service" by Polar Ford, Wakefield
Generally OK Cost £129.52
I provided the oil, Miller's XSS again.
I reported the screenwasher switch again and they said
they had fixed it. |
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13th July 2005
46824 Miles |
Air Conditioning not working
Symptoms are that the pump relay does not switch
to connect the pump clutch.
I find the fluid sensor is not detecting any pressure.
So off
to Polar, who don't seem to know what to do with an AirCon Tourneo.
So off to Benfield Ford in
Leeds, who seem to know more.
They find a leak and replace a pipe. It takes a few days, but
they did it all under warranty
I provided the oil, Miller's XSS again.
I reported the
screenwasher switch again and they said they had fixed it. |
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13th November 2005
52760 Miles |
One horn fails, the other is weak - off to Polar Ford, Wakefield
They fitted
two new horns under warranty. |
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7th December 2005
54645 miles |
Major Service at Polar Ford.
I provided my own engine oil, Millers XSS at
around £13 per can.
Polar charged me £143.12
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17th May 2006
68917 Miles |
Another "Service" by Polar Ford, Now move to Castleford
Generally OK Cost
£159.88 - a massive increase.
I made the mistake of not getting a Quote when I booked it
in, so they charged me top whack.
Even though I provided the oil, Miller's XSS again.
I
tried to get the wheel nuts replaced under warranty, but Steve said I would have to approach Ford
myself.
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25th August 2006
74458 Miles |
Power Steering Pulley failure
It looks like the bearing has overheated, and
melted the plastic housing causing the bearing to sieze and the belt to wear through.
Replaced
it with a new pulley and belt.
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1st September 2006
75138 Miles |
The "Service light" comes on
I reset it myself
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14th November 2006
78550 Miles |
Replaced the Front brake pads and rear shoes
Tough they were not worn down
mush at all, just the sound of braking made me thing they needed changing, before we set off to
Europe.
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7th January 2007
82996 Miles |
Now well out of guarantee, so I'll do my own ordinary services
Miller's XSS
again.
Headlamp bulbs changed to Ring +60%
Well worthwhile, the extra light is really
useful, though I need to wheel the beam down when there is oncoming traffic.
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15th May 2007
92070 Miles |
Suddenly dead, no response from the remote to open the doors.
Use the key to
open the door to find the battery completely dead..
Replaced battery from Wood Autos in
Wakefield.
I decided on Varta, as it seemed difficult to get reliability information on
batteries..
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3rd July 2007
96506 Miles |
4 new tyres
Well I thought I had done really well out of the Continentals and
nearly went for straight replacement
However I took up a "4 for the price of 3" offer that
Michelin were running at the time.
Read how I get on with the Michelins in the "Living with the
Tourneo" section
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14th August 2007
99889 Miles |
Yet another Service needed, done by myself
Miller's XSS again, Fuel Filter,
Pollen Filter and Fuel Filter.
The "O" ring on the sump plug was getting worn, so I decided to
replace it.
What a farce !! Ford cannot supply the "O" ring, only a complete sump plug
After
trailing round likely factors in Castleford, I was finally sent to one near Xscape ( the liesure
place"
The guy there found exactly what I needed, but because it was lunchtime and the staff we
on their breaks, he told me to "F** off " and not disturb his break again.
I said I would drop
him a packet of crisps next time I pass by.
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28th August 2007
99504 Miles |
The "Engine Warning" light came on !!!
Flashing amber glow plug light
I
had just been driving uphill out of Huddersfield gently, no load = strange
I stopped, had a look
round, nothing obvious, restarted the engine OK
Next week, driving out of Sheffield, uphill
towards Castleton, same thing.
Strange !!!
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17th January 2008
107842 Miles |
Failed to start, low battery voltage.
I took the battery back to Wood Autos
and they replaced it with a new version of the Varta Blue battery
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4th February 2008
109010 Miles |
Suddenly the engine started to overheat, while accelerating onto a motorway. off
the scale, engine shut itself off.
I survived. I discovered I could make progress at tickover,
any faster and it went off the scale.
I found that parked at the roadside with the engine on
tickover the temperature gradually comes down.
Power steering OK. No water loss, tank is full.
Heater blows cold. Water pump belt goes round and looks OK. Is it the water pump impellor that has
come off the shaft?
Investigation finds the Water Pump has stripped its splines, and the Power
Steering Pump has a worn drive.
Replace both, all in now fine except my wallet!!
See the detailed pictures of the Water Pump and Power Steering Pump
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24th May 2008
117214 Miles |
I decided it would be prudent to change the Accessory Drive Belt, the age,
mileage and intended journey to Norway freatured in the decision.
Read about full details of changing the belt |
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8th July 2008
124410 Miles |
Following the breakage of our Nearside door mirror unit in Norway, a replacement
unit was bought from Doncaster Motor Spares for £20, and a glass from Polar for
£34.77
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