Ford focus mk1

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Re: Ford focus mk1

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Ford ABS pumps are a known thing on my age of Jag too, apparently there's places that rebuild them now
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VAG stuff is also a nightmare for ABS pumps and coding.
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bub2006 wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 2:33 pm
I was offered a 2009 ford Mondeo tdci a month ago by a customer of his. Needed an alternator and battery but the old boy was giving up driving and didn't want to spend on it. Said I could have it for 500 but I turned it down as again I wouldn't trust it as much being a modern ish diesel.
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1.8 titanium
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bub2006 wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 12:06 am1.8 titanium
Vice free if it has had the wet belt converted to a chain.
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The chap did say the alternator going was his tipping point as he'd done a lot to it lately.
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Focus update. Never much to report on this as it's just faultless. Reading 39k on clock now which is around 76k ish total without checking Receipts. It's having a bit of work done this week,sticking caliper being replaced, exhaust rubber hangers due to being baggy,cambelt and crank seal. Also has a weeping seal on sump so that's getting dropped and sealed along with an oil change. 170 quid including labour so can't grumble.
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Paid more than that for me service last Thursday.
As I suspected I was right about everything.
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I imagine Bub gets a discount as he gives them topless pics.
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Cost me £360 for my van to have the discs and pads changed along with a new calliper last week. Regreased and put a new clip on the cv boot too.
Doesn't sound bad but I supplied the discs and fucking pads. I priced a calliper when I bought them and it was less than £80. I even supplied the cv grease.
That's £280 fucking labour. For what? An hours work? They're aren't fucking plumbers ffs.
In next Wednesday for a front nearside spring. Only £320 as they'll also have to change the drop link as well. How much is a fucking spring.
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