Animal169

Hi all, Just to let you all know the final outcome; The prices were almost as above, the only changes being with GSF, they came up trumps in that they were able to supply a clutch kit that included the DMF for under

Well, I think we have the final diagnosis!!........ I rang my dealer back to understand where he got the solid flywheel theory from and further question him. Basically, Ford's replacement part list has a solid disc, so methinks they know they're not that good! He did confirm though that my noise was like no other DMF failure they've had and have confirmed it is the gearbox :blink: I might as well change the clutch and DMF as well to save further expense as the car's done 78k. Final costs I've got are; GSF Clutch

Ok, then, latest update!! I'm starting to get very frustrated with all of this, I took my car to the Fraud dealer, they're normally pretty good, well they're better than Furrows who own most of the car dealerships within a 25 mile radius!! They diagnosed it as a gearbox problem as my flywheel is a solid one!! Ford's gearbox price by the way is Just over

Ok, then, latest update!! I'm starting to get very frustrated with all of this, I took my car to the Fraud dealer, they're normally pretty good, well they're better than Furrows who own most of the car dealerships within a 25 mile radius!! They diagnosed it as a gearbox problem as my flywheel is a solid one!! Ford's gearbox price by the way is Just over

Well that's better than a gearbox replacement, would the DMF cause a noise that sounds like a growl? the vibration seems right, at neutral throttle while driving there is no noise at all, and there's nothing obvious when in neutral gear, the growl is when either accelerating (which has now been joined by vibration that seems to coincide with cylinder firing) and decelerating where the growl takes on a type of pulse, it's all linked to engine revs rather than road speed. My Fraud dealer is going to take a look tomorrow, but I'm trying to narrow it down as far as I can now. Thanks for all help so far!

Right, I'd appreciate a little more help here, from research on other PD engine forums (audi, skoda, vw) could it be the flywheel???? seems to explain most of the symptoms??

OK, new update, the car is now vibrating under acceleration, this does not look good!! I fear a complete failure is coming on!!

Well, at least replacement doesn't sound too bad if it needs it, I'll do some more digging, it'd be nice to think my dealer could diagnose, but they're good at servicing and that's about it! Cheers.

it's not as easy as it first seems. I found I had to; 1) remove the aux heater exhaust pipe. 2) carefully remove the take-away food tray foil heat-shields. 3) split the joints, I found the rear seems to be a rust trap. 4) remove rubbers. 5) gently pull, twist and generally manouvre the mid section out over the rear subframe. I was fortunate enough to be doing this at a friend's house where he had an inspection pit so I can't remember whether we needed the extra room under the car. Hope this goes someway to help.

Yes, sorry, should have said, 54 plate for the final bit of info. Cheers.

Hi all, Hopefully no-one has had an expensive version of my problem. Just over the last few weks, my gearbox has become very noisy, it's not the O/S stub drive shaft, in fact I've isolated it to the input side of the box as the pitch of the noise changes with engine revs rather than road speed. I'm thinking it could be a bearing on the input shaft?? If anyone's come across a similar issue I'd appreciate your experience and remedies. Worst case I've found a supplier that can get me a recon box for

Well, I've been seaching the web to try and find a replacement glow plug for the infernal heater, but I must say Hans Motors has come up trumps again, just under

I think MO4 should now be MO5 after reading this!! :rolleyes: It's like another child that has just grown into a monster!! I don't even know why I started reading it???!!! :D Anyway, if I ever need it, I now know all of the pitfalls of wiper linkages! Now then back to searching for other failure points!

Great stuff thanks! Basically any 17cm round speakers will fit straight in!!

I forgot to add, it might stay on when you pres the middle or you might need to remove it and clean the contacts, these things are prone to getting coffee in them!

It could be the removable security plate (middle 4 radio memory buttons) I've had the same problem as has my wife with her focus (same head unit). Press it in at the middle (not too hard) and see if it comes on.

Hi All, As I'm still in my forum training pants, thought replying to this would be the quickest way to resolve my query. Firstly the creeping bit, I am sooooo glad I found this forum, it's saved me a fortune so far!!! Especially as I'm competant with mechanics, I've managed to beat my dealer's time and cost estimates on every job so far!! I'm sure that's not hard though!! Anyway, to my point, my next project is to get CC fitted, I know I have the FBW throttle, the system is already activated in the ECU, I just need to get the switch, loom and fit it. My only questions are; 1) I've found a genuine switch available on ebay, with loom for

Well, I've used them on BIG vehicles, they can be good, it allows you to keep your foot flat on the floor and know you're not going to get a ticket! If everyone has to have them fitted, then people will all get used to them and there'll be no problems, it'll also be a good reason to start a load of new threads as people find ways to bypass them!! The only issue is other road users :lol:, if people remember how to use the road properly, especially motorways, we'd all get around faster, I drive my Gal everywhere for work, every time I use a motorway, i see 2 main types of people, middle lane hogs (scared thay might have to change lanes, I even see some sitting in the middle when there's nothing else around them!!), and the 'fast' lane hogs (they seem to think they'll get there faster if they sit up the backside of the car in front). Personally I'm looking forward to fitting CC as I can get an extra 100m to the tank if I sit at 70, I'll probably keep my license longer as well. :blink: