In alt.autos.ford.focus Sod the Builder <SodtheBuilder@canhefixithotmail.co.uk>:
> Gotta colleague who has above car and it was only firing on 3 cylinders.
> Local garage did new ignition coil and HT leads.
> Since then she has been aware of vibration noise and it has cut out a few
> times. Returned to garage who did a test drive, could eventually hear noise
> and the car did cut out. Cuts out when warm, not just from cold. Garage have
> spent 1.5 hours today trying to isolate vibration noise - it is plasticky
> and seems to be related to revs. He has tie-wrapped a few possible bits but
> still can't find it. Says that it is nothing dangerous.
> BUT the guy says that the oiled is black and overfilled - turns out she got
> a "litre of oil for a modern engine" and poured it all in a few months ago.
> She has owned the car for 8 months and not sure when it was last serviced.
> Methinks that his quoted price for an oil./filter change of ?49 is a bit
> steep - but it needs Ford Zetec oil, 5 - 40w apparently. (local Ford dealers
> do it for ?45).
> So . . . I think that it needs an oil change anyway as it has only been
> used for local journeys. Any ideas tho on what could be causing the cutting
> out problem please? Garage guy suggested that cutting out could be caused by
> poor oil flow when cold????? Never heard of that myself.
Best idea get some Ford dealer which has a clue. This is complete
nonsense, if the oil flow would break for just a second, it's
very likely you'd need a new engine, in many cases it's cheaper
then fixing the engine.
Get a dealer that has some idea about cars.
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