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Ford Focus 1.6 CL Estate Cluster problem??? Help!!


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Hi guys,

 

I have a Ford Focus 1.6 CL '51 reg Estate the battery was flat for about 2 weeks.

I have a client coming to see the car this wednesday and possibly buy it. So I said better to plug in the charger and give a charge to the battery to start it up.

Charged it enough ... started the engine, I then noticed that the mileage display was showing all 88888888, then the engine temp gauge not coming up at all.

Everything else seems to be working OK in the car.

I disconnected the negative from the battery and reconnected, started the engine again ... and now the display has gonne blank and the engine temp gauge is still not coming up.

Has anyone come across similar problem with their Focus.[sAD][/sAD]

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There was a fault with Ford Focus instrument clusters on certain ages of car, and after the problem was featured on the BBC Watchdog programme some time in 2008 (I think), Ford eventually offered a deal whereby dealers would replace the instrument cluster for £99 inclusive of parts and labour.

 

If you pull the temp sensor plug off which is located between No 2 and No 3 spark plug leads you SHOULD see the guage go into the red.

 

Or perhaps remove the cluster yourself anf check the printed circuit for corrosion at the teminal points.

 

Good luck!

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