2002 Focus TDCI 115bhp ?

[super__dan]

I'm looking for a sideways move on my Pug 307 to something diesel, I've found a decent 2002 5 door focus with 90k on it and no fake walnut on the dash. It's nothing flash but solid enough and should be good mpg.

Any critical advice?

[jim76]

i had a 52 plate focus 115 ps tdci ghia. it was a lovely car. nice ride, good mileage and good engine performance. Right up until the dual mass flywheel went taking the fuel pump and other bits with it. £3k repair bill.
it got traded straight in, repair cost was more than the car at the time.

with 90k miles on the clock, yours could be a big bill waiting to happen, unless it has already been replaced recently?

[super__dan]

Hmmmm, thanks for that

How can you tell if it's on its way? I drove it today and it seemed fine, was an old dears traded in at a main dealer, nice national trust tax disk holder in it

[jim76]

i don't know to be honest. i didn't really get any warning. Maybe a mechanic or ford employee on here can give you an idea. Mark Christopher is quite knowledgeable on that stuff.

[super__dan]

It's bought now anyway so any more bad stories please hold onto them.

Mark if you read this, any idea on what the camblet interval is?

[SlowOne]

You'll love it. Dual mass flywheels hate hard acceleration at low revs, so don't drag-strip it away from the lights, or make it labour under 1200 revs. If you keep it between 1500 and 2000 on part throttle, and don't give it large until the turbo chimes in at about 1800, they last ages. Mine's done 106k (2.0 TDCi) and it's as smooth as silk.

DEKTRA in Germany survey over 15m cars in German roads, and the Ford Focus/C-Max/S-Max constantly come out in the top five, with VW, BMW and Merc waaaayyyyy down the list. Lots of people can come up with a nightmare failure on cars with generally excellent relaibility records, that's the effect of natural variation in everything. It hurts when it happens, but if you want to guarantee a big bill buy a MkV Golf or an Audi A3 of similar vintage. If you want one of the most reliable cars out there... you just bought it!

Hope you enjoy it and there are no nightmares for you.