Re: New poster and a Focus

[Malc]

Chris Street <venus.ngfb@chris-street.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:<dut1tnjp5j2s$.n9zxhmlddhiw$.dlg@40tude.net>...
> Hi there people,
>
> I'm the owner of a 2001 Focus TD and it looks as if we will be staying
> together for quite some time, rather than exchanging at the end of the
> finance deal. Hence I want to keep the engine and car as sweet as possible.
>
> Currently change the oil and filter every 5k, other servicing as Ford
> recommend. Car does 20 mile runs and about 17k a year. It's got 55k on the
> clock.
>
> I managed to get 230k out of my Rover 214 till some b*****d pinched it so
> I'd like to beat that if possible...:-) I'm wanting to know if there are
> better oil/air filters than the Ford Motorcraft ones - I cannot find any
> hard data about them and since I don't pay the dealr to service it, just
> for parts he's not really enthused to find out more for me.
>
I think you'll find that using standard Ford parts is going to do
quite well enough. You may want to shop around for your oil however.
There should be a spec in the owners manual which will give the
recommended type of oil and the SH/CPI(?) numbers. So long as the oil
you buy is at least up to that spec you won't go far wrong. Or just
keep on buying the Ford stuff. Given the mileage you got out of your
214 I'd say you can't be doing anything wrong in the way you care for
your cars.

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Malc

[Chris Street]

On 12 Oct 2004 04:20:07 -0700, Malc wrote:

> Chris Street <venus.ngfb@chris-street.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:<dut1tnjp5j2s$.n9zxhmlddhiw$.dlg@40tude.net>...
>> Hi there people,
>>
>> I'm the owner of a 2001 Focus TD and it looks as if we will be staying
>> together for quite some time, rather than exchanging at the end of the
>> finance deal. Hence I want to keep the engine and car as sweet as possible.
>>
>> Currently change the oil and filter every 5k, other servicing as Ford
>> recommend. Car does 20 mile runs and about 17k a year. It's got 55k on the
>> clock.
>>
>> I managed to get 230k out of my Rover 214 till some b*****d pinched it so
>> I'd like to beat that if possible...:-) I'm wanting to know if there are
>> better oil/air filters than the Ford Motorcraft ones - I cannot find any
>> hard data about them and since I don't pay the dealr to service it, just
>> for parts he's not really enthused to find out more for me.
>>
> I think you'll find that using standard Ford parts is going to do
> quite well enough. You may want to shop around for your oil however.
> There should be a spec in the owners manual which will give the
> recommended type of oil and the SH/CPI(?) numbers.

Morris Multilife - excceds the relevant Ford ESD number and correct grade
etc. Same oil I used in the Rover and my bikes.

>So long as the oil
> you buy is at least up to that spec you won't go far wrong. Or just
> keep on buying the Ford stuff. Given the mileage you got out of your
> 214 I'd say you can't be doing anything wrong in the way you care for
> your cars.

I used to use a reusable oil filter (Traskos) for the Rover where you
swapped the centre - looked a bit like a high class toilet roll. Sadly they
are American and hence do ones that fit the petrols, but not diesel Foci,
since you cannot get a diesel Foci over the pond....

I'm also getting a decent oiled air filter to replace the paper ones, as
I've never liked paper and it does go down the occasional gravel track.

[Tim \(Remove NOSPAM.]

"Chris Street" <venus.ngfb@chris-street.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:16j1m5ta8vlaw$.kfrh0go91dvh.dlg@40tude.net...
> On 12 Oct 2004 04:20:07 -0700, Malc wrote:
>
> > Chris Street <venus.ngfb@chris-street.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:<dut1tnjp5j2s$.n9zxhmlddhiw$.dlg@40tude.net>...

> I'm also getting a decent oiled air filter to replace the paper ones, as
> I've never liked paper and it does go down the occasional gravel track.


NO!!!!!!!!! An oiled air filter allows some of the more volatile "oils"
escape from it and they migrate to the Mass airflow sensor clouding its
operation. You'll then get drivability problems as the sensor cannot
accurately read the airflow so passes dodgy info to the ECU. Stick with the
standard Motorcraft paper element.

Tim..

[Chris Street]

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:05:09 +0000 (UTC), Tim (Remove NOSPAM. wrote:

> "Chris Street" <venus.ngfb@chris-street.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:16j1m5ta8vlaw$.kfrh0go91dvh.dlg@40tude.net...
>> On 12 Oct 2004 04:20:07 -0700, Malc wrote:
>>
>>> Chris Street <venus.ngfb@chris-street.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:<dut1tnjp5j2s$.n9zxhmlddhiw$.dlg@40tude.net>...
>
>> I'm also getting a decent oiled air filter to replace the paper ones, as
>> I've never liked paper and it does go down the occasional gravel track.
>
>
> NO!!!!!!!!! An oiled air filter allows some of the more volatile "oils"
> escape from it and they migrate to the Mass airflow sensor clouding its
> operation. You'll then get drivability problems as the sensor cannot
> accurately read the airflow so passes dodgy info to the ECU. Stick with the
> standard Motorcraft paper element.

Do diesels have a MAF sensor? I certainly cannot see one on mine.

> Tim..

[Tim \(Remove NOSPAM.]

"Chris Street" <venus.ngfb@chris-street.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:05:09 +0000 (UTC), Tim (Remove NOSPAM. wrote:
>
> > "Chris Street" <venus.ngfb@chris-street.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:16j1m5ta8vlaw$.kfrh0go91dvh.dlg@40tude.net...
> >> On 12 Oct 2004 04:20:07 -0700, Malc wrote:
> >>
> >>> Chris Street <venus.ngfb@chris-street.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:<dut1tnjp5j2s$.n9zxhmlddhiw$.dlg@40tude.net>...
> >
> >> I'm also getting a decent oiled air filter to replace the paper ones,
as
> >> I've never liked paper and it does go down the occasional gravel track.
> >
> >
> > NO!!!!!!!!! An oiled air filter allows some of the more volatile "oils"
> > escape from it and they migrate to the Mass airflow sensor clouding its
> > operation. You'll then get drivability problems as the sensor cannot
> > accurately read the airflow so passes dodgy info to the ECU. Stick with
the
> > standard Motorcraft paper element.
>
> Do diesels have a MAF sensor? I certainly cannot see one on mine.


Yes, both the DI and CI have MAF's.

Tim..

[Guy King]

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from Chris Street <venus.ngfb@chris-street.demon.co.uk> contains these words:

> Do diesels have a MAF sensor? I certainly cannot see one on mine.

I believe some newer ones do.

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