2003 Ford Focus - Page 7 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Hi John. Have you checked at all whether you do have any electrical problem on the circuit for your injectors? or whether you do have any immobilizer which is set to cut the power to the injectors for not spraying fuel? or if you do have any relay or any ECU failure? Good Luck John.

its ur idle bypass valve is stuck open getting to much fuel while ideling and flooding itself ..

replace glow plugs

Yes, there is. Here's how to do it yourself:

My opinion is that the only thing you can do is replace the ignition lock cylinder. I have seen stuck cylinders on the Ford Focus many times, and never successfully got one unstuck. This is a fairly common problem with the Focus.

Im pretty sure they are. Check all your door switches to see if one is stuck or if the button or rubber cover has popped off. The switch may think that the door is still open.

Check your owners handbook, sometimes its in the back. If not go online to sites that sell radio codes. Basically type in "Ford radio codes" get the make model and serial number off yours. They are all on the back of the set. You may need someone to remove the radio for you to get them. Enter the numbers as required on the website, see if they have your set listed, pay a couple of bucks and they will send you the code. Shop around for the best deal, the costs vary considerably.

Blown head gasket.

are the starter motor wires loose?

Can you hear the fuel pump running? Just lay under the car or take the seat out and have someone turn the key on to see if the pump can be heard. You can take this pump out from inside of the car because it has an access plate in the floor. Just use a brass punch and hammer to spin the locking ring off.

If you try jumping it with cables from another car, and the starter just clicks,it could be a bad connection to the starter at the solenoid. It COULD also be a bad starter at this vehicle's age.Also make sure the alternator is giving you 13 or more volts at an idle to charge the battery.Hope you get it fixed! don-ohio (:^)

No relay fitted . works on doors witches and switch on cab light , cab light has a off on position.

Gear shift is not totally in the park position - had the same problem with a 2011 Acura TL - a rubber band kept the gear shift lever from totally seating in the park position.

Simple first thing u look under car with some one moving ur shifter make sure ur linkage to shifter is working over time the shift rods can come loose an slip and make. Sure ur e brake is not frozen then when ur sure thats all working you know only 2 things left. Clutch master cyl bad or you need new clutch be sure when buying new clutch you get it all throw out bearing. Presure plate. And clutch any thing less be not wise

are there any codes sounds like your overdrive shift solenoid is stuck open or closed

Check nutral start switch since u did clutch

No it dosn't sound like its the ALT. You need to check the output alt .Take a volt meter with the vehicle running and the meter set to 20 volts DC black to black red to red on the battery you should 14 to 16 volts 12 or under is no good. If your ok with voltage shut off vehicle disconnect the NEG terimanl from the battery . Meter on same scale check the battery voltage its a 12 volt battery so it should 12 volts but you say its new . The problem you may be haveing is a short someware in the vehicle. You can test for this with the meter on same scale by leaving the NEG cable off the battery vehicle not running red to red black to ground on engine or know good ground under the hood . If you read voltage you have a short some ware in the vehicle and it depends how much voltage you read 1 volt its something small like a switch or something that dosn't draw a lot of AMPS .If its like 5 volts or more then its like a motor something that needs a lot of juice to opperate starting motor window motor seat motor check the connectors to them first its the easyest thing to look at also check the fuse box I have mis labeled fuses that should be 10amp but dont burn out and the wires start to melt . These are not easy problems to figure and tend to be expensive to have someone else fix so the more you can figure out the more money you will save Good luck

the blower motor resistor is defective...See video for replacement procedure...Also photo of part... Cost is approx. $16...Good luck...saailer I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_6df67de3b14de867

when it happens and your check engine light goes on, drive to your nearest Autozone or Advance Auto Parts. They will check the engine light for free and tell you exactly what is wrong with it

You have either a bad head gasket that needs to be replaced ASAP or possibly a cracked head (more expensive). If you continue to drive or run the engine it will suffer crankshaft bearing failure. If the intake manifold is a "wet" type (coolant goes through it for any reason) that gasket may be leaking and letting water in the oil. But I'm leaning toward a new head gasket. In either case, water is entering the combustion chamber.