Mondeo/Focus etc? - Problems

[Hera]

My Mondeo 2004 : one where you unlock - or not - the bonnet with the ig key : a-clock - lift - clock lift . Flat battery - needed to go to Sheff : so put the charged battery / leads near the front . Key - no effect : Internet brains told me this is a common story : worse case scenario - car pick up / mechanic brought out , new grille/lock / labour ... - can cost 300 quid - plus .. and no contribution from the lunatic designers - . It cost me £15 and a lot of work : strongly advise anyone at risk to take preventative measures now .

 

The problem , was of course , that metal met plastic and the metal , eventually won : bad design . I had to cut the grille in half , at the bonnet front : have used the plastic rod with the Phillips end , rammed a large dia. nail into the other end , put a plastic sleeve on to keep the Phillips end engaged and used a radiator key on the nail's other end - made into a square . Replaced the 6mm bolts - dome headed , needed slots cut in to remove - - with new ones : this latter might be an idea as a preventative : would then be accessible through holes cut in the plastic.

[area 51]

Nothing wrong with the mechanism or design. They need to be lubricated at least once a year, unfortunately they get neglected.

 

Thanks for the info ,i had better oil mine tomorrow its starting to get a bit dodgy.Ill get the GT85 spray out.

[Hera]

Thanks , presumably , to me removing a battery lead , the , "entertainment unit " now requires a code . ! ?

[alchresearch]

You can ask on the Honest John website, they'll give you the code there.

[Seanjohn27]

I had the same problem, when I took original unit out the code was written on the topof unit...