February 2014

Inside Line: RMI

Ford Ka 1996 -2009 Excessive vibration at high speed when applying the foot brake, soft wishbone bushes – not necessarily distorted brake discs. Engine burning excess oil and air filter full of oil – oil […]

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Inside Line: TecRMI

Air-conditioning system and instrument lighting malfunction Reference number(s): 48/2011 Fault symptoms: Control element illumination for air-conditioning system defective. Causes: Bulb defective. Remedy: Replace light bulb. Engine control unit – error code P1220 Reference number(s): 13-2011 […]

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Inside Line: Suplex

Ford Ka + SportKa (RB) – In Production 09/1996 – 09/2008 Ford StreetKa (RL) – In Production 12/2002 – 12/2005 Rear Suspension Ford engineers played many tunes with the rear suspension on the first generation […]

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Inside Line: Forté

Ford Ka petrol engines can suffer with excessive oil burning, high emissions and running faults caused by sticking piston rings due to contamination build up in the oil system. To cure the fault it is […]

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Inside Line: CES

Inside Line – Ford Ka to 2009 • A complaint is that the interior ventilation system will only blow cold/cool air or vice versa, hot air. The fault usually lies with the motorised heater valve […]

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Inside Line: Autoelectro

Ford Ka 1.3 between 1996 and 2009 is commonly affected by a wiring fault causing the alternator/battery warning light to remain on or flicker although the alternator is charging. This is usually caused due to poor condition […]

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Inside Line: Comma

A few notes about the Ford Ka (1996-2009): Engine Oil For this particular car, Ford list only one or two specifications for engine oil which should be covered by Comma Xtech 5W30. However, always make […]

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Inside Line: Fahren

The Ka has only had 3 recalls via VOSA, though all were for braking issues. Ka’s built between March 1998 and June 1998 often suffered with reduced braking efficiency from the brake master cylinder. Ka’s […]

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Inside Line: Cambiare

Ignition coils and lead sets are often requested from Cambiare due to hard-starting and misfires. In fact, 33 percent of the top-selling Cambiare parts for this model are ignition coils, whilst nearly 20 percent are […]

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