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Ford focus dash display unit

Guffy · 2012-04-20 14:03:48

The mile clock is gone in the unit, there is no digital display coming up, and the petrol and water needles jump when engine is off (just an annoyance). I think i heard somewhere that this is a general problem with the focus, something about the instruments being to close together or something. I was just wondering if its…

20-04-2012 2:03pm

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The mile clock is gone in the unit, there is no digital display coming up, and the petrol and water needles jump when engine is off (just an annoyance). I think i heard somewhere that this is a general problem with the focus, something about the instruments being to close together or something.

I was just wondering if its a case of just getting a new display unit from the scrap yard and plugging out the old one and replacing it with this one or is there something else to it?

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#2 20-04-2012 3:12pm

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What year is the car?

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#3 20-04-2012 5:45pm

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If its the mk1 Focus your looking at replacing the instrument cluster for sure. Seen a few go act like that.
IF it is a MK1 focus its dosen't have to be programmed or anything.

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#4 21-04-2012 12:26am

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Ya its the mk 1.. 2002. Sorry. So its just the display unit that needs changing?

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#5 21-04-2012 6:53pm

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Cleaning the PCB sometimes fixes them. Where are you located?

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#6 21-04-2012 10:06pm

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Galway

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