08 Fiesta steel 2

mrtom

Recently bought a 08 Steel 2 Fiesta. (Running well). I'm not sure which Mark it is or what the difference is with the Steel 1. I'm looking for a link for the owners manual.
Also for servicing, is there any advantage in going to a Ford dealer for servicing rather that my local man, thinking of diagnostic computer or other specialised Ford kit to keep it running sweet.

corktina

we have a 2010 Fiesta. Up til now we have taken it to the Main Dealer for service, but soon we will be taking it to our trusted Indy If there was a fault, I might take it to the main Dealer but there is no need just for a routine service imho

colm_mcm

Far as I know a steel 2 is like a steel but with 16 inch alloys

Nothing an independent mechanic can't handle

Mk6 is the 02-08 model, Mk7 is the current model

bazz26

Steel had 16" alloy wheels too but they were a different style to those on the Steel II.

Steel II initially had on top of the original Steel, colour coded exterior parts - door handles, front fog light surrounds, side body strips and rear boot lid. In early 2008 it gained a Sony upgrade stereo, auto lights and auto wipers as standard until the new model arrived. Sister has one for over 2 years and not a day's trouble with it, they are mechanically simple to work on so an indy is the way to go.

mrtom

thanks for the info. I found a site for the owners handbook:
https://www.z-order.de/download/

Another thing, I fitted wind deflectors and with the electric windows, I'm not getting a good seal anymore, wind noise at motorway speeds. Know of a non- destructive way of removing them?

colm_mcm

mrtom wrote: »

thanks for the info. I found a site for the owners handbook:
https://www.z-order.de/download/

Another thing, I fitted wind deflectors and with the electric windows, I'm not getting a good seal anymore, wind noise at motorway speeds. Know of a non- destructive way of removing them?

Are the ones that fit into the rubber seals? If so, try lubricating the seals and the window might close tighter.

corktina

colm_mcm wrote: »

Far as I know a steel 2 is like a steel but with 16 inch alloys

Nothing an independent mechanic can't handle

Mk6 is the 02-08 model, Mk7 is the current model

according to Ford, the 02 to 08 model is fifth generation so Mk5 is more logical, 00 to 02 is mk4 facefift.

colm_mcm

corktina wrote: »

colm_mcm wrote: »

Far as I know a steel 2 is like a steel but with 16 inch alloys

Nothing an independent mechanic can't handle

Mk6 is the 02-08 model, Mk7 is the current model

according to Ford, the 02 to 08 model is fifth generation so Mk5 is more logical, 00 to 02 is mk4 facefift.

And mk 4 is essentially a reskin of the 89 model :-)

Oops

corktina

yes in some ways but the mk4 and the 00MY are almost exactly the same except the front and back end.

Leonard Hofstadter

colm_mcm wrote: »

And mk 4 is essentially a reskin of the 89 model :-)

Oops

Which itself is a reskin of the Mk2, which was a reskin of the Mk1 from 76:cool:!

corktina

so it isnt Mk5 then its the Mk1 faceliftx4. Glad we sorted that out.