You can't completely remove the glovebox without going through some tough times. Usually I just open it, pinch the sides inwards hard enough and give it a good pull. it'll swing all the way down to the point where everything falls out

Hello Guys

I'm thinking to buy a second hand Ford Fiesta,any differences between 1.5,1.6 and 1.0 ecoboost ? I read many members here are reporting some issue like gearbox and drivetrain etc etc

tiga bulan sekali nak blk Johor Kelantan and daily 20km workplace
..will the Ford Fiesta gonna be worthy reliable ?


thanks in advance guys

That not TCM it something do with the clutch. My need to revs up to 3000rmp++ only change gear from initial gear to next gear. FC very high to drive in town..

How much to change car battery outside? CS is charging me RM400. Varta brand.

This post has been edited by janson_kaniaz: Jul 24 2017, 09:51 AM

Century RM 265 trade in old battery

Did you need to go back to CS to reset anything?

Nope. Need to reset what?

radio kot... if youre afraid to set all those things again, change the battery while your car run on alternator

Downshift ma

Same issues across all models of Fiesta except the MT one. Ecoboost clutch seems to last longer, though.

Buy Directly from the owner so you can inspect the service record and ask the owner about the car.

Fiesta radio settings won't lari so fast. I've disconnected the battery a few times, doesn't affect anything except the windows auto-up function. Sometimes I may have to reactivate it after disconnecting the battery.

some say reset TCM.
but its not true.
you can change Fiesta battery normal like other car.

Recently had that even after changing the TCM, SC said due to my clutch pack. 7 years warranty so still able to claim and replaced.

eh clutchpack is 7 yrs warranty?

thx for the reply sir =) MT only for the ST model right

There is a 1.4l LX hatchback model that is MT. It has no ESC, but the 2012 and later models have 7 airbags.

Agree with buying directly from a private seller. Before I bought mine first hand, I was monitoring the used car market for maybe 6 months ++. I wanted a good second hand 1.0 but for some reason, don't know if it's my luck or just the ethics of used car dealers, all the Fiesta Ecoboost had the mileage tampered with by the dealer, conditions lied about etc.

In the end, said eff it and just bought new.

Ps I was told by ford sales agent to put the gear into neutral whenever the car is stationary, like at the traffic lights or just when waiting to turn into a road. He says it'll help to preserve the clutch longer.

Would that really help? It's kinda annoying and troublesome to keep switching between gears whenever I'm stationary. Anyone of you practise this?

Nice, how long have you had the car?

I used to believe that, but nowadays don't really care.

Logically when you keep you feet on the brake pedal the clutch will disengage anyway.

I've tried holding the car with the footbrakes and shift from N to D......the car didn't squat and the RPM didn't drop (If you've driven a MT car, that's what that would happen when you hold the footbrakes and half release the clutch pedal). So I'm pretty sure the clutch is completely disengaged when the footbrake is pressed.

But obviously you need to keep your brake pedal pressed if you stay in D. If you wanna tarik handbrake, make sure you're in N or P.

This post has been edited by dares: Jul 25 2017, 12:44 AM

yeah agree it does not make a difference the clutch will disengage when you press the brake.
i still shift to neutral when stop though.
force of habit after driving manual and 4AT after so many years.
i miss manual transmission

I was joking with a friend, about converting our DCT to a manual DCT.

2 clutch pedals, and 2 shiftknobs

then we would need 3 kaki and 2 left hands