This was so helpful..Totally grateful. Quite expensive tho . Got a Bosch for 31quid,but it works perfectly 😊. Let's see how long it lasts..
@MotoringEvents9 сағат бұрын
Thanks for watching and the feedback, hopefully its worth it.
@royalmailer2 күн бұрын
👌👍
@vasiliydrobot91693 күн бұрын
Thank you very much and God bless you 🙏 ❤️ 🙌
@MotoringEvents2 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching :-)
@thegaryfreeman17 күн бұрын
Another excellent video thanks. I have the same vehicle. Have you had to install a voltage stabiliser for the stereo to operate correctly when the engine turns off then on again? Thanks.
@MotoringEvents6 күн бұрын
I didn’t need to no.
@thegaryfreeman16 күн бұрын
@@MotoringEvents That's brill thanks.
@thegaryfreeman17 күн бұрын
Hi, thanks for the excellent video. I have the same car and will be following what you have done to upgrade mine soon. Can you please say whether you installed the green parking brake lead from the back of the head unit? Thanks.
@MotoringEvents6 күн бұрын
Hi, thanks for the feedback. No, I didn’t notice it. What is the brake signal for. There is a reverse switch which I didn’t put in yet, that turns the reverse camera on.
@thegaryfreeman16 күн бұрын
I think it's to stop videos being viewed whilst the car is driven but I've read somewhere that if it's just earthed to the stereo chassis it overcomes that anyway.
@wilfranco10 күн бұрын
is better removing the airbox first. The fuses hidden in the wall could be afected..
@MotoringEvents9 күн бұрын
You are probably right but it is so quick this way. 🤷♂️
@chris.obrien116 күн бұрын
Thanks so much! Just completed it successfully. I’ve got the facelift model so stupidly thought I did need to knock out those first 4 clips…turns out you don’t on this either 😅 anyways, cheap and doesn’t hurt to replace. Thanks again, legend.
@chris.obrien116 күн бұрын
Ha, just realised I commented 5 years ago when it happened last time! Bloody thing.
@MotoringEvents16 күн бұрын
It’s crazy isn’t it, on the third time I left the lock out and used a long screwdriver. Glad the video helped 👍
@chris.obrien116 күн бұрын
@@MotoringEvents great idea…next time I’ll do the same.
@coopj25016 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@MotoringEvents16 күн бұрын
👍
@attilapala181421 күн бұрын
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@MotoringEvents21 күн бұрын
I got excited 🤷♂️ it’s a 2008 car 👀
@samuelcuervo693223 күн бұрын
thank youuu
@mrsadrados23 күн бұрын
P38 too, old tec. Wonder how old that actually is?
@MotoringEvents23 күн бұрын
Yeah I couldn’t believe it on a 16year old car, it’s well spec’d for its age and standard model.
@danfonseca56325 күн бұрын
Thank you
@MotoringEvents25 күн бұрын
👍
@BigBadDon189327 күн бұрын
My 2012 Skoda superb does that too. Hold the lock button to fold in the wing mirrors
@MotoringEvents27 күн бұрын
Ah you have one up on me, no folding mirrors on the 2008 I think the 2009 A3 does that.
@KarlYounger27 күн бұрын
It's nothing new my 65 insignia elite does that
@MotoringEvents27 күн бұрын
Made me happy, I guess it’s a little unexpected on an 2008 A3
@RickJames-zf6jp23 күн бұрын
I check that feature on every car I get 😂 ya gotta love it
@robertgilchrist3988Ай бұрын
Never leave spanner on top of battery, if it crossed between the 2 terminal posts you could blow the ecu,,,, rookie mistake,,
@MotoringEventsАй бұрын
Fair comment and great principle.
@anthonyk9704Ай бұрын
Can I change the fuse without disconnecting the battery?
@MotoringEventsАй бұрын
Yes
@anthonyk9704Ай бұрын
@@MotoringEvents Thanks, I did it and the fuse seems to be OK. I also replaced it with another 5A fuse and started the car.. But unfortunately my speedometer still doesn't work.. Context: The battery was empty, I got jump start help but everything works except the speedometer
@anthonyk9704Ай бұрын
Can I change the fuse without disconnecting the battery?
@avpinstarterАй бұрын
Mite be a good idea to strain the old oil to look for bits of wet belt
@MotoringEventsАй бұрын
Very wise.
@supercub66Ай бұрын
Too much speeking
@MotoringEventsАй бұрын
Yup, painful isn’t it.
@AsteroSSBАй бұрын
Hi, is that 5w-20 oil satisfying the WSSM2C948-B specification? You are aware that engine has a wet belt i presume? It has to have some additives for preserving that rubber belt. What do you think about 0w-20 engine oil? Would it be better?
@MotoringEventsАй бұрын
Hi, I have no idea, I just go with the manufacturer guide. If you can protect the wet belt then great but you don’t want to risk not replacing the belts early as there is no warning before 💥
@020matrixАй бұрын
Puller for € 6,94 on aliexpress ;- )
@MotoringEventsАй бұрын
It was a flaff, puller next time :)
@Monkey21111Ай бұрын
I got stuck with a dead battery far away from home and couldn’t pop up the hood. This video saved me. Thank you!!
@MotoringEventsАй бұрын
Brilliant, thanks for the feedback.
@pierredegaye2141Ай бұрын
Silly question but do they sit driver side at the top or passenger, or does this not matter? I’m sure when I changed mine the passenger side was above the driver side, yet after swapping it seemed the driver side wanted to sit higher - or does it not matter ?
@MotoringEventsАй бұрын
Hi, this MK3 UK model the top wiper is driver's side. Only really matters if you are replacing the arm too.
@pierredegaye2141Ай бұрын
@@MotoringEvents thanks - mine was probably the same before changing it as the arms obviously are fixed so I may have imagined it as drivers side definitely wants to sit higher
@darrenparry3188Ай бұрын
Thanks! I had to do this to mine today and found your video very helpful, now got to repair the boot release lever as mine has fallen off 😅
@MotoringEventsАй бұрын
Keeps us entertained 😬 Thanks for the feedback.
@jernejkurincic9050Ай бұрын
It was such a fun looking at somebody else struggling with this abomination. To avoid those problems it helps much to have your lock well LUBRICATED all the time (it being stuck is the main reason the mechanism breaks), plus to be the only one you let open the bonnet (because others doing it with force is usually the time it breaks) If you still care for this car, it is probably the best idea to ask somebody to fabricate you a sturdy metal lever, attach it to the mechanism and on the other side make it poke through the grille Me I got used to lifting up the bottom part of the grille, going in with my hand and turning the mechanism with my hand (praying that the sphere doesn't get detached from the fork and swearing at the idiot who engineered this.) If you are still in the process of opening the bonnet, just pry the bottom part up, then go inside with the hand. . If you have a plastic lever, it will usually break at the lock, so you can turn the lever with your hand (but do it carefully so it doesn't get detached). If you have the wire system depicted here, pull iit out and turn the mechanism with your pliers. It is not a bad idea to look at the footage here to see what things look like inside to know what you are doing - actually knowing what is where is the most important thing here. Let me say that if there is the 10th circle of hell, the engineer who's planned this is certainly there. If not anybody else, he is there. He fully deserves it. This is refined evil and stupidity. Let's look at those stages of idiocy: 1 - make a bonnet to be unlocked with the ignition key (not that you need to run the engine often when you open it ...) 2 - use an unreliable and easily broken mechanism 3 - (later) "upgrade" it with a plastic lever (this is the one I have and makes me mad on and on) - well, in one sense it is better because you can reach in and turn it, but it breaks much easier (plastic gets brittle over time, and it also gets disengaged quite easily from the "sphere" Oh, and I just realized, this is like BEGGING for somebody to pry out the lock cillinder from the soft plastic grille at the front, make a copy of the key and break into the vehicle .
@MotoringEventsАй бұрын
Great and accurate write-up. It is a very painful and unnecessary exercise fixing and living with this crazy design.
@thekingof_Random2 ай бұрын
that was very helpful, thnkew so much
@MotoringEvents2 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@suttonclarke5072 ай бұрын
Any chance you know the part number for the aux piece? It was missing when I bought mine and we’re trying to find it!
@MotoringEvents2 ай бұрын
I just purchased the cd changer cables from eBay using this “Genuine AUDI A3 8P 08-13 GLOVE BOX CD CHANGER WIRING LOOM 8P0971679H” what aux device are you connecting?
@MotoringEventsАй бұрын
Hi, I just tried fitting the cd changer and that cable isn’t correct. Apologies I hope you didn’t get the wrong cable. I’ll do a bit of digging.
@jennywood56902 ай бұрын
Thankyou so much! Just changed ours on a Ford Focus CC3 I did it while my husband sat and watched the Grand Prix - typical get the woman to do it!
@MotoringEvents2 ай бұрын
Fantastic, it’s very satisfying isn’t it. Thanks for commenting 👍
@danfonseca5632 ай бұрын
Thanks for video however fuse changed and it's still not working so what next any info pls
@MotoringEvents2 ай бұрын
That's a shame, really you would need to use a multimeter to work out where the problem is. Have a look in the cigarette lighter hole, make sure there are no debris in there. Take the fuse out if there are so you don't get a shock poking around in there. Check the fuse hasn't blown again straight away, indicating a short wire somewhere.
@djtyros2 ай бұрын
I really would like to know more about the two outer clips/bolts that appear to have been broken off 4:30 On the video, that looks like a solid metal bolt, I cant figure out how your chizel gets through that, or how you put that back on to the chhicle after the main fix. Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated. please tag me. thanks!
@MotoringEvents2 ай бұрын
Hi, they are plastic. It’s a plastic screw that screws into a plastic fixing, I cut the top off of both the screw and the fixing it screws into, ideally they need replacing but I didn’t bother as the whole unit clips back in fairly solidly and the closed bonnet holds it in place. Some people in the comments were able to pry the whole thing out rather than breaking it, but they are super cheap. Have a look at the other comments. Thanks for watching.
@djtyros2 ай бұрын
@@MotoringEvents ok that's awesome. I'm struggling to find replacements online. Do you have a link, or something specific search criteria. I'd like to have it back perfectly, just for my OCD. Even if the clips aren't needed, I kinda want the option to do that, just for my brain lol. Thanks !
@MotoringEvents2 ай бұрын
@djtyros I total understand I’m going though the same sort of process with an A3 at them moment, replacing missing or broken bits. Search eBay and Amazon changing the keys words might help, if all else fails the forums are better for really specific info. I have a link in the video description to the fixings I used but they maybe for the smaller ones, it was a while ago, I can’t really remember.
@drunk1kangaroo3 ай бұрын
Nice car
@drunk1kangaroo3 ай бұрын
This would be 8000 euro where I live
@MotoringEvents3 ай бұрын
Thanks, really loving it 👍
@brendonsullivan33542 ай бұрын
The A3 diesels are brilliant. I had a 2015 1.6 serviced it well and it was a top car
@MotoringEvents2 ай бұрын
Good to hear, I plan on looking after this one and keeping it for a while.
@melsagelord39913 ай бұрын
Is it possible to dislodge something during this which causes a coolant leak?
@MotoringEvents3 ай бұрын
The tube to the left that runs parallel to the battery may contain coolant, not sure does that look secure? Seems unlikely though.
@melsagelord39913 ай бұрын
Mine had a service, then new battery fitted. After which I’m finding coolant puddles, losing lots. Back to the dealer we go, as they serviced the day before.
@gintis7413 ай бұрын
"thought this was an mk3" - dude, c'mon, edit the crap out or delete the whole video. Came here for quality step by step, and got this
@MotoringEvents3 ай бұрын
Fair play, I normally leave my mistakes in to show what happens sometimes, but it is a trade off with wasting peoples time. Thanks for watching and the feedback.
@gintis7413 ай бұрын
@@MotoringEvents yes, the time consumption was the main reason I commented. Although your video helped a bit (bolt locations).
@4282richard3 ай бұрын
Thanks for this.
@bazikestrit89533 ай бұрын
Спасибо
@cls03723 ай бұрын
I have a 2014 Ford focus. The cigarette lighter ports, aren't working. So, I wanted to know what fuse operates those, in my.car, so I can pull it, and look to see if it's damaged. Because if it "is", I can replace it with a new fuse. Thank you.
@aakashpariyangadu35193 ай бұрын
You did this all with recording it all by yourself, you are really great.
@MotoringEvents3 ай бұрын
Thanks, much appreciated.
@ACusBusConsultingSolutions3 ай бұрын
So the Universal patch lead does the trick for the steering control. Thanks much! 👍
@MotoringEvents3 ай бұрын
Yup, it all works really well except the built-in mic.which is a bit annoying.
@kevinbrooks5523 ай бұрын
Had to replace blown rear brake bulb on my son's Mk3 Focus today - video is excellent and easy to follow. Thank you.
@MotoringEvents3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback.
@mmcgready45663 ай бұрын
Did it last .
@MotoringEvents3 ай бұрын
It's a silly annoying job you shouldn't have to do, isn't it?
@mmcgready45663 ай бұрын
O yer it's down to ford again same as the water in boot problems.
@julianshellam3 ай бұрын
For all the time it took to remove the battery the way you did it ,you could have taken the air filter box out.
@MotoringEvents3 ай бұрын
I'll try that next time, it looks like flaff though. If I get another Focus.
@Noseypoke-mr7th3 ай бұрын
Mine stopped working on my 2010 Cmax, did the stripdown near enough the same as your Focus. Fitted a new washer pump ...all ok worked fine. 6months down the line hit the Stalk washer button ...NO WATER? stripped it down again found a BLACK coating on the inside of the washer bottle was coming away from the inside (don't know if that black coating is STANDARD? or contamination) Got a hose on the inside and got most of it our But although my PUMP is working still getting no washers? Cleaned out the Pump filter Still no Washers? A STUPID FORD IDEA TO HIDE THE BOTTLE AWAY UNDER THE WING? for probably a blocked tube ?
@MotoringEvents3 ай бұрын
Damn that's annoying. Can you clean or pressurise the nozzle end?
@rayhood68894 ай бұрын
easy to follow great video thanks
@MotoringEvents4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@MotoringEvents4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@anthonygant72074 ай бұрын
Bloody hell mate your steering wheels on the wrong side. lol Thanks for the help
@MotoringEvents4 ай бұрын
Nightmare quality control at Ford!
@ACusBusConsultingSolutions4 ай бұрын
Well done!
@MotoringEvents4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@ACusBusConsultingSolutions3 ай бұрын
@@MotoringEvents one question: how did you integrate the steering controls? Is there any specific connectors? Can you please advise on this?
@Skelbags2 ай бұрын
Black wire that was spare was the active microphone for the hands free calling, this is in the headlining and is a little circular plastic moulding between drivers and passenger seats in the roof.
@ACusBusConsultingSolutions2 ай бұрын
I sorted it out by adding a canbus in between.
@MotoringEvents2 ай бұрын
Oh ok that makes sense, that’s great news , I can bin the aftermarket mic. Thanks.
@avpinstarter4 ай бұрын
Dont forget to reset BMS when you fit a new battery
@MotoringEvents4 ай бұрын
Wasn't an issue for me, but for people who's start-stop stops working I believe the manual reset is as follows… Ignition on, Sidelights on, Press rear fog light button 5 times (the bottom one of the two), Press hazard button 3 times, Give it a few seconds and the battery light on the instrument cluster should blink a few times.
@jewels38954 ай бұрын
Homer Simpson design
@MotoringEvents4 ай бұрын
Lol, yup
@dennisarguelles33534 ай бұрын
hi which is the fuse for the low beam headlight right side? pls. help.
@MotoringEvents4 ай бұрын
Hi have a look at this post www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/140153-dipped-beam-issue-not-working/ I assume the light fuses are under the bonnet to the right of the airbox and battery.
@dennisarguelles33534 ай бұрын
Hi do you know what fuse number is the fuse for the low beam headlight?
@burnone7164 ай бұрын
Thanks, just did it to my '08 focus mk2.5! Popped the 2 side clips by turning a flat screwdriver and with some effort got the grille out (pop the hood open a bit by pushing a rubber handle between hood and headlights). The front cylinderlock and cable replacement is actually the easy part. Heads up tho for people with the 2.5, if you see a plastic v shaped cold air intake duct behind your grille try to undo the 2 bolts that hold it in. In my case i snapped them out causing in some damage to the plastic, couple zip ties to the rescue shhht haha. Opens and closes fine now, spent euro 29,99 and prob 45 minutes wasn't in a hurry.