@@GarciaThornhill if you've watched the video the answer is there. It's not the best option if you want factory fresh steering.

@@usuallyfixingtinkering ok, will take another look. I've had this machine since 2004 and that's what the dealer told me it should be. As a brand new vehicle the Power steering fluid was red so I was a bit confused by the green fluid

It should be green from new, have you owned the car from new?

Thanks 👍

Thanks, you too! I will drop you a sub :)

its brilliant!

Be careful as most likely it may snap, but you have a spare earth point on the side!

Glad you liked it!

Have you checked the pulleys for wear? If they are faulty it can result in sounds when under load.

@@vevos_it’s a brand new continental set. It sounds like detonation sound 😢

@@TheTaverniaris You probably have to continue checking stuff. Continue where you left. Trouble shoot the rest of the ignition system. Check the fuel system. Bad fuel supply? Bad fuel quality? Maybe you got unlucky and got some low quality fuel (if that is a thing where you live). It's not easy for me to say much more... I think you just have to continue trouble shooting... unless someone more experienced than me knows the issue.

@@vevos_at first, thank you for your help. I put some octane booster and I think that it is a liiiittle better right now. I found that the coil pack comes from a KA (part number: A988F12029AD). Can a Visteon coil pack from a KA create a problem? At next step I would like to buy a OBD2 reader.

@@TheTaverniaris KZfaq is deleting my comment when I include the part number... but the answer is yes, you need to replace it with a Bosch one.

Struggles galore and is fairly common with most MK1's I've worked on (not just nics cars) at this age and time.

It sounds electrical because the problem has shifted but it's difficult to say, has the fluid been changed to rule that out!!?

@@usuallyfixingtinkering yes fluid and filter were both changed when I replaced the shift solenoid.

the screws can be weak on some cars, mine were absolutely fine!

Yep you need to replace the seal which can degrade

Oh it all adds to the drama!

I would certainly love to do something like that... however my cars need to win something for me to have those credentials. Amazingly none of my cars I consider to be concourse, they tend to be used!

Yes in not too finer words! But this is only pre-96/97 models, after that it was the Bosch pump we have on our 45's!

@@usuallyfixingtinkering that's good to know 👍

A great video for a fine morning! It was extremely eventful :)

In existence in the hypothetical future, Honda got what they wanted!

The Rover was a better finished car with the Leather and on 600 real walnut veneers

@@brucemay5409 not sure if you have been in an Accord of the generation but both were off a high standard, my friend has a 5th gen Accord and that still looks like new, so don’t compare one to the other, both were finished off the same high standard.

Great advice! I would say people get hung over around the '620ti' compared to a 623 like this, which is a as quick as anything I've driven. There was no facelift, the badge thing was rover cutting costs!

@@andrewtrinder7813 it's been sold sorry :)

Thanks again adam!

its already gone sorry buddy!

@@usuallyfixingtinkering No worries. Thought worth asking. Thanks.

Already been done coming out soon.

@@usuallyfixingtinkering grate! 🍱

That's because my car is a non-air con. It has a different system to most with air con.

@@craigshovlin9756 that's good to know the aftermarket one has done 2 years long may it continue! The switch has already gone to someone buddy just before this video came out. Many apologise

@@usuallyfixingtinkering no worries at all matey, my aftermarket one has been fine for the last 2 years I'll update you if that changes

You do exactly the same as the video, no cranking please - you'll end up in a mess and cause damage to the pump 100%. 2to 3 bottles for a thorough flush through.

Nic is great at the camera work, allows me to focus on the job :)

The parts manufacturing in Mexico is something I've only just heard of and your comment has confirmed about Bosch's existance over there! Mixing the fluids is what has happened to many MK1's because the fluid 195-A as quoted in the Haynes manual is ONLY for topping-up purposes, therefore owners and garages have been following this. However I am gobsmacked that no questions the use of ATF, when these cars clearly came out the factory with green CHF fluid. As stated in this video, ATF won't cause any damage (unlike not changing the fluid at all which helps kills the rack) but is not the optimum fluid to gain a true MK1 driving experience from when they were new! That is the aim of this video ultimately, to warn on preventing expensive issues with the switch and to use the intend fluid from the factory to gain the best experience of a MK1.

@@usuallyfixingtinkering Volvo did a good thing because they put either a red or green colour on the underside of the cap to tell if you should fill ATF or CHF... however something went wrong and some red caps were put on cars filled with the green stuff and the manuals were often wrong. People are still discussing what fluid is correct. To me it seems confusion arises when it comes to the Focus because Ford wasn't really clear enough that CHF was the correct original fluid with 195-A circulating everywhere.

I have to agree with that, it's very unclear and I'd advise that as well as videos like this that enthusiasts spread the info about this. Hopefully ATF usage will stop in the enthusiast world of the MK1 at least!

Hiya buddy, my apology in the respect that switch is no longer available, at the time of the video it was available which was last week. You have the parts numbers and it will be the best long-term fixes to prevent future issues with your c-max! It is also possible that it may be a different switch I haven't checked!

Thank you! Cheers a very satisfying and over-due job!

cheers buddy there is tonnes of videos on Ruby which are in a playlist for the car :)

@@usuallyfixingtinkering I'll have to start from the beginning I thinks :)

same here tbh as they cause rusting if not cleaned regularly, as this car is a dry weather only car the chances of clay build up between the mudflap and metal is minimal! I will be keeping an eye.

absolutely as the angle of the bodywork vs wheel camber causes the stones to fly down the bottom of both doors!

@@usuallyfixingtinkering also on the lip of the rear arch where it meets the rear door as the door sits in to much

@@petergrinnell2500 well its a good job this is a "drive only when dry car" 😁

​@@usuallyfixingtinkering Wat withBritish weather we have that is rare to be dry 😂

@@petergrinnell2500 it's been a terribly wet year and quite a depressing one as a classic car owners but remember I treat this as a classic (unlike many MK3 owners) so it only goes out for shows and meets when I know the weather is dry or forecasted to be :)

It's a great place to visit isn't it! Oh the fleetline's are really nostalgic!

@@usuallyfixingtinkering I particularly remember the red vynal seats then they spoil us with the metrobus with the cloth upholstery

It's very backwards because cloth seats where standard on many buses but then became vinyl in the late 60s and 70s which then went back to cloth! The 70s was definitely far from the heights of before!

That's very similar to this museum, I have not been to that one and will no doubt go at some point!

One on my jobs back when I started my welder career was making bus and mini bus seat frames and the legs for rescoft in (Redditch)in the mid 2004 company is still going

Wow peter that is really interesting, the days when the frames were actually metal and not mainlly plastic!

@@usuallyfixingtinkering they are still made out of steel with the company as they do all sorts even seats for Morgan and police vans probably many other vehicles now last time I worked through was 2015 I've done Many difficult jobs to do with welding mate

Glad you enjoyed it

Wow that is an interesting comment! You've driven all of the buses that are nostalgic to my past... did I mention a Leyland Lynx is for me a game changer in how it was designed and constructed and certainly could shift if fitted with a Cummins L10 lump!

Ebay!

@@usuallyfixingtinkering bought one, manuf part number 1948182, fingers crossed it is the correct one, price £13.87

It may be a limited edition where you are. Here it's a dealer special in this example.

Again ebay is your best bet!

Millenium editions tend to be owned long term and I suspect that is one you've spotted

Very rare colour!

😁 your welcome