Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi 68 Zetec Review

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Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi 68 Zetec
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clooteybum's Review of Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi 68 Zetec

16th Apr 2008

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Length of ownership
    Not supplied
  • Performance
    3.5 stars
  • Reliability
    3 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    Not supplied
  • Doors
    3
  • Practicality
    4 stars

I purchased an 05 plate Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.4 TDCI just under a month ago. This began to make the same ticking noise as I ve read elsewhere which seems to disappear after the car has warmed up. I put it in for a service and was told the seal for the injector had went so I contacted my local dealership who informed me after inspecting the car that the full injector needed replacing. I was told this was covered under warranty which eased my worries as I was told from the garage that serviced the car that, to replace the injector could cost me between 400 - 500.
However, when I put the car in I was told they never had the parts, it s been almost a week now and in the meantime I m having to drive around being subjected to the diesel fumes coming through the ventilation system from the leak and also not knowing if I m doing further damage to the car. This seems to be a common fault with this engine which worries me further as the warranty runs out shortly.
Another problem I ve experienced is a constant rattle which I found to be coming from the rear left hand passenger seat belt cover (next to the head rest). This is more of an annoyance than anything else and I ve read elsewhere that a solution to this is just to place a bit of masking tape over it to secure it, but should you really have to do this in modern cars?
The final issue is a crackling noise every so often when using the stereo system which I believe to be loose wiring - but I ve arranged to get this looked at when the car -eventually- goes back in for the injector to be replaced.
On the whole though, if I take away the injector fault and the other little niggles, I m quite pleased with the car. I ve not worked out the fuel consumption yet, but I m not keeping my expectations realistic as the claims of 70+ mpg seem to be misleading.

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  • Tom H Rank: Colonel on 25th Apr 2008

    I know that some smaller cars offer a MPG in the region of 35 - 55. The Fiesta might offer a similar rating.

  • Nevmet Rank: Lance Corporal on 16th Jan 2009

    I found this review helpful because I've just podded out the best part of £500 quid having a service AND the fuel injector seals replaced!!!!