Question about 2000 zetec - Focaljet

**shooter1101** · 10-15-2008, 01:51 PM

Hey everyone I have a quick question. My father in law is working on someones 2000 focus sedan. It has the 2.0 zetec engine and sometimes the vehicle will not crank. It will just sit there and not do anything.

Now my father in law is a ford mechanic, has been for thirty years, and is doing this fix up as a side job. He said that he contacted Ford and there isn't any type of recall that they have pulled up for this issue. So he asked me to come onto this board and ask the focus community if they had any insights.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks

**blueovaldave** · 10-15-2008, 02:26 PM

Manual or automatic?

I know some of the autos had a problem with the Parking position sensor or something like that. My mom's had that problem where you had to push the lever a little farther up towards the Park position to get it to start. Very intermittent and a pain in the ass to diagnosis.

**mojoerally** · 10-15-2008, 03:09 PM

similar thing happened to mine two years ago (before I owned it). A ground had a poor connection, so sometimes it would crank, sometimes it wouldn't. Took those oh-so-skilled techs at Canadian Tire about 20 mins to fix it. It's held up so far.

**hEaT** · 10-15-2008, 03:28 PM

Clutch switch?

**Omega Anomaly** · 10-15-2008, 04:32 PM

Check also the positive wire that is held down by a nut on the positive lug (not the wire that is a part of the lug), if it is loose or is corroded the car won't start.

**shooter1101** · 10-15-2008, 09:38 PM

ok thank you for your quick responses. i will have him try that and let you know what happens. thanks again

10-15-2008, 01:51 PM	#1
shooter1101 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 60	Question about 2000 zetec Hey everyone I have a quick question. My father in law is working on someones 2000 focus sedan. It has the 2.0 zetec engine and sometimes the vehicle will not crank. It will just sit there and not do anything. Now my father in law is a ford mechanic, has been for thirty years, and is doing this fix up as a side job. He said that he contacted Ford and there isn't any type of recall that they have pulled up for this issue. So he asked me to come onto this board and ask the focus community if they had any insights. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks

10-15-2008, 02:26 PM	#2
blueovaldave Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Fredrick, Md Posts: 2,818	Re: Question about 2000 zetec Manual or automatic? I know some of the autos had a problem with the Parking position sensor or something like that. My mom's had that problem where you had to push the lever a little farther up towards the Park position to get it to start. Very intermittent and a pain in the ass to diagnosis. __________________ 2001 S2 Liquid Grey, PWSC 243 hp, 190 lb/tq SPONSORS WANTED "I may not have won alot of races, but I never lost a party."Ken Schrader

10-15-2008, 03:09 PM	#3
mojoerally Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kanata, ON, Canada Posts: 52	Re: Question about 2000 zetec similar thing happened to mine two years ago (before I owned it). A ground had a poor connection, so sometimes it would crank, sometimes it wouldn't. Took those oh-so-skilled techs at Canadian Tire about 20 mins to fix it. It's held up so far. __________________ Once a Sooner, Always a Sooner! (Silver 2000 ZX3 - AEM CAI, MBRP cat-back exhaust, Next on the list: Brakes & Suspension)

10-15-2008, 03:28 PM	#4
hEaT [FJ] Specialist Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: CT Posts: 5,665	Re: Question about 2000 zetec Clutch switch? __________________ 2001 Twilight Blue ZX3 - Volant Intake, FC 65mm TB, SVT Header, RT High Flow Cat, SVTF Borla Exhaust, Koni's 1985 Nimbus Grey Merkur XR4Ti - Work In Progress Tuned By: Bristol Dyno

10-15-2008, 04:32 PM	#5
Omega Anomaly TEAM Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Flint, MI Posts: 512	Re: Question about 2000 zetec Check also the positive wire that is held down by a nut on the positive lug (not the wire that is a part of the lug), if it is loose or is corroded the car won't start. __________________ Later -Bryan "How can we set up a democratic government in a country, when we are a republic. It is like saying 'This is how you do it, but don't look at my example because it is wrong' ."

10-15-2008, 09:38 PM	#6
shooter1101 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 60	Re: Question about 2000 zetec ok thank you for your quick responses. i will have him try that and let you know what happens. thanks again

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