What to do if your Ford Transit Connect is not working?
What to do if your Ford Transit Connect is not working?
As its intermittant and you have no rumbling or rattling noises from the engine its likely to be an electrical fault so 1st check the connection to the pressure switch is bright and clean and check back along the switch wiring for any signs of damage to the insulation
How do you change the gear on a Ford Transit van?
This is relatively easy to do but you need someone else to sit in the cab and move the gear stick forwards/backwards and then side-to-side whilst you peer down into the right-hand side of the engine compartment with a good flashlight (You should be looking in the area marked by the red circle in the 1st image further down this post).
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How does the selector work on a Ford Transit van?
The pin is used to attach the shaft to the selector mechanism (see blue arrow). If you’re lucky like me all 3 pieces of the pin will still be stuck in the holes of the shaft and selector mechanism. Disassemble the selector mechanism by pulling the shaft all the way out.
Are there steering problems in Ford Transit Connect?
Ford Transit Connect owners have reported 13 problems related to steering (under the steering category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Transit Connect based on all problems reported for the Transit Connect.
What causes shift linkage on Ford Transit Connect to go bad?
The shift linkage on your Transit Connect will usually provide a lifetime of dependable service. But, they can go bad. If you are positive that the gear shifter is not stuck in park (see directly above), then it’s likely that the shift linkage may be bad. Either something caused it to bend, or it’s starting to come loose.
How to repair gear selector on Ford Transit Connect van?
You may need to cut the bolt length down so that it doesn’t interfere with the motion of the mechanism. Use a nyloc nut on the end of the bolt. You should end up with something like the picture below. Bolt inserted from the green arrow side and blue arrow shows the nyloc nut and margin of acceptable thread left.
What to do if your Ford Transit Connect has no heat?
Whilst the thermostat is being replaced you might as well also reverse flush the cooling circuit (remove top hose to rad and use a hosepipe to push water into the engine until you get clear water out of the radiator hose) and top up with 30-50% fresh antifreeze.
