The Blue Streak Arrives...My Fiesta 1.6 S

nairrk · 3rd October 2009, 14:57

Nice photo's indeed
Congratulation on your new buy.
It seems that more and more people are now changing to fiesta.
I was told that FORD is now really started caring for its customers and no wonder
soon they will catch up with other front runners in the car Industry.
Hope there wont be any complaint regarding ***, as in the past..

premjit · 3rd October 2009, 15:09

@vroom: Agree. 1017 and counting.

rajeshvin · 3rd October 2009, 20:55

Premjit and Vroom, just amazing photographs, you guys rock.

premjit · 5th October 2009, 10:03

Guys,

Crossed 1000 kms on Sunday. Some queries.

1. Is the oil change necessary? I heard some one has gotten the same done.
2. Also, does "run- in" need to be extended to 2k kms or is 1k ok.

Reg

sdp1975 · 5th October 2009, 10:31

@premjit, does the 1.6 S come with a set of 4 of 5 alloys ? Is the spare an alloy as well ?

premjit · 5th October 2009, 11:04

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Originally Posted by sdp1975

@premjit, does the 1.6 S come with a set of 4 of 5 alloys ? Is the spare an alloy as well ?

@sdp: The S comes with 15 inch alloys but they're only 4 in number. The spare is a steel wheel. I think the Cedia is the only one that offers alloys on all 5 wheels (That too O.Z. )

sabret00the · 6th October 2009, 00:11

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Originally Posted by vrooooooom

Behold...THE BLUE STREAK

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Premjit congrats dude. She's a beauty. Must say Pushpak is taking awesome pictures lately.

nairrk · 7th October 2009, 14:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by premjit

Guys,

Crossed 1000 kms on Sunday. Some queries.

1. Is the oil change necessary? I heard some one has gotten the same done.
2. Also, does "run- in" need to be extended to 2k kms or is 1k ok.

Reg

According to service manual, oil chnage is required at 10,000kms or 6 months whichever occurs earlier.
Thanks

joy_swift · 7th October 2009, 14:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by premjit

@sdp: The S comes with 15 inch alloys but they're only 4 in number. The spare is a steel wheel. I think the Cedia is the only one that offers alloys on all 5 wheels (That too O.Z. )

The SX4 also comes with 5 alloys

premjit · 9th October 2009, 15:58

@joy: pretty cool, buddy. another VFM feature for sure.

@nairrk: Agree with the service manual suggestion, but just wanted to know whether it could be done earlier under service. Also, am keen to shift to fully synthetic oil soon.

@All: anyone whoz shifted to using fully synthetic oil on the 1.6 duratec. Brand suggestions?

premjit · 1st March 2010, 14:49

Hey Folks,

I was just going to put in my 5k report on Blue Streak but have needed to push back the same for a little while. You see, a small niggle has appeared in the otherwise bulletproof reliability of the vehicle.

I've been facing some issues wrt to the braking on the car over the weekend. Braking from 50 kph onwards leads to a juddering sound apart from the pulsing of the brake pedal. Some amount of brake pulse can be explained by the ABS system working but the juddering is something I cant get myself around. Today, will get a basic alignment and balancing done but am not sure that will help.

Has anyone got any tips?

yajaman99 · 1st March 2010, 18:08

@Premjit - you check raamki post on his Fiesta, He too had some braking issue which got resolved by FORD in an interesting manner.

premjit · 2nd March 2010, 10:18

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Originally Posted by yajaman99

@Premjit - you check raamki post on his Fiesta, He too had some braking issue which got resolved by FORD in an interesting manner.

Hey Thanks, Got the balancing and alignment done and the problem seems to have died out. Am totally beaten by this. Will talk to Ford.

Gilead · 2nd March 2010, 10:18

premjit, get the alignment done. If that does not fix it, take the car on an empty road and slam hard on the brakes when you touch 60 or so. Do this a couple of times. Really hard. If that does not fix it as well, you need to take it to the A.S.S.

premjit · 2nd March 2010, 17:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gilead

premjit, get the alignment done. If that does not fix it, take the car on an empty road and slam hard on the brakes when you touch 60 or so. Do this a couple of times. Really hard. If that does not fix it as well, you need to take it to the A.S.S.

@gilead: Any idea why this could be happening. Would help to know the cause and how slamming the brakes would help.

3rd October 2009, 14:57	#121
nairrk Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kannur Posts: 2,441 Thanked: 674 Times View My Garage	Nice photo's indeed Congratulation on your new buy. It seems that more and more people are now changing to fiesta. I was told that FORD is now really started caring for its customers and no wonder soon they will catch up with other front runners in the car Industry. Hope there wont be any complaint regarding ***, as in the past..
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3rd October 2009, 15:09	#122
premjit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: kolkata Posts: 174 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	@vroom: Agree. 1017 and counting.
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3rd October 2009, 20:55	#123
rajeshvin BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 199 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Premjit and Vroom, just amazing photographs, you guys rock.
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5th October 2009, 10:03	#124
premjit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: kolkata Posts: 174 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	Guys, Crossed 1000 kms on Sunday. Some queries. 1. Is the oil change necessary? I heard some one has gotten the same done. 2. Also, does "run- in" need to be extended to 2k kms or is 1k ok. Reg
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5th October 2009, 10:31	#125
sdp1975 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,700 Thanked: 1,273 Times View My Garage	@premjit, does the 1.6 S come with a set of 4 of 5 alloys ? Is the spare an alloy as well ?
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9th October 2009, 15:58	#130
premjit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: kolkata Posts: 174 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	@joy: pretty cool, buddy. another VFM feature for sure. @nairrk: Agree with the service manual suggestion, but just wanted to know whether it could be done earlier under service. Also, am keen to shift to fully synthetic oil soon. @All: anyone whoz shifted to using fully synthetic oil on the 1.6 duratec. Brand suggestions?
	() Thanks

1st March 2010, 14:49	#131
premjit BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: kolkata Posts: 174 Thanked: 230 Times View My Garage	Blue Streak approaches 5k kms. Hey Folks, I was just going to put in my 5k report on Blue Streak but have needed to push back the same for a little while. You see, a small niggle has appeared in the otherwise bulletproof reliability of the vehicle. I've been facing some issues wrt to the braking on the car over the weekend. Braking from 50 kph onwards leads to a juddering sound apart from the pulsing of the brake pedal. Some amount of brake pulse can be explained by the ABS system working but the juddering is something I cant get myself around. Today, will get a basic alignment and balancing done but am not sure that will help. Has anyone got any tips?
	() Thanks

1st March 2010, 18:08	#132
yajaman99 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: bangalore Posts: 512 Thanked: 801 Times	@Premjit - you check raamki post on his Fiesta, He too had some braking issue which got resolved by FORD in an interesting manner.
	() Thanks

2nd March 2010, 10:18	#134
Gilead Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,142 Thanked: 60 Times	premjit, get the alignment done. If that does not fix it, take the car on an empty road and slam hard on the brakes when you touch 60 or so. Do this a couple of times. Really hard. If that does not fix it as well, you need to take it to the A.S.S.
	() Thanks