Cheers Glenn,

The rot on this supposed next generation rust proofed Ford has really surprised me. The car is a 1999 which actually makes it almost 14 years old so not too bad when you look at it that way.

I really do think I've caught it just in time though. Mad though as it is worth bugger all but is nice to drive and does do 50+mpg.

Also quite low tech as it does not have a duel mass flywheel, no stupid dpf and not even ABS brakes which equals a nice simplicity.

The only weak point is the diesel pump but I've heard it is mainly the EDC module on the pump which can be repaired quite cheaply. Have you any experience of pump failures on the connects or are they TDCI's rather than TDDI's like on this old Focus?