Mk1 Focus Boot Button and blocked air vent

[Daston]

Hey guys,

Purchased a cheap shed for my mother in law. Its a 1.6 02 plate Mk1 Focus. It has fresh MOT a ton of service history and all round not a bad run about.

The only issues are:

1) Boot can only be opened with the Key not the interior button, I have read the wire to the solenoid can break or the solenoid itself fails and you need a new lock. What I don't understand is if I get a new lock Shirley I need a new key as well? Or can you replace the mechanism and leave the lock alone?

2) The air vent by the drivers window is not blowing any air, possibly blocked or is there a vent that may have seized?

Any advice would be grand! I will get pics up when I get it on Sunday.

[GreenV8S]

Don't know whether it is the case for that lock, but typically the barrel i.e. the part of the lock which is specific to the key can be removed and installed in the new lock.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

If you double click the boot release button on the remote...does that open the boot?
I had a broken door lock motor in our shed, and that stopped the interior boot release button working, but you could still use the key on the remote.

The vent is more than likely just a loose air duct tube. Remove the panel under the steering column and look up - you will see the large black vent tube. It's probably fallen off.

[Dogwatch]

GreenV8S said:

Don't know whether it is the case for that lock, but typically the barrel i.e. the part of the lock which is specific to the key can be removed and installed in the new lock.

Yes the barrel can be transferred BUT it is a bit fiddly. Mr haines has a long winded thing about filing some bit for an eternity but I just cut the (old!) lock open with a hacksaw. It's a while since I did it but the critical bit is a little pin atop a spring which is liable to pop out at speed and disappear into some dark corner of your workshop/garage never to be seen again. If that happens you really are in the doggy doo as Mr Ford won't sell you another, value about 2p, just the complete lock. Once you have recovered pin and spring, you can swap the barrels and use the original key.

Sorry if this all sounds a bit vague. I haven't got the manual any more to confirm the procedure so I do recommend getting one just to get a better idea of the problem.