2003 Ford Focus ZX5 Starting Issue
Asked by jenglish01 Apr 24, 2014 at 09:49 AM about the 2003 Ford Focus ZX5
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
I have a 2003 Ford Focus ZX5 SE. After it is driven for about 30 minutes and turned off the
engine will not start again. It will crank and start if I manually give it gas but stalls after I
release the gas pedal. If the car sits for about 30 minutes it will fire up without any
problems. Any ideas?
7 Answers
jenglish01 answered 9 years ago
How hard is it to change a fuel filter?
locate it it is normaly silver in colour about 6" long and about 4" in diameter undo the jubilee clips and replace with a new unit making sure it is facing the correct way the arrows on it show flow and return and try it again you could also have a suspect fuel pumpbut odds are a clogged filter and it takes about 15 mins when you locate it it is one of the simpler jobs to do on a car these days regards john j.s autos uk
jenglish01 answered 9 years ago
Thanks for your help. I will see if I can find the fuel filter. Hopefully that will take care of it.
John, I have the same issue with my 03 ford focus. Did the fuel filter solve the issue? Thanks for the post!
jenglish01 answered 9 years ago
Amanda, because there was so much discussion pertaining to this issue related to the fuel system I tried the cheapest and less time consuming option first. I purchased some fuel system cleaner and filled the car up with high octane gas. I haven't had the possible again.
