# Cold Ford Focus?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-ford-focus/7052>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** focus, ford\
**Created:** [November 9, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-ford-focus/7052 "2007-11-09T00:42:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![LozFord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/fbc32d/32.png) [@LozFord](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LozFord)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-ford-focus/7052/1 "2007-11-09T00:42:11Z")

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My 2003 Ford Focus SE ‘whines’ until the engine warms up. This has only started to happen since the cold snap kicked in. Any suggestions would be welcome.

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cold-ford-focus/7052/2 "2007-11-09T13:49:16Z")

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Has the serpentine belt ever been replaced? I replace mine every 3 years with a good quality belt like a Gates (Napa?) or a Goodyear Poly-V. Open the hood with the engine running to try and locate the source of the noise.

Both my Fords had noisy power steering pumps. I use a turkey baster or siphon to empty the PS pump reservoir and refill with fresh PS fluid and then run the engine to mix the old with the new. I did this a couple of times to get out most of the old fluid. I did this once a year with my 98 Windstar and it helped keep the pump quiet.

Ed B.