1998 Festiva 3 workshop manual

[Philld83]

Hey guys I’m new to the ford seen I have just brought my son his first car it’s a 1998 Ford Festiva 3 I’m looking if someone has a workshop manual for this car and could you please tell me if the rear wheel bearings needs to pressed in ? Any help would be good I have searched everywhere for the info and workshop manual and can’t find anything anywhere

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Philld83

Hey guys I’m new to the ford seen I have just brought my son his first car it’s a 1998 Ford Festiva 3 I’m looking if someone has a workshop manual for this car and could you please tell me if the rear wheel bearings needs to pressed in ? Any help would be good I have searched everywhere for the info and workshop manual and can’t find anything anywhere

Rear bearings don't need to be pressed in. They are a known weak point in the car and I changed them several times myself.

Can't help you with the workshop manual.

If it's the 1.5L you got hopefully its the 16v model. They had a short run of 16v twin cam engines in 97-98 and you could really feel the extra kw.

Sadly in 99 they didn't feel so generous and went back to the lower output 1.5.

[GTLEGEND]

The wheel bearing in the drum are just a cone type bearing where you need to punch the cone out, then do up the nut with some pre-load similar to early Falcon front wheel bearing. The nut also is LH thread and you need to punch the end of the nut into the locking position when the preload is set.

[Philld83]

Thank you very much for the info on the rear bearings and it’s WF Festiva glxi hatch if that’s any help to tell me if it’s the 1.5l or not And it’s so hard to try and find the workshop manual it seems that no one has it

[stock1991]

Originally Posted by Philld83

Thank you very much for the info on the rear bearings and it’s WF Festiva glxi hatch if that’s any help to tell me if it’s the 1.5l or not And it’s so hard to try and find the workshop manual it seems that no one has it

you can always look for the mazda equivalent, mechanically they are the same, I believe

[aussiblue]

you can always look for the mazda equivalent, mechanically they are the same, I believe

Per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Festiva

Although it has a Mazda derived motor, it's more a Kia than a Mazda

Second generation (WB, WD, WF; 1993–2000)
The second model Ford Festiva was jointly developed between Kia and Ford, retaining most of the drivetrain of the previous model with a more rounded body style. This new Festiva was slightly longer, wider, more aerodynamic, and suspended by MacPherson struts in the front and a torsion beam axle in the rear. While it was sold in certain markets as a second generation Festiva, Ford renamed it the "Aspire" in North American markets, where the five-door model was offered for the first time. In South Korea, the car was badged "Kia Avella". The sedan version was mainly restricted to the South Korean market, although it was also available with Festiva badging in Taiwan.

Depending on the market, some retained the SOHC, throttle-body injected motor, while others received an engine with a DOHC cylinder head and MPI also designed by Mazda. These engines were:
B3 EGi: 1.3 L (1,323 cc) fuel injected 8-valve I4 making 63 hp (47 kW) at 5000 rpm and 74 lb⋅ft (100 N⋅m) at 3000 rpm
B5 EGi: 1.5 L (1,498 cc) fuel injected 16-valve I4 making 88.4 hp (66 kW) at 5000 rpm and 99 lb⋅ft (134 N⋅m) at 4000 rpm (Asia and Oceania only)

[Philld83]

Originally Posted by stock1991

you can always look for the mazda equivalent, mechanically they are the same, I believe

Some parts and the tag has Kia motors written on it so does that mean some kia’s from that will fit and how do I go about finding out what Mazda parts would be equivalent ?

[Philld83]

Originally Posted by aussiblue

Per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Festiva

Although it has a Mazda derived motor, it's more a Kia than a Mazda

Mate your a champ I was just reading that thank you how hard is it to do the rear wheel bearing in my car

[GTLEGEND]

Very easy to do, below is the image of all the components. Have you done front wheel bearings on a pre AU Falcon, because it is very much the same process. I have the workshop manual, just trying to find it so I can get you the instructions rather than writing them step by step.

And yes the vehicle is Kia not Mazda based. You should see Kia on the ID tag on the firewall.

WB Festive Rear Wheel Bearing.JPG

[aussiblue]

Private Message Franco Cozzo as he says he has a WF Festiva workshop manual in this thread https://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11400655

[Philld83]

Originally Posted by GTLEGEND

Very easy to do, below is the image of all the components. Have you done front wheel bearings on a pre AU Falcon, because it is very much the same process. I have the workshop manual, just trying to find it so I can get you the instructions rather than writing them step by step.

And yes the vehicle is Kia not Mazda based. You should see Kia on the ID tag on the firewall.

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Yes my father in-law has done them so he will be doing this for me I hope and he has done sheen bearings on trailers also and thank you if you can find the work shop manual that would be a very big help

[GTLEGEND]

Hard to scan as the book is thick on the scanner.

Hopefully you can make it out...

WB WF Festiva Rear Wheel Bearing Replacement.pdf

[russellw]

I have the manual for the 1.3L but not the 1.5L.

[Philld83]

Originally Posted by GTLEGEND

Hard to scan as the book is thick on the scanner.

Hopefully you can make it out...

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Mate that’s awesome thank you so much

Originally Posted by russellw

I have the manual for the 1.3L but not the 1.5L.

Same same part No's Russ


I gave mine and all my workshop manuals to Chris with the white fairlane maybe he can pay it forward ?

[Philld83]

Originally Posted by russellw

I have the manual for the 1.3L but not the 1.5L.

Cheers mate if I have anymore questions I’ll hit you up if that’s ok

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by aussiblue

Per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Festiva

Although it has a Mazda derived motor, it's more a Kia than a Mazda

Depending on the market, some retained the SOHC, throttle-body injected motor, while others received an engine with a DOHC cylinder head and MPI also designed by Mazda. These engines were:
B3 EGi: 1.3 L (1,323 cc) fuel injected 8-valve I4 making 63 hp (47 kW) at 5000 rpm and 74 lb⋅ft (100 N⋅m) at 3000 rpm
B5 EGi: 1.5 L (1,498 cc) fuel injected 16-valve I4 making 88.4 hp (66 kW) at 5000 rpm and 99 lb⋅ft (134 N⋅m) at 4000 rpm (Asia and Oceania only)

They don't reference the 1.5L engine downgrade for the 99 model.

12v, 57kW and 115Nm if I recall? That's what mine had.

Shame they never kept it till the end - drove the 98 model with the HO engine and it bloody flew compared to mine.

16% more power and torque

[Philld83]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Rear bearings don't need to be pressed in. They are a known weak point in the car and I changed them several times myself.

Can't help you with the workshop manual.

If it's the 1.5L you got hopefully its the 16v model. They had a short run of 16v twin cam engines in 97-98 and you could really feel the extra kw.

Sadly in 99 they didn't feel so generous and went back to the lower output 1.5.

The wife thinks it’s a 1.5 bit it was built around aug 1998 som I’m not sure if it’s the 1.5 or the 1.3

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Philld83

Mate your a champ I was just reading that thank you how hard is it to do the rear wheel bearing in my car

They are dead easy to work on. Loved the fact I could change the front pads, rear bearings and fuel filter with just the tools I had lying around.

I tried to do the diesel filter on my i30 and gave up - it's well buried below lots of tubes and wires, need to remove this, loosen that etc.... Why??

[Philld83]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

They are dead easy to work on. Loved the fact I could change the front pads, rear bearings and fuel filter with just the tools I had lying around.

I tried to do the diesel filter on my i30 and gave up - it's well buried below lots of tubes and wires, need to remove this, loosen that etc.... Why??

Yes that’s the same as my wife’s Volvo it’s bull

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Philld83

The wife thinks it’s a 1.5 bit it was built around aug 1998 som I’m not sure if it’s the 1.5 or the 1.3

Check rego papers or VIN??

B13 (1.3) and B15 (1.5) were the letters they used.

It would also say it on the rego papers as their CC equivalent.

[Philld83]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Check rego papers or VIN??

B13 (1.3) and B15 (1.5) were the letters they used.

It would also say it on the rego papers as their CC equivalent.

The vin is knadb1225w if that’s any help but it doesn’t say on the rego papers what it is

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Philld83

The vin is knadb1225w if that’s any help but it doesn’t say on the rego papers what it is

That seems odd? What state are you in? In NSW rego papers state engine capacity.

[Philld83]

Originally Posted by Philld83

The vin is knadb1225w if that’s any help but it doesn’t say on the rego papers what it is

Engine capacity is 1498.0 Engine number is B5869473

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Philld83

Engine capacity is 1498.0 Engine number is B5869473

Ahhhh B3 and B5 that's right! Not B13 and B15...

Its been a while.

[Philld83]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Ahhhh B3 and B5 that's right! Not B13 and B15...

Its been a while.

So I’ve got the 1.5l I take it lol

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Philld83

So I’ve got the 1.5l I take it lol

Correct

[Philld83]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Correct

Cheers mate looks like I better tell my wife she is right and I was wrong :(