Charliem229 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Hi, looking at upgrading from my mk7 fiesta to a mk2 focus st 225. Any common problems to keep an eye out for when viewing? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troy45 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Useful guide here to help https://www.fastcar.co.uk/tuning-tech-guides/ford-focus-st-mk2-buying-guide/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troy45 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 From my own experience the bodywork is standing up more or less, had an oil diaphragm unit fail with shorted heater element then couple of driveshaft boots failed/perished usually on drivers side as it鈥檚 more exposed. Plus an alternator packed in followed by the Ford re-manufactured replacement only a month later 馃檮 My pre-facelift succumbed to a cracked liner near the end of its warranty, I鈥檇 say these days lot of cars have either had block mods to prevent this or have already suffered failures and been fixed. Some other issues like boot water leaks aren鈥檛 unique to the ST models so lot of info already in the Focus section here.聽 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT70 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Best thing to keep an eye out for is petrol stations, like a BEV, you'll need to plan for where they are 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliem229 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, troy45 said: From my own experience the bodywork is standing up more or less, had an oil diaphragm unit fail with shorted heater element then couple of driveshaft boots failed/perished usually on drivers side as it鈥檚 more exposed. Plus an alternator packed in followed by the Ford re-manufactured replacement only a month later 馃檮 My pre-facelift succumbed to a cracked liner near the end of its warranty, I鈥檇 say these days lot of cars have either had block mods to prevent this or have already suffered failures and been fixed. Some other issues like boot water leaks aren鈥檛 unique to the ST models so lot of info already in the Focus section here.聽 perfect cheers, have heard quite a few things about these cracked liners so will defo keep an eye out for that and try go for one that has had a block mod done聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulkp Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 23 hours ago, troy45 said: driveshaft boots failed/perished usually on drivers side I've had one on my 2008 ST 22 hours ago, DaveT70 said: keep an eye out for is petrol stations I get nearly 33mpg out of myST ! 聽 Check to see if the hatch glass has the "gutters" fitted on either side (42410). Without these, every time I lifted the hatch in rain, it tipped water into the boot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troy45 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I think the rain channels were factory fitted to facelift models, possibly came in with late pre-facelift cars. Easy enough to fit if needed.聽 聽 I don鈥檛 do mega miles in mine so don鈥檛 keep too much of an eye on fuel consumption. Running RS injectors which will distort the calculations for what the car is telling me and I never tried to see how accurate the mpg readings were before the injectors were changed. 聽 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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