mk2 focus (2010) - cluster has died a horrible death (liquid related along with magic smoke).

 

How hard is it to code a replacement cluster with forscan?

Are you sure it can't be repaired by @rd457 ?

If it is totally dead and can't be fixed then you are going to need the exact same part number.

So any cluster cant be added and coded?

22 minutes ago, harlequin_uk said:

So any cluster cant be added and coded?

No.

It has to be the same part number. Then it can have your vehicles "AsBuilt" file loaded.

Also needs to have LESS mileage than your car so that the mileage can be corrected upwards. FORScan can't reduce mileage on a replacement IC

oh wow so no cluster upgrades at all? ok will have a good look then!

8 hours ago, harlequin_uk said:

oh wow so no cluster upgrades at all? ok will have a good look then!

You can fit a MK3.5 but you need to change the steering wheel to MK3.5 too for the buttons to work

But not, say, a large lcd model from the small one on a mk 2?

1 hour ago, harlequin_uk said:

But not, say, a large lcd model from the small one on a mk 2?

Your profile says 2013 so I presumed you were talking about MK3

You "can" upgrade the cluster to one from a higher spec, but you will need to configure it back down to your vehicle's spec using FORScan

You MUST make sure the speedometer read the same max figure

You must make sure the rev counter is petrol or diesel depending on your vehicle

And as @unofix says the mileage MUST be less than your current cluster so you can use FORScan to roll the mileage forwards

Then you will need to reprogram the keys to the PATS system as the car won't start

16 hours ago, harlequin_uk said:

mk2 focus (2010)

 

1 hour ago, DaveT70 said:

Your profile says 2013 so I presumed you were talking about MK3

You "can" upgrade the cluster to one from a higher spec, but you will need to configure it back down to your vehicle's spec using FORScan

You MUST make sure the speedometer read the same max figure

You must make sure the rev counter is petrol or diesel depending on your vehicle

And as @unofix says the mileage MUST be less than your current cluster so you can use FORScan to roll the mileage forwards

Then you will need to reprogram the keys to the PATS system as the car won't start

Its not my 2013 - its for a mk 2 2010

2 hours ago, DaveT70 said:

You "can" upgrade the cluster to one from a higher spec, but you will need to configure it back down to your vehicle's spec using FORScan

You MUST make sure the speedometer read the same max figure

You must make sure the rev counter is petrol or diesel depending on your vehicle

And as @unofix says the mileage MUST be less than your current cluster so you can use FORScan to roll the mileage forwards

Then you will need to reprogram the keys to the PATS system as the car won't start

Mk2

Ive sent Lyndon a message about the current one. Might be fixable? Changing to a different one sounds a faf.

20 hours ago, harlequin_uk said:

mk2 focus (2010) - cluster has died a horrible death (liquid related along with magic smoke).

Ohh, yikes. I can have a look at it if you want but by the sounds of it that thing might be toast. I wouldn't get my hopes up.

booked it with you, so heres hoping!

7 hours ago, harlequin_uk said:

Its not my 2013 - its for a mk 2 2010

A 2010 will be a facelifted model, usually referred to on here as a Mk2.5.

I'm totally confused. I received for repair it yesterday, fearing the worst from the description of events in the first post. The front was rather mucky, but not clearly from liquid damage. It powered on just fine. After taking it apart there was nothing to suggest that it had suffered liquid damage, no signs of liquid on it, no stickiness, no grime, etc, no signs of heat damage from the smoke that supposedly came out of it, nothing at all wrong, everything looked perfectly normal.

Additionally, the solder joints looked like they had never been worked on before, there were still tiny solder balls between some pins which I often find, left over from manufacturing, and yet no visible signs of cracking at all that I could see, which is a first, there's always been at least some faint sign on a pin or two at least. The LCD had a white plastic sheet on the back rather than orange which is odd because I believed white ones were only found in Kugas.

I've redone the connector joints anyway and it's on its way back.

🤨

3 minutes ago, rd457 said:

I'm totally confused.

Do you get the feeling that you're not been told the whole story ?

I assume you kept details of the full part number.

6 minutes ago, unofix said:

Do you get the feeling that you're not been told the whole story ?

I assume you kept details of the full part number.

No idea at all at the moment, I've asked for more info and waiting on a reply.

I always keep a bunch of photos just in case I ever need them.

As i said in PM, the car isnt mine - and the reg is ET10EKC. The `smoke` bit came from the car owner and i saw myself it had the classic cluster faults - a rap to the top of the dash would bring usage back. 

1 hour ago, harlequin_uk said:

the reg is ET10EKC.

WF0PXXWPDPAM50756     =    Reg: ET10 EKC

Build Date : 07.07.2010
Vehicle Line : FOCUS 2008-
Engine : 2.0L DURATORQ-TDCI (136PS) - DW10
Transmission : 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSAXLE - MMT6
Emission : STAGE IV EMISSIONS
Air Conditioning : MANUAL AIR CONDITIONING
Body Style : 5 DOOR SALOON
Drive : RHD FWD
Version : SERIES 40
Exterior Paint : PANTHER BLACK (METALLIC)
Interior Fabric : NEW YORK /EBONY
Territory : (+)"GB"

start warranty: 23.07.2010

Owner’s Manual (Vehicles Built From: 4/29/2010) (HTML)

history
seat-sport-drv/pass
less reverse parking aid
rear brake - disc
front throw in carpet flr mats
less daytime running lamps
halogen headlamps
less kit-tire repair service
handling suspension
electrochromic inside mirror
window auto close
front fog lamps
pwr frt w\'dows one touch up/dn
pwr rear 1 shot up/down window
du pwr htd signal mirr\'s
tinted glass-complete
less sun blinds
sunvisor,single-pass illum
sunvisor,single-drv illum
headlamp bezel-black
less windshield heat shielding
brake-emergency assist
valencia (spain) plant build
security lock group #9
less special equipment package
header mnt courtesy/2 maplight
convenience group #8
floorwell lights
rear overhead courtesy lamp
less svo application/label
electric windshield defroster
less power point plug
less underfloor stowage #2
automatic windshield wiper
heated washer jets-w\'shield
load floor carpet
taillamps-level 1
less headlamp cleaning
marketing level 1
less roof rack
panther black c/c med solid
no description available
less auxiliary compact disc pl
great britain
bt/vc phone interfc+usb connec
ivd/traction control/abs
air curtain restraint-lh
less skid plates
automatic headlamp control off
ice-nav low cd+am/fm radio
less svp
spare wheel-mini steel
less console ashtray
cooled glove box
air bag restraint-pass
air bag restraint-driver
standard duty rear shock abs
less roof opening panels
less seat special covers-rear
less seat special covers front
pass seat air bag restr
tire inflation monitor
driver seat air bag restraint
mini overhead console
wheel-18 inch style 1
console-floor-partial
6 radio speakers
isofix hard point attachment
headrestraint-rear center
lumbar seat supt-driver seat
less lumbar seat sup-pass seat
less navigation center
nav data - western europe
key combination pack 1
conventional instrumnt level 2
instrum cluster-rheostat
supplemental air heater
rear spoiler
heated passenger seat
driver heated seat
british language module
less second remote ign key
less trailer coupling
pwr dr dead lock + elec rel
dr en rem cnt unit-special sys
roof storage-driver sunglasses
keyless start
int environ color-med dk flint
manual 4-way drv seat adjuster
int feature color-ebony
manual 2-way pass seat adjust
std electric starter
trip computer
column stalk radio controls
fixed foot pdls
locking wheel lug nut
steering whl-4 spk leather
speed control
auto headlamps-follow me home
thatcham category 1 alarm