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I love watching birds, but annoyingly live in a street with a million (slight exaggeration..) cats. So there are not many visiting the garden. Having a pet parrot however has given me practice of taking their photos. Rather proud of this one - Also, my £6 number plate surrounds turned up. They are a surprisingly good match to the glossy black front grill and seem to hold the new metal plates very well. Sometimes buying cheap does work out it seems!

It's said they can let a little more noise out, might marginally improve throttle response if you give the ECU time to re-learn. Mainly for the looks though if on stock map.

Washing my car? HA! Yeah...doesn't really happen lol Maybe half a dozen washes in the 3 and half years of ownership lol

YOu and me both, I finally got paid at dinnertime today and technically I can't spend any of it as it's all gone on bills lol Best jeans I've had for longetivity are from primark. I usually work my cloths that if they don't fit or they're looking a bit worse for wear they get demoted to going to play with cow poo. Just demoted some !Removed! ones that I'll currently wearing and they are already ripping around the crotch. Next ones are awful for wearing as well, demoted 4 pairs of next jeans to work jeans(all 36 waist, I'm now a 32) and they've all ended up in the charity bag as they've all ripped I tend to shop at next, or Ben Sherman at Cheshire oaks. I always have button fly as well for the exact same reason as you, was living at nan and grandads at the time. Nan shouts me, " Matt why have you got blood in your underwear", caught myself in my zip nan. All I heard was Grandad peeing himself laughing lol

My wardrobe is a miscellanea of brands Recent purchases were Asos, Wrangler and a brand of not heard of before Western Trading Co. Following a teenage incident with a metal zip and some delicate skin: I've always bought button flies

Taking advantage of the space, like to talk about my channel and a friend on Youtube, I talking about adaptations, maintenance, tutorials, etc .. in MK5 and my friend in MK7. My channel is Raphael MK5 Chanceler My friend's channel is Igor Grun MK7 Who can passes there, watch the videos, your Like, shares to give that strength and is inscribed in the channel to receive updates and also help us. Thank you. Introducing the Chancellor to the folks. More than a passion. Soon more pictures of it 100%.

Hi all I live in Israel, and I own a 2012 Ford Focus EcoBoost 1.6 182PS for ~6 months now. This model is very rare here, only 20 pieces were sold all together, so I"m happy to find a community with some more owners of this model. I wanted to share with you my experience with bluefin software upgrade and K&N 57s-4000 open filter. When I first got the car I ordered the SW and filter, and went to a local tunning shop with a dyno to install them while measuring the results before and after. The filter that was already installed was the stock filter which was the original one, had ~23K miles on it (didn't know that at the time). We did a run of stock condition as baseline, then a run with only K&N filter, and then filter + SW : K&N filter (https://www.amazon.co.uk/57S-4000-Performance-Intake-Kit/dp/B00ARCO30Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467752283&sr=8-1&keywords=k%26n+57s-4000) Bluefin SW (http://www.superchips.co.uk/search?make=9&fueltype=3&model=2&variant=2544) The results were a bit surprising, the filter showed a major improvement of ~15hp, and ~30nm in torque (ignore the torque scale on the graphs, it's a bug). Adding the Bluefin SW yielded another ~7hp (total) I was surprised to see how much impact the K&N filter had. After few months I discovered that the stock filter was never changed, so I decided to run some road tests to see if the big change was simply there because the stock filter was clogged already. I purchased a fresh stock filter (original OEM), and cleaned the K&N filter with the dedicated cleaning kit. The measurements I made was done using the following method : - OBD WIFI adapter connected to iphone DashCommand app. The app can measure real speed from the car OBD. - chosen a specific road section of ~1 mile length. - set the app to measure acceleration time from 60KM/h to 160KM/h at 4th gear. That covers RPM from 2000 to 5400 with no gear shifts, to eliminate driver shift time variation. - each setup measure 3 times one after the other. - all measurements done on the same evening, within 1 hour. - A/C was turned off. I measured 4 combinations, the results are in the table. Seems the measurement is reliable as the error for same setup is smaller than the difference between setups. You can see that again the filter had a bigger impact than the Bluefin SW on it's own, but the Bluefin combined with the K&N filter gave the best results. I have found out that the same stock filter is used in all Ford Focus engines (1.6/2.0 non-turbo, and 1.6/2.0 turbo). So it could be possible that the stock filter is not providing enough airflow for the turbocharged engines, thus the K&N filter have such an impact. Hope you find this info useful, any comments are welcome..

That's a real shame but I understand where you're coming from. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My tool box has got a little worse for wear being in my van. So have put a set of draws in the van. The tool box will be used in the garage for now on. Wasn't looking the best. Removed stickers, handles, lock and badges......and then removed all the rust, a lot more than I thought. Then, filled badge holes, etch primered the bare metal, and filler primered the bare metal parts. Next, I'll sand it down to blend it in, and primer the hole box and draw fronts.

Yes you're correct pain in the neck really but at least you can see better

Yes you can, you'll need to get a sleeve made for it to fit though. I think its 45mm to 55m

Thanks for getting back to me chaps. With regard to the DPF pressure readings, didn't know if it might be worth having a look at the following link: http://www.cmaxownersclub.co.uk/forum/technical-36/dpf-error-codes-forscan-elmconfig-46138/ I was reading through this thread and paid particular attention to post # 8. I've checked, and the DV6 engine in my Focus is the same that would have been used in the posters 2008 Mazda 3, and he states that normal pressure readings are up to 30kPa, anything above this signifies a DPF blockage. I'm not sure how accurate this statement is, it would be nice to find some more info about this to check against and I will keep looking. As for when my DPF was last changed, I really don't know. I bought the car really cheap due to there being not much service history with it, so was a bit of a risk, although the car has done 11.000 trouble free miles until now and 2 passed MOTs since owning, and being honest it is still driving really well almost all of the time. One thing that is confusing me though is if the DPF ash full PID was counting down the miles to when it is supposedly full, why would the reading go up while I was driving along? I did find this next link which might have some relevant info, but I can't make head nor tale of it, and there is a link within that one but takes you to a german site, and I can't speak german. http://forscan.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20 Any views / ideas would be very welcome.

Very nice indeed mate and although you've had a few issues since you did that bargain swap the ST was well worth it and although i'm not a big fan of the MK6.5 Fiesta body style i'm actually loving loving yours alot 8) ..

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Hey Naomi, Got mine from http://www.ratedvinyl.com/ they do any design you want with every colour you can ask for try these.

I do like that our Barclays account manager insisted that Brandy joined us, for today's meeting. Where he tried (and failed) to persuade us to buy further services that we do not want: nor need, from them. Brandy however, benefited from smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwich when refreshments were bought in That's a superb photo My current cats show absolutely zero interest in pursuing the local birds: voles and mice however, are frequently terrorised. Molly also has a thing for tormenting moths and maybugs

So would i be if it was mine as it seems you've got a good knack of doing this type of restoration 8) ..

Sorry I missed this before! Will try to answer the latest questions though. 500c ish is the temp you need for regen on these (it's lower on the later coated DPFs), so yes that's what was happening there. There is only one temperature sensor on these DPFs, 2 on the later ones. The lowest temperature it can read is 100c so that's normal. Pressure is an interesting one as no-one seems to know what it should be! 9.4kPa at a constant 80mph does seem a bit high though, in fact 3-6kPa while driving is a bit high as well, should be less than that while cruising, but spike when you accelerate. Ash is what's left in the DPF after the soot has been burnt in the regen, there is no way the ash can get out so that's what builds up over time and eventually blocks the DPF. I never did work out how is that PID is accurate or if it's just working from the mileage (the DPF should be full of ash and changed at 75k miles), how many miles is yours on now? That PID would suggest the DPF is getting to the end of it's lifespan, as does the pressure to me.

Hi, new Ford Focus ST-3 owner and loving it :) new too the site aswell

Those compression figures look ok, so if no visible oil leaks anywhere, then valve stem seals must be the next likely culprit.

Thanks :-) A bit of luck, some patience and a quick camera can do wonders!

Hi Peter Final update with some findings I've discovered using Forscan, which I was hoping you could give your views on if you don't mind. Had to drive today, so thought I'd plug in Forscan and get some live data, see if I noticed anything. During the drive I had to pull up at some traffic lights and noticed the weird idling again, as I pulled away the car seemed to hesitate a bit. My partner was in the car looking at the Forscan data when this started and noticed the PPFT temperature reading started to climb quite quickly. Over the period of the next 6 or 7 minutes the temperature reading was in the mid to high 400'C range, peaking to 560'C, I'm presuming this was a regen as when the temperature reading went back down to normal operating temp the reading for 'distance since last regen trial' (or something like that) reset itself to 0.0km. The whole process lasted between 9 and 10 minutes. I also noticed that the DP DPF reading went up during this period and peaked at 10.4kPa, but was mainly around 8.0kPa - 9.0kPa. Should the pressure reading have got this high during a regen? For the rest of the journey the pressure readings were mainly between 3.0kPa and 6.0kPa, obviously fluctuating due to driving style, however I did get it up to 9.4kPa, at which time I was doing 80mph on the dual carriageway. Would you mind telling me what you make of this info if you don't mind me asking? I also had the PID DIS_ASHFULL running at the same time and noticed that as I was driving this reading was going up. It went from 3504.1km up to 3508.0km.Any ideas why this would have increased as I would have been under the impression that it would have gone down. This is presuming the PID is for how full the DPF filter is obviously. I would be really grateful to hear what you think about this info I've added, and thanks for your help in using Forscan, it really has helped me out a lot.

Haha, I guess they realised it was a mistake pretty quickly! My bad for putting mk6 instead of 6.5 above, just assumed the lights were both the same! Even had a Mk6 last year briefly lol. You're probably right about the grommet(s) being worn though, it's the bottom one that keeps popping out, if anyone's bored and got access to the Ford parts thing could you get me the part number please? Unless anyone's breaking a low mile Mk6.5 with a unworn grommet and fancies sending me it...I could also do with a pair of number plate lights as they keep falling out...usually like £2 each new for 306s, Golfs and anything else I've bought them for, but the Fiesta ones are like 10 times that for apparently no reason...

No wing nut there - someone has stolen it! ;-) Seriously though, the MK 6 did have said nuts as do 7 and 7.5. Must have been a design change on 6.5. I guess the grommets on yours are worn which is causing the loose light. We learn something every day :-)

Thank's Peter, I will have a look later

Car looks very nice - good, subtle improvements all round. Have you thought about lowering? It sharpens up the handling and looks great. Also, when you get the wheels refurbed are you going to keep the same colour? I think something darker such as anthracite could work really well.

Thanks Kieran

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I would hope and iPhone 6s is compatible for Bluetooth 😂 Thanks I will try that 👌🏻

Ghana, I think your chances of becoming Wildlife Photographer of the year are just slightly less than mine! But the blueberries look good though. This was my effort to photograph an un-cooperative robin. It took quite a while even for this. (A bit unseasonal, I am afraid, but I gave up trying, after that.)

I don't like whilst changing into a pair of gardening jeans, putting my big toe through what had been a small hole in the knee area, and now is a massive gaping chasm,

Clive just email him from your pnn address that should scare the sh*t out of him See my parts for sale on thread "philf1s Spirit Blue Fiesta ST180 parts for sale"

Or perhaps also fit some sort of cap over them too to protect the threads from the elements, as you say not a great from a safety perspective!

Put a jubilee clip on the throttle body hose, as it was missing.......and the car is booked for smart repair at the end of the month. :) front bumper is being painted and repaired, all the previous touch up paint is getting cleaned up and blended in. Rust under wing mirror is being treated and then painted. Any other chips or scratches are being touched in. Then the whole car will be mopped. Decided to go down this route, as didn't want the cost of different panels being fully painted and blended in. Then someone open a door into it, in a car park or something......Just want it clean and tidy. :) Only down side is I can't polish it till its done now lol

I want the background the same colour as my car and the writing in either chrome or black. My car is a quite unique colour though, Ford call it Ivory but people mistake it for gold, beige or even green sometimes! I can't find any at all on Amazon. Beginning to give up hope. :-(

It should be a straight swap with the 6000k xenon bulb

Thanks for the welcome guys as i'm loving being on here already ..

Take a decent in-the-know car person with you to give it a check over and too check the cars history/paperwork/previous circumstances/finance/hpi etc. Shouldn't be too many issues with the age and mileage but that obviously depends on the dealer selling it. Should still be under warranty etc too.

So, just had the new tyre fitted... Turned out the old one had been run flat for so long it was full of rubber lumps inside which were causing the wheel bearing noise lol. Though that does mean it was damaged before I got it, not on the pothole that I thought it was!

Hello & welcome along. For the badges, go to these. http://www.dmb.uk.com/

Decided to do the draw trims with some truck bed liner paint I had. Love the finish of this stuff. :) Painted a black base coat on the box, then a couple of coats of alloy wheel silver, and just a light coating on lacquer......as I wanted a industrial sort of look. Came out ok, I think lol. :) Got some stickers to go on yet when the paint has hardened.

Hi Paul, To be completely honest, so am I (rather novice!) I used Forscan to help solve a nasty problem with my Instrument Cluster, and saw that it was a (relatively) easy tool to use, and a very powerful tool. I did play around with the live monitoring a bit, but not for any serious work, so I know it is there, but am not an expert. The term used for these monitoring functions is "PID", and there should, in one of the menus, be a list of the PIDs (quite a long list I suspect), that are valid for your car. Read the list, looking for terms like DPF, DP, Pressure Drop, Exhaust temperature, EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature), or similar. You then select a list of PIDs to monitor, and I think an icon then appears at the bottom of the screen to start monitoring. (You probably need to be connected to the car even to read the list of PIDs, so the software knows what is is dealing with.) (DP means Differential Pressure, = Pressure Difference) Some other PIDs that May appear are: mileage when the last regen was done (DSLCR), mileage when last regen attempted (DSLRT) and time in minutes since last regen (TESLRT). As far as values go, I would start with the engine not running (ignition must be on), and cold. Then EGT values around ambient and a DP near zero would be right. Then start the engine, see if the EGT values rise, I would expect around 80C to 150C to be reasonable for idle. The DP should rise, a few kPa at idle, rising smoothly as the revs rise. I suspect values much over 10kPa indicate a blockage. (1Bar = 14.5PSI = 100kPa, so 10kPa is 1.5PSI) Really you are looking for unexpected jumps, or significant errors (silly readings). Small calibration errors would be hard to find without special equipment, but are much less likely. After my last Post, I did see that Tom had answered your other entry. He is very knowledgeable, and has the same engine as you, so he may be able to give you more, or better information. All I can think of at present, Peter.

Cheers mate, it's getting there. :D Cheers mate, yours looked mint. :D It was & was very highly specced. Note cruise control in pic. Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

Ordered some Genuine Ford mats today, also found some 12v blanks for the 2 12v sockets. Then a good wash and wax. Love the magnum grey after a wax. :D

So, been driving this to lots of meets and shows lately...and it's awesome tbh... Definitely not wanting another GTi6 anytime soon lol! Current average is apparently 32.5mpg which I can't complain about, that's about what I used to average in 1.8 306s, GTi6s never passed 30mpg lol. Final parts arrived today - not overly happy about the lack of box and damaged paint on the filter considering it was from fordpartsuk but I suppose it'll work just as well lol. Had to use them as seem to have lost touch with my usual Ford supplier. Found the sump plug was rounded in the 'tighten' direction so knew it'd be a 'word I cant say on here'...I ended up rounding it more. :( So borrowed a mates oil suction pump and will do it that way instead! Changed the coolant res cap that explodes on every removal... New one I know you'll probably hate these dust caps but I like them, and dilligaf carries on the colour theme too. Caliper looks pretty bad but it's only brake dust/disc rust lol. Still got a leaky tyre that I really need to do something about, but it does seem to hold air for a few days which is weird, roughly 12psi after 4 days and being extra load don't look any different lol, I can just feel it in the steering so pump it up a couple of times a week. Had a proper look for a puncture but couldn't see one, valve doesn't seem to leak. But I did notice this... :s The edgewear is from the previous poor tracking but do you reckon that damage will have gone right through the tyre?? Also got rid of the wonky bent plates for some pressed ones. This is the second set after the first set I bought didn't have the BS number or post code so I got a refund on them...and now have a spare pair of useless plates lol. Sad times in the fuel department though, promised myself I wouldn't buy more than one tankful a month...didn't realise how easily I'd use a tank in it! :s Probably shouldn't go further than that though lol.

Re-done my gear knob as I didn't like the red, so done it in dark grey. Looks loads better. :) Also repaired scuffs, and re lacquered the mirror from the new mirror as it's a better fit. Plus then I'll have a spare one lol.

Today, me and a few other guys attended Ford In The Park at Kingsbury Water Park. The weather was terrible but attendance wasn't bad at all! Managed to get a few pictures still. Here are a few for your perusal: Managed to bag myself a cheeky gloss rear wiper too for the focus from PaintModz! Must say it looks so much better and blends nicely with the privacy glass:

Had a slightly more productive day today lol... Sorted the air con as in the other thread using these - Followed up with an air con bomb to freshen it up inside and then added a blue Jelly Belly as fed up with magic trees that only last half an hour. Theyre also on offer in Tesco atm so the Focus got a black one lol. Also swapped the green 'someone was gullible enough to pay for nitrogen in their tyres' dust caps for some black ones as the green kept drawing my eye in annoying way, added an extra colour that didn't match anything. Removed 3 remaining mudflaps also. Give it a quick wash (hope Kieran doesn't read this bit lol)...single bucket, watering can, window cleaner, quick detailer and tyre black. Tried the Sea Grey touch up on an alloy...they're very much NOT sea grey though so quickly gave up there lol. Then yellowed the fogs with some amberlight that I had spare. Not sure how bad they look now as it rained shortly after but we'll see I guess lol.

New Bosch S4 battery fitted. 25% more cranking power. Now starts straight away! :D