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I do like one of the (few) advantages in having twins...... ......TWO BIRTHDAY CAKES!!!!! 😂

Just saying hello, so hello 🙂 I have just bought myself a Focus ST (2.0l petrol) Loving it is an understatement!

Wow, thanks everyone. I was expecting something along the lines of "You're a total idiot and this is a stupid idea stop being stupid and buy a real car hahaha lol" I'm pleased to see this is a forum with a lot more positivity, a lot more friendly attitude and a lot more punctuation than some others I frequent! Thanks everyone, reading your responses made me smile. I love this in particular: It's a new business, so it is not yet self-sustaining. I very much hope that one day soon I'll be very busy indeed, and making a living. Then, soon after that, I'll employ people to do all the work, and be one of those managers who only shows up at 10, then goes off to play golf at noon. But for now, I'm living off some decent savings and a very supportive wife (financially and otherwise), so I have a lot of time on my hands. As for the house, I noticed your profile says Suffolk. I live in a wonderful place called "the North" - up here you can buy a five bedroom house with a garden and a garage without being a Russian oligarch! You just have to watch out for white walkers... Scrap-wise, the panels are pretty worthless as re-sale, so I've been offered £50 (collected) which is probably the best I'm going to get. I'm not too bothered about the money, I spent £250 on the car, so if I end up with nothing at all, it's not the end of the world. This worries me: If this happens, how does one get rid of a chassis? Chopping it up with an angle grinder sounds like it would be a lot of horrible work, but there must be some way to sell it as scrap, or at least give it to someone who will sell it as scrap. The biggest worry of all going in to this is ending up with a stripped down chassis on my drive for 5 years with no way to get rid of it. Tom, it sounds like you have the most experience here, how do you get rid of them when they're all done? Also Tom you didn't mention any money. Do you know roughly what you got for the pictured cars as parts? I don't care too much about the money, but if this whole endeavour is going to result in £75, I probably should find a better way to invest the time... Thanks a lot for your replies, great feedback!

sorry guys i heard him wrong its wheel bearing and brake disks lol

It needs the immobiliser chip programming to the car. Probably a replacement key that the previous owner never bothered setting up properly. See a decent auto locksmith. Sent from my SM-G965F (S9+)

Thanks chief, that's just what I was looking for. Strange to think someone would have spent about £16k on my car when it was new!

Only joking, but there are estates where half the cars are up on jacks or bricks and in various states of disrepair... Thanks for clearing that up, I thought COD was cash on delivery!

That looks great, you have me convinced on getting one (with iOS). The good news is I’ve self diagnosed the high beam issue: it helps if the beam selector is set to on or auto!! I must have turned the lights off at some point without realising, doh. Now to look into this airbag light...............cheers 🙂

Had problems typing outside the quote box ^^^ With me I'm waking up in the morning with a blocked or runny nose. I get hayfever as well and take a anti histamine tablet before bed. It does prevent most of the symptoms. @Turvey I've had some recent experience with some idiot drivers. Worse of all its people in new or expensive cars. Shows money can't buy you a brain.

FoMoCo (Ford Motor Company) are the original parts that are factory fitted. The Motorcraft brand name includes a selection of aftermarket (service) parts that are offered by Ford as a cheaper alternative for the original FoMoCo parts.

I think they are exactly the same just with different names, if you look at any of the stuff under your bonnet you will see FoMoCo all over the place

Try another locksmiths, our local one has had success with transit connect for us. We couldn't bypass the need for bcm so as last resort we used locksmith. Can you not claim on car or house insurance?

loving the carbon dipped interior parts ford should have done that from the factory. loving the little model cars. will be watching for more updates when you do them. loving all the little touches you make to make the car your own

Agree, superglue makes a right mess of car plastics and doesn't hold either. Araldite is usually preferable. Sent from my SM-G965F (S9+)

In what way were the keys damaged? It must be fairly bad for the immobiliser chips to be non functional. Have you tried an independent auto locksmith?, sometimes they have tricks or procedures that deslerships wouldn't consider. Sent from my SM-G965F (S9+)

There are 3 sorts of DPF regen: Passive: This happens if the DPF gets hot enough in normal running to start to burn off some soot. Even on a motorway cruising at 70, this does not happen very much. Driving hard (eg in lower gear) can cause some passive regen, but also wastes fuel and increases engine wear. Active: This is when the ECU thinks the soot load has reached a limit. The DPF DP sensor plays a vital role in this, and failures in this bit of kit (sensor or hoses) are common. Wrong readings can trigger active regens too often, or not often enough. Also as the DPF ages, and gets more ash in it, it will reach its limit sooner, with more frequent regens. For an active regen, the ECU changes the injector timing, may inject some fuel very late so it passes into the DPF and burns there, and in some cars like Mondeos, uses direct heating of the DPF. The ECU controls the process, and it can take place in normal driving, though it usually needs a speed over 50mph on a flat road, to work. It can take 5 to 15 minutes, I believe. If interrupted by a long stop or end of journey, it may have to restart on the next journey. That is why cars used only for short journeys can have DPF problems. Active is the normal, intended method for regens. Forced: A diagnostic tool is connected to the car, and it forces a regen process that can take place with the car stationary. It is very noisy, and uses quite a lot of fuel. It is only used if the normal active regen has failed for some time, or can not be used for some reason. So a lot of the advice about having to drive very fast or in low gear is wrong. But some decent longish runs outside an urban (30) area are needed on a regular basis. However, a brief burst of Italian clean-out now and again can still be good for the engine, especially if it has only used for short or urban journeys for several days. It can burn off some carbon around the exhaust ports & turbo vanes, for example. Full power up a hill on a dual-carriageway is one way to do this.

https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/ford/focus-2008/?section=data This gives a list of the the recommended retail prices of the mk2.5 Focus when new.

Well folkypeeps! With much thanks to @Typhoonf2, I've now upgraded to Sync 3, about 98% working with just a couple of programming glitches to sort out. From sync 2 (in turn from sync 1) all of had to do was plug in the screen and also dig out the unused blue fakra connector from the sync 2 conversion and plug that in too! There is also a handy hidden menu for sync 3 with a few things like extra themes like the Ford GT one above. With the system on, hold EJECT, then press and hold NEXT TRACK. After about 5 seconds, the system will perform a walk around speaker test, then you'll be presented with the test menu. A lot of it is module diagnostics, including raw text values for as-built data bytes, but under 'testing menu' there is the option to change theme amongst others. Some theme changes (like Ford GT and the Lincoln ones) are not permanent without Forscan. There is info on this in the stickied sync 2 upgrade thread at the top of the focus forum. At the moment, apart from not having wired in the carplay hub, i just have a couple of issues: I don't get visual parking aid (park pilot) and the distance to the next turn on the gauge screen is 256 times what it is on the sync 3 screen sat nav! "In 1786 miles, turn left..." Methinks the distance byte has shifted over a couple of places... I'll get to the bottom of these issues hopefully and report back. I also have a US fascia (looks like sync 1 titanium, gloss black, larger rotary) coming. Tracking says it's currently languishing in customs clearance, so I'll expect a letter from parcelforce in 15 years saying there's £3 million pounds tax to pay on a £100 piece of plastic... There is also a simple way to mirror a an android device with sync 3. It will apparently work with a stock phone but only a rooted phone will accept input from the sync touchscreen. Pics for that to follow. Anyone want a sync 2?!

Thanks for the reply. I’ve taken a punt on them now, if I really have to I’ll use a relay to switch them off with the headlights but I’m hoping I can dim them and leave the light switch in auto and have everything work like magic!

Bought it Saturday .... 2015 Focus ST diesel 23.7K on the clock, not even run in properly for a diesel. Already giving better MPG than my old Seat Leon FR. Few cosmetic changes on the cards black/blus ST badges, might replace the stock ovals with black/orange (not sure yet) new coded black wheel centres. As for mechanicals keeping it pretty stock may look at a Pumaspeed stage 1 ECU remap after this winter. Quick and comfortable what more can a bloke ask for in a car

Hi Guys, New to this site as only picked up my car yesterday, got a 16 plate zetec s 1.5 Diesel for a cracking price and only 20,000 miles on the clock. Looking to make a few subtle changes including: S badge for the front grill (already ordered) Change rear lights for some greyed out legal ones with sequential indicators (might wrap the current ones first to see if i like it) Paint brake calipers Red Potentially save up for some new wheels ideally in gloss black. Pictures Below.

Bishkek to .... Bishkek: Part 3 of 3: Finally I've been able to find time to write up the anticipated conclusion to this central Asian adventure! With the car washed, news that tourists had been taking selfies with the car amazed by its presence in Central Asia, and in high spirits I set forth... into Pamir! The choice to enter Pamir wasn't well thought out, per usual for me, and a flippant decision at best. I only entered Tajikistan for the fun of exploration and the decision to enter Pamir was for the sake of fun exploration also. For those unaware of the region, Pamir is a region of Tajikistan home to the M41 - the famous Pamir Highway. With multiple mountain peaks, high altitude roads, and breath taking views, this is one of the most remote and beautiful regions in all of Central Asia.. supposedly. Shrouded with deep history as one of the original routes taken by traders during the Silk Road era the highway has become a popular attraction for tourists, especially motorbikers, and crazy cyclists! The M41 itself is the highway but over time multiple routes through the region have evolved and many sections avoided or navigated around to avoid treacherous terrain or altitudes. From Dushanbe I headed east with pencil plans of taking about 7 days and looping back to Osh. But this wasn't to be and the outcome was very different. Much of the initial drive was across below average but bearable tarmac conditions, to enter the region special Visa permissions need to be granted to gain access through the military checkpoints. however this is a easy process during Visa application. The proximity to Afghanistan can be measured in meters and the region now remains relatively safe considering events of 2001, Tajikistan conscripts patrol the border and Afghan military often cross into Tajikistan border to make use of their better road network across sections of border control regions. I'm unsure of the world's preconceptions towards Afghanistan in today's climate, however more importantly: I'm unsure how Afghans think the outside world perceive THEM. So at my first opportunity of communication, seeing a family play along the river Pyandzh I pulled over and gave a universal friendly "toot-da-toot toot.... toot, toot" with the car horn. Likely massively confused by the sudden communication from across the border the Afghans just stood and starred at me. However the youngest, a boy, started to jump up and down like a starfish. In turn, in plain view, I jumped up and down like a starfish. This turn based communication jumping up and down like a starfish lasted until I became out of breath... driving away with a farewell toot toot, I hope this brief communication stays as a memory with the boy as he grows older. A memory, that should he be is any doubt one day, that the whole world doesn't hate him simply due to his nationality. This is important to me. Pamir is renown for being a graveyard to HGVs and 4x4s alike, taking exception to no one, especially a front wheel drive Fiesta with a standard 45cm? ground clearance. On our first day, due to a combination of inexperience driving on rough terrain, and likely excessive speed (30mph instead of 15-20mph) I hit a 'rock.' I say 'rock' as upon later inspection this was an immovable object so likely part of Earths crust! I was very very lucky upon impact, for my natural driving style is to drive with a hand permanently on the gear stick and the windows down, I felt a sudden and severe vibration straight up the gear stick. Pulling over after about 200m due to the smell of oil and my oil light suddenly on I pulled over inspected the car realising this was perhaps more severe than other off road vibrations than initially expected. With the engine idling I inspected the undercarriage to see .. no exaggeration, a 4"x4" hole in my oil pan and the entire contents trailing in a lovely straight line behind me. Turning the engine off I was unsure what to do. I'm not a mechanical person in all honesty, and am unfamiliar of engine mechanics to even understand the fundamentals. With the engine off I started the car again with the intention of driving back to near by village. I owe a great amount of thanks to one or two locals behind me who had witnessed the impact, for they waving their arms in the air and crossing their arms furiously made me turn my engine off again. In frantic Tajik and hand signals it was more than obvious they were explaining not to turn the engine on.. ever. With their help and some children on push bikes we pushed the car 1km back to a nearby village (unnamed on a map) with a population of about 15 overlooking the Afghan border. The village very very kindly put us (For reference 'US' being myself and a Canadian [Kim] *waves if you're reading this* I was exploring the region with, whom I met up with in Osh) up for the night. The village itself was lovely and quaint, with emphasis to lovely homely gardens with fruit trees and a peaceful lifestyle. The family who put us up was home to a former Scout Sniper Peacekeeper, he trained in Virginia and with deployments around the world including Chad during the Second Sudanese war and Afghanistan he had 17 LALO jumps to his name (~1,600ft!) as someone who has skydived solo, this is certainly an impressive statistic. Where as HALO [High Altitude Low Opening] jumps are designed for troop deployment where: "the aircraft can fly above surface to air missile engagement levels through enemy skies without posing a threat to the transport or personal," and HAHO [High Altitude High Opening] jumps are designed for troops insertion where aircraft doesn't cross into restricted airspace [due to the high altitude of parachute deployment troops can cross country borders under canopy]... LALO [Low Altitude Low Opening] are jumps designed for troop deployment under radar levels, and is one of the most dangerous jumps for military personal. Often where aircraft is flying at sub 2000 feet altitudes. Acutely aware of such hardships one may face with such a career I didn't press further beyond information he was willing to share. In summary a warm and welcoming gentleman and very grateful for being so welcoming. ...Ive diagressed The village, population 15, by amazing coincidence/logic included a mechanic. With the oil pan removed, next day we headed back to Dushanbe in search for spare parts, or an attempt to bodge job weld fix the damage, so I can get my car back Dushanbe myself. With Ford a manufacturer that literally doesn't exist in the entirety [literally!] of Central Asia I wasn't holding my breath, so after our third trip to a traditional scrap yard imagine my utter surprise at finding an identical oil pan! At $100 it wasn't cheap, but with the other choice being an end to my travels it was a price worth paying, returning to the village the following day the oil pan cleaned with petrol, was re-fitted with sealant and and a full oil change we all crossed our fingers and the key was turned. The Fiesta only went and started first time with no hiccups like nothing had happened! I returned to Dushanbe the same night wanting to return to civilisation and rest up. From here I was genuinely torn what to do next. Nothing has gone wrong with the car outside of driver error and I was genuinely 50/50 as to whether re-attempt a Pamir run.... running a Facebook poll amongst friends the result was one sided in favour of adventuring and attempting another run. However the same night and following day thunder, lightning and heavy rain hit the region, who am I to argue with Zeus himself, and weighing up my options and all the recent signs I abandoned Pamir and headed back to Khujand. I think the decision to abandon Pamir would have been more difficult had I been in the region specifically for the M41, but I wasn't, so for me it was no loss. From Khujand I backtracked my steps back to Osh and back to Bishkek. It was in Bishkek I bumped into two Canadian 737 pilots, First Officers flying for West Jet, *waves if you're reading this* one of which had a following departure flight from Almaty (By coincidence my next natural destination) So for the second time in as many weeks had a friendly Canadian riding shotgun. An easy enough border crossing back into KZ I was once again re-united with the vast steppes of the region... Out of interest to any one reading can anyone suggest why I was able to find an oil pan in a continent where almost literally I am the only Ford? Some suggested that there's a Toyota which shares the same oil pan as me... and there's of course Opels... I was very, VERY lucky! I should have bought a lottery ticket! *Attached are several images, including the mechanic, recognisable by his enthusiastic thumbs up, the damage, and the views near the northern Tajik border around south-western Kyrgzstan.

The Diff or differential to give it the full name is the device that lets thecdriven wheels turn at different speeds, the inside wheels on a corner need to travel at a slower speed to the outside wheels this is what the diff does. good explanation

Sounds like it is the alternator

sounds like he does not understand aircon systems ! The only way to confirm the charge level is RECOVER and note weight , VAC system for 30 mins , RECHARGE R134a buy WEIGHT for the make model of car. If he put his gauge set / machine onto the car the pressures would be low when running but the only 100% way is above and then if still faulty see what the pressures are and you will be able to fault find.

No If the system is empty (not in this case) that almost always means it has a leak. The pressure (static) is almost the same if it has 80g of gas or 600g . The only way to ensure the correct charge is always recover , vac out system and recharge by weight of r134a. The leak test can be found with tracer dye / electronic leak detector or pressure test with Oxygen free nitrogen before recharging.

The Mk3 Focus uses a coated DPF which is far more effective and reliable than the old Eolys style used in most Mk2s and a lot of PSA vehicles. It should last well over 100k if driven normally, they don't even mind a bit of town as long as the majority are longer trips. Forscan does show the soot loading in the DPF on these but high soot loading isn't necessarily a sign of needing replacement, just that it needs to regenerate on a long run. There is no way to determine the exact lifespan of each individual DPF, too many variables. I wouldn't personally recommend running any sort of fuel or DPF cleaner through these but opinions will vary there. Price of an aftermarket DPF for these is £350+. Takes a few hours labour (so maybe £200 depending on labour rates). Genuine DPF is more like £800!

I don't like 2 instances of bad driving this week. No. 1. I normally drive a 32 tonne, 8 wheeled truck, one day this week I stopped at a pedestrian crossing to let an elderly lady with a wheeled Zimmer frame cross, when she was about 3/4 of the way across a motorbike overtook me and went across the crossing! No way could he see if anyone else was on the crossing. Edit: I then proceeded to forget to indicate at the roundabout immediately after the crossing as I was too busy squirting my windscreen washers! New truck, washers where the horn was on the old truck! 🙄 No. 2. I was driving along a main A road getting ready to make a left turn onto a small B road. Usual procedure, mirrors, indicate etc now this particular junction is quite tight and you can't see anything on it until the last minute, so I usually cross the middle white line on approach to give me the room to get in and to slow traffic behind me. At the last minute a car appeared at the junction so I slowed to an almost stop, checked mirrors and there's this idiot on the grass verge passing me! Held my hand up to tell driver coming out of junction to stop, driver behind got by me, driver coming out of junction just shook her head at the idiot. We're surrounded by idiots! Drive safe out there 😉

That is EXACTLY the same story and response I gave for mine. Obviously being built by the same manufacturer. Took a little work but once on all good.

TBH, I've never had much luck gluing broken stuff back together, so I'd just be waiting for it to go again 🙂. The ebay one arrived a few days ago, it's a Polish pattern part, well packed and good comms from that seller - the quality, esp. the internal casting is not as good as the original and I had to do a bit of filing on the threaded inserts to get them to line up, but it's all on now, looks ok and solid. The hardest part was getting the old badge off, that was stuck on HARD 😣...

I swear my dog has it in for me!! Last week, as we were getting to the end of her walk, I called her back to put her on the lead. Couldn't see her as she was in shadow. Firsr thing I see of her is her white, fluffy chest flying through the air, paws outstretched...a split second later, I'm writhing in agony cupping my nads as she stands there looking quite pleased with herself! Then last night, playing with her in the loving room and she lunged forward at me - I took her nose straight to my eye. Which today, is very sore and a bit swollen. Good job I love the fuzzy git!

It's amazing what a little bad coverage can do, isn't it. Just pity people don't seem to pull their fingers out before we're forced to take such measures. And yes, my experience as EH too. For shame!

2.0d Tractor

My Titanium. Windows tinted. Gloss black alloys added. Gloss black front grille fitted. Gloss black Focus and Titanium badges fitted. Window trims and fog surrounds to de-chrome.

thanks , there you go :

Some Upgrade on my car

paint calipper on red :)

Very nice, especially in Magnetic Grey Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Had my ST-Line from new 33 miles on clock

Here’s mine. 1.5 ST-line.

Here's my year old Titanium X