My Focus ST broken :(

My Focus ST broken :(

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Original Poster:

7,632 posts

145 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Just driving back from my mate's house and heard a "psshhh" as I was accelerating away normally and now lost all boost. Whenever I pull away now I get a hissing noise and very little power. No EML and drives fine other than that with no other noises of any concern. My non-expert opinion makes me thing my turbo pipe has split or come off rather than the turbo itself gone. Can't get it looked at til next week but wondering if any other mk3 ST owners have had this happen? frown

hjcrichard

62 posts

183 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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It will be a hose, most likely come adrift rather than split. You should be able to find it yourself.

Hub

6,411 posts

197 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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Oh dear. Does sound like a hose - still under warranty though if the worst comes to the worst?

Hasn't changed your mind about coughing up for Focustoc membership? wink

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Original Poster:

7,632 posts

145 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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Hub said:
Oh dear. Does sound like a hose - still under warranty though if the worst comes to the worst?

Hasn't changed your mind about coughing up for Focustoc membership? wink
Never!

Just rung round the local Ford dealers here in Leeds to see if they can do it (Benfield x2, Ringways). "Ah well sir, what we'd need to do is book it in for a full IDS(?) diagnostic program and perform a software update then we'd need to order parts and rebook it in for the work to be done, so you'll be looking at the middle of August at the earliest as we're fully booked up". Said to them I reckon all it needs is the pipe re-attaching but nope, needs full diagnostics. rolleyes

I'm meant to be going to Wales in a bit for a family do. Luckily Stuart at Blue Oval garage at Gildersome has said he'll sort it for me so am on my way there now. yes

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Original Poster:

7,632 posts

145 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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Got it fixed! spin Was indeed the pipe from the engine to the intercooler under the block that had slipped off. 2 min fix once all the covers removed. He often adjusted my bonnet gap and offered to top up the engine with a bit of 5w30 too. All completely free of charge. Top service. Bunged him a 20 for his time as it's only right isn't it. yes

gus607

916 posts

135 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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Garages like that deserve to stay in business.

valiant

10,066 posts

159 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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Yep, Ford garages can be a bit funny like that. My Focus has those door protector thingies on them and one snapped clean off.

It's a cheap part (something like £20) and takes all of 30 seconds to fit but is covered under the warranty so I calls them up and got similar to the Op - Have to book it in and lose the car for the day.

Ordered one online and done it myself in the end.

Justin S

3,637 posts

260 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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Glad you gave him £20 rather than waste it on STOC. You'll only get replies for lambo doors and decats innit !!

Funk

26,254 posts

208 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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hjcrichard said:
It will be a hose, most likely come adrift rather than split. You should be able to find it yourself.
Dude - long time no speak!

0000

13,812 posts

190 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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Fantastic result. Gives you the confidence to take your car to a place like that for everything.

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Original Poster:

7,632 posts

145 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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yes

But wondering if something else is brewing now. Just got back from a long trip and noticed on idling that the engine is sounding rattly which I've never noticed before. frown

hjcrichard

62 posts

183 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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Funk said:
Dude - long time no speak!
How's it going big man?

Just here helping on the odd question as the people on FocusSTOC are not very good apparently.

zarjaz1991

3,471 posts

122 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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valiant said:
Yep, Ford garages can be a bit funny like that. My Focus has those door protector thingies on them and one snapped clean off.

It's a cheap part (something like £20) and takes all of 30 seconds to fit but is covered under the warranty so I calls them up and got similar to the Op - Have to book it in and lose the car for the day.

Ordered one online and done it myself in the end.
Ford dealers are getting bad for that.

On the older of my two Mondeos, the windscreen washers stopped working. Wipers were fine, fuses fine, I pretty much knew what it was - motor had gone.

Ford wanted £95 per hour for a diagnostic that they said could take up to two hours. I said, no, just fit the part, and if it turns out not to be that, well I'll take the hit. They refused.
Took it to Halfords (I know) and they diagnosed motor being at fault and fitted the new part, all for £75!

I have generally stuck with Ford dealers but my patience is starting to run out.

neiljohnson

11,298 posts

206 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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To give a bit of balance i noticed one of the front fogs was steaming up on my 2014 St rang the dealer (Haynes Maidstone) was told no problem can you send a picture to save you coming in which I did I then had a call telling me the part was in & I popped in & got it fitted in less time than it took to drink my coffee so they are not all bad smile

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Original Poster:

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145 months

Friday 5th February 2016
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Justin S said:
Glad you gave him £20 rather than waste it on STOC. You'll only get replies for lambo doors and decats innit !!
I caved in and bought a membership there recently. I can confirm that the site is a complete waste of time. All the membership gets you is endless threads on driving holes in your airbox, Mountune remapping, removing your cat and fitting dump valves. Absolutely nothing of use if you have a genuine problem as it's full of clueless kids rather than anyone with any kind of mechanical knowledge/experience.

Fermit The Krog

12,787 posts

99 months

Friday 5th February 2016
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gus607 said:
Garages like that deserve to stay in business.
Very true, and well done for the tip.

Reminds me of a situation selling a house some years ago. A bath tap was loose, one nut to tighten but a tiny gap to get to under the bath and I hadn't got the correct tool. I called a plumber up who's van I'd seen regularly around the corner, an offer made of £20 for a two minute job to pop in one eve on his way home. His response, which he didn't budge from, was 'my call out is £85'.

A matter of weeks a mates boiler died and needed replacement, guess who I told him NOT to use.

Funk

26,254 posts

208 months

Friday 5th February 2016
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Justin S said:
Glad you gave him £20 rather than waste it on STOC. You'll only get replies for lambo doors and decats innit !!
I caved in and bought a membership there recently. I can confirm that the site is a complete waste of time. All the membership gets you is endless threads on driving holes in your airbox, Mountune remapping, removing your cat and fitting dump valves. Absolutely nothing of use if you have a genuine problem as it's full of clueless kids rather than anyone with any kind of mechanical knowledge/experience.
Was never like that when I was in charge. Sounds like it's gone downhill sadly.

Still, most people saved much more than the membership cost on the deals we put together for members, I assume some of the benefits still remain?

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Original Poster:

7,632 posts

145 months

Friday 5th February 2016
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Funk said:
Was never like that when I was in charge. Sounds like it's gone downhill sadly.

Still, most people saved much more than the membership cost on the deals we put together for members, I assume some of the benefits still remain?
No benefits, just access to tech forums and some worthless %age discount with forum sponsors which works out at about 5p off.

Funk

26,254 posts

208 months

Friday 5th February 2016
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All that jazz said:
Funk said:
Was never like that when I was in charge. Sounds like it's gone downhill sadly.

Still, most people saved much more than the membership cost on the deals we put together for members, I assume some of the benefits still remain?
No benefits, just access to tech forums and some worthless %age discount with forum sponsors which works out at about 5p off.
Shame. I set up some amazing deals for paid members when I was Admin. On one deal you could save £200 on an exhaust system for example, there was money off remapping handsets, tyres, Paintshield offered discounts on paint protection and there were discounts with various insurers too amongst other things.

You could save 10-20x the membership cost if you wanted to. Also the level of technical knowledge and support was insane.

Edit: I just checked and there's still loads of discounts on stuff there: http://www.focusstoc.com/forums/forum/154-discount...

Edited by Funk on Friday 5th February 20:04

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Original Poster:

7,632 posts

145 months

Friday 5th February 2016
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Fermit The Krog said:
gus607 said:
Garages like that deserve to stay in business.
Very true, and well done for the tip.

Reminds me of a situation selling a house some years ago. A bath tap was loose, one nut to tighten but a tiny gap to get to under the bath and I hadn't got the correct tool. I called a plumber up who's van I'd seen regularly around the corner, an offer made of £20 for a two minute job to pop in one eve on his way home. His response, which he didn't budge from, was 'my call out is £85'.

A matter of weeks a mates boiler died and needed replacement, guess who I told him NOT to use.
Exactly. I don't think traders realise what damage they do to their reputation and business by acting like that. Sure, they're in business to make money but helping out with quick fixes like popping my turbo pipe back on (10 min job) and not even asking for anything for it often translates into free adveritising for them when that person recommends them to others. And I'm more than happy to recommend him too - his name is Stuart and he runs Gildersome Autos (what used to be Blue Oval Garage) http://gildersomeautos.co.uk/.