Originally Posted by
Robs Frst
Sold my Frst last year, and want to get back into Ford Rs ownership.
So have decided to go for a Focus RS next week. Just got a couple questions to ask.
Standard bhp?
Common faults?
What to look out for?
What are they like to use for daily duties?
Cheers.
212 bhp i think it is.
faults:
leaking thermostat, obvious to see crust round the casing. either cracked or burst seal round thermostat inside.
burst breather hose behind block to lhs with white valve in. loses boost
bushes are apparently an expensive job but not done mine and car at 65k
watch the clutch its about £1k to do.
turbo die on mine along with clutch at circa 60k
rear footwell carpet tears due to being too tight.
check the chargecooler pump works. seperate system from the rad. bottle at back of engine bay. open with engine running and check its pumping back to bottle.
Dont let that put you off though mine is fucking ace. exhaust and dreamscience with kn panel. i have a 3dr cossie and not sure i'd lose the frs first should i have to lose 1. dont listen to other comments. proper cool car on a day to day basis and i never get bored of mine. it pulls really well and little lag, straight on boost. i honestly cant fault it!
as for the grip prob on the ibiza, different here with the quaife diff.
oh another fault, gear cables stretch and a pain to fix.
any specific Q's just ask.