Just got a call from the missus driving the 1 week old from purchase ST170, she's had to pull over 1 mile away from the house because the 13,000 mile 2 year old car has suddenly developed a massive loud banging whenever the engine is running Absolutely gutted, months and months of BMW ownership with nothing more than filling with petrol/diesel and after 1 week of Ford ownership again summats wrong and doesnt sound good! All she could say was summat along the lines of having to start the car with the indicators on or summat, and that she could smell fish and she had heard me say about fishy smells when aircon fails, anyone any ideas?

cheers

 

havent got a clue mate, could the fishy smell mean its over heated big time?

 

Not heard of many people having problems with Focus's at all.

Get it back to the dealer mate.

 

Why is the ST170 the most unreliable Focus in the range

Gutted for ya m8.

Mines a 2nd owner 15,000 mile car and i been having no end of problems with heatshields under the car

Hope you get it sorted (as its under warrenty )

 

should of bought a type r instead hope u get it fixd anyways

 

Welocme back to Ford ownership mate!!!!

Gutted

 

AndyRST - ive come home and what appears to be happening is a clicking inside the bonnet, but it sounds louder inside the car than it does when looking under the bonnet. Its not revs related as the more you rev the car the clicking sound continues at the same pitch and speed. When looking under the air intake from the left front wing, looking past the air flow module and where the black intake starts to head towards the throttle, under there looks like the ignition cable attached to the throttle is constantly extending in and out as if the throttle is opening and closing by itself does yours do this? yet when revved this doesnt change, so it cant be that, and think the vibration is mainly from the clutch when inside? even though its under warranty, absolutely fucked off that its happened and that my wife still cant drive it now until I get the time to take it down to Ford to be fixed which wont be until the weekend fuck the mondeo ST, getting me another beemer as company motor, got used to only having to fill up with fuel and nothing else!

 

It sounds like an inlet problem (not uncomon in the ST170)

Have a look at these posts and see if the faults are simlar to yours (the 1st post does sound the same!!) :

http://www.ffoc.co.uk/forum/viewtopi...ighlight=inlet

http://www.ffoc.co.uk/forum/viewtopi...ighlight=inlet

http://www.ffoc.co.uk/forum/viewtopi...ighlight=inlet

 

cant u just give it to Ford and scream warrenty ??

 

never mind lol

 

AndyRST - cheeRS for that mate, looking at those posts and posts on the rsforum it sounds like that is whats at fault interesting bit is how long it will take to get fixed DOH! will phone ford in the morning and see what they say

 

No probs Andy

Any news on the repair now???