I have purchased some rs clocks for my mk1 focus, I'll be fitting a zetec turbo engine and would like the boost gauge on the clocks to work, does anyone know how I would go about this? Thanks, dean.

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Anyone? I'm assuming I'd need the standard focus rs boost solinoid that attaches to the turbo and actuator but I've read that this solinoid isn't that good and most people remove it but is there a way of either removing it or upgrading it so the boost gauge still works if this is what controls the gauge that it, thanks.

 

I wouldn't bother mate it's not accurate you are better off with a aftermarket one

 

I see, if I do get an after market one is there a way of doing this still with the rs one working, even though it's not too accurate, I hate the idea of of something not working and just being wasted space

And can you recommend a good one?

 

This is the one I have


I have know idea how you could wire it in unless you have the wiring harness and can splice it to get a reading from some where

 

Ah looks kwl, does that wire straight into your plug at the back of you clocks?

 

It takes the live from the back of the radio

 

Any idea were it gets the information for the boost?, cheers

 

On the focus rs you plumb it Into the pipe before the canister

 

Youll have to bare with me mate this is a little new to me, what canister would that be? So that gauge doesn't run with wires but with pipes? Im now thinking that it is the standard boost solenoid is what makes the standard gauge work, thanks for your help mate,

 

The canister is the black cylinder behind the power steering bottle

 

Ahh i see, thanks for that mate

 

You pull the pipe off to the right of the canister and fit the tee that comes with the boost gauge and the pipe from the gauge then connects to the tee giving you a working gauge

 

Is that canister something thats fitted to all focus's or something im going to have to get? Sure ive seen something like that under my bay before .

 

I think that's fitted just to the rs may be wrong