hi everyone, just bought myself a black 03 plate focus st170 3 door. will get pics up as soon as possible.

its my second car and my first ford

as soon as i get my hands on it, it will be getting the wheels/some other wheels refurbed as these let the car down. a full on bufty session and every fluid on the car plus spark plugs etc will be changed

mods wise it will be a case of improving on the original for now.

i am looking for gaz coilovers, a de cat, K&n 57i or typhoon (is there much difference?) induction kit, milltek exhaust, possibly a better head unit that is ipod compatible and maybe a thule roof rack for carrying my bike on.

of course there will be other little changes along the way but they are the main ones i have planned

 

I like ST170s. There a good car. They go well and handle well.

 

Just fitted a k&n 57i but the engine management light is on.

Help

 

fixed it

would of liked to get pictures of it how it was but like an excited child i rushed into it haha

cd player in, k&n 57i fitted, rear wiper took off, obligatory magic tree fitted.

as soon as it stops raining pics will be up.

trying to decide on smoked or red rear lights

 

You could of kept the normal head unit as long as it has cd changer outlet as my 1.6 focus ghia uses normal cd player and has Bluetooth fitted that works though speakers

 

Sounds good, I can't wait to see some photos

 

As above

 

wow. im a bit overdue with the up date!

getting full time at work as well as other commitments really has limited my free time

Couple of notes to self here for future reference -

towing eye thread is 16x3 left hand thread

st170 wheels weigh 9kgs

to add a new key,
insert key into ignition,
turn from position 1 to 2 and back to 1 4 times,
car should beep,
take key out press new fobs.

for 1 touch windows
switch ignition on
press and hold window switch to fully close window and continue to hold close for at least 1 second
release switch
press window close switch 3 times for at least a secong
press and hold window switch to fully open window, continue to hold for 1 secong
release switch
fully press and release window close switch
ensure window closes fully
fully press and release open switch
ensure windows open fully
repeat for remaining windows/ sunroof

once this is done you can use the 'global windows opening' hold unlock to open windows and lock to close windows

anyway couple of pictures from when i got it























at this point only mods were k&n and the cd player

 

now as she stands today

Miltek exhaust

Gaz coilovers lowered to 75mm between front arch and top of wheel and 85mm rear

Replaced the skanky mats with halfords fully tailored fit ones

Toyo proxie t1r's 215/45/17

Factory rear lights

new cam belt at 103000

Lots of painted/touched up/cleaned parts

touched up rear badge


nice tyres



no boot carpet at the minute


touched up gear knob


customary cornwall holiday air freshener and go pro mount


sat at cornwall


glovebox essentials while trying to set up suspension


shiney manifold cover



fog light surround as it was


and after some autosol


little after i got after seeing bass boys mercedes - not quite executed as well


front coilover


no full pictures of it as it stands right now

 

its also had a new front lambda sensor and idle control valve at 102000 as well as -
ngk platinum spark plugs
new leads
new coil pack
castrol magnetic oil
fresh coolant
new oil filter

still to do brake fluid, gearbox oil, fuel filter, and 12.5mm puma speed axle spacers.

just bought a new rocker cover to paint

 

not a bad car just stupid running costs destroy a better following for these also shame ford overated them so much on the hp front as on average they are all 155hp, and you really need some sort of heat sheild on that K&n with as much cold air ducting as you can find or it will drink even more fuel

 

Looking good, enjoy the ST

 

Its looking well matey.

 

thanks guys

she'll average around 28mpg most of the time

 

couple more updates today

always wanted a seat belt cutter combined with the glass hammer but this turned up for free


taken to reading to. some great things in these books and has given me a couple of ideas


wrapped my decat in exhaust wrap. still need to finish it though


couple of pictures whilst washing it





can see just how well the milted fits here to




and a few of it all clean

 

links to some other builds for future reference/rereading

https://passionford.com/forum/restor...storation.html

https://passionford.com/forum/restor...car-st170.html

 

I like this!

 

I've just bought some more alloys for this, originals but in black.

so now i have a problem.

eventually (christmas time) one set will be powder coated silver.

do i just send the black ones in for painting or do i fit the black ones and get the silver ones redone?

pics to follow

 

had the alignment checked at 105000 miles.

also bought some fresh oil and filter to change as soon as it stops raining.

 

Used to love my old st170. Had a k&n, tdci rear exhaust pipe with a 3" inward rolled tip on it, lowered 30mm and powder coated red wheels. Very well handling car just underpowered especially for the fuel they use!!! Tax also put me off keeping it but I did like it. A lot of car for not a lot of money.


Yours is looking good. I'd go for us rear lights,always wanted some on mine

 

Tidy!
I love the boldness of thw wheels.

 

It did used to get attention with them on lol. Can't seem to find any other pics of it

 

just had the clutch done at 105,322 miles. using a luk clutch.

feels even better to drive now!

 

im fitting a kn what was issue with the light coming on

 

well she has just rolled over onto 110,000 miles

so as her treat she has just had fresh oil and filter - first time doing it myself and i spilt the old stuff all over the drive

i also roped a couple of friends in to help me paint up my wheels, had two new tyres fitted - toyo t1r 215/45/r17's again, fixed my reversing light and gave it a full clean inside and out

all in all she's brilliant and i still love her

 

thanks for reading it. keep up the good work with yours

 

112,500 miles and ebc green stuff pads fitted, new pagid discs, halfords dot 4 racing fluid (330* dry boiling point)

discs and pads were fitted on the front when the rears wear they'll get the same treatment. centre of the discs were painted to hopefully prevent rusty disc syndrome.

calipers will be repainted soon.

on the bad note the drive shaft is split on the drive side to that'll get sorted as soon as it arrives and its mot day tomorrow

 

she passed her mot

couple of adversaries,

rear damper misting oil - going to whip this off today and send it back off to gas under warranty.

the cv joint - had that done at the garage already

rear brake discs pitted - these will be getting the same treatment as the fronts today, ebb green stuff pads and painted paged discs.

chip in the windscreen - neither here nor there really

engine management light on because of the cat, but it passed on emissions

all in all very happy

 

114,000 miles has just been and gone.

another set of togo t1r's were fitted last night.

new wipers next and then service again at 115,000.

can anyone confirm which rear wiper it is that fits onto the focus to clean it up? i believe its a clio or 206??

cheers

 

114k is nowt these days. Keep on cracking the miles up.

 

115k today

so…….denso iridiums have been fitted along with fresh oil and a new filter.

heat shields have been reattached at the back and on the manifold, little bit of coolant added, like 100ml, just like it to be on max when i service it, drop of brake fluid, screen wash topped up. knocked up a cover for the engine mount bolt that sits under the k&n to stop the gauze becoming damaged.

just of to the petrol station now to fill her up with shell as usual, check the tyre pressures then bring it back for a good wash

 

115,080 miles and my cat has broken into 2 pieces, so brand new cat and flexi have been fitted from bm catalysts at a cost of Ł159.98.

I've also used all the same size bolts to make it easier for myself or the next person, unlike the last person who did something with it

 

115,600 miles and a new post cat lambda in, denso unit which I'm told is very good quality

 

Just found a lovely mod on the st170 Facebook group to rid the throttle pedal of its slack.

A tie wrap onto the cable that goes to the pedal, this makes they pedal higher and far more responsive - perfect

 

117,500 miles

Treated her to new front top mounts, front drop links and rear drop links to.

Not too hard of a job, and with having coilovers on I just wound down the spring and that meant I could remove the top mount without removing the strut.

 

All sounds good, should look good will coilovers fitted

 

117,700 miles

Just checked the irmc is working as it should as it occasionally throws up a engine code for it but physically looks like its working great.

Felt obliged to clean the air filter while it was off. Very strange how K&N's are white while they're clean and its the oil that makes them red. Also 15+ year old K&N oil still works a treat I would of been in nappies when my dad bought it

 

good cars....

 

Just in case you didnt notice ive bought a ST17O. See my thread.

Did you notice any difference with the k&n filter.

 

I would say its a little more responsive at high revs on and off the throttle.

Although the biggest difference is with the windows down listening to it.

The bracket has taken some modifying to fit properly.

The biggest single problem nobody has mentioned is that it says k&n upside down. To me this is just not right.

So if i was to do it again - I'd fit a breather system seperate to the air filter as I now have done. Fab up a bit of a bracket which I've basically done. And just buy a round cone filter of your choice. For me a good toss up between k&n and pipercross.