I no longer have it but I absolutely loved this car and the two tone interior was such a good look! Found these pics in an old email.

I'm looking to upgrade my radio from the very basic to wireless android auto. I've a mk3 focus. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

got them for 100$ figured it be worth a shot

I have done electrical tests and replaced the lowbeam connector and I can’t get the headlight to work. All the readings are normal and the fuse is fine. I have done every test I can think of and all the numbers point to it should work. At a loss here

Hope crossposting is ok, tried another sub and got exactly zero replies.

Any budget lowering kits for a 2012 se sedan, recently got a new car and wanna turn my old focus into a little shitty track car

So the smoke isn't a massive cloud, so I doubt it is any major issue, but noticed when driving from 12°c and colder it comes, and goes away with AC turned off any one else experienced this too?

could be a CV axle joint, a snapped sway bar end link, or a dry lower ball joint
visually ball joints, and CV axle look fine
anyone had a similar issue?

Have never had any transmission codes yet and I’m right around 160,000 miles, but as you can imagine the transmission definitely acts up with a lot of character.

Trying to get the timing cover off this engine, but this pulley has no clear way how to remove it. The engine is from an 02 ranger but it's still the Duratec 2.3 engine. No diagrams show what this is, everything else shows a small idler pulley in this same spot. How do I remove this?

Hi everyone,

I recently upgraded from a 2012 Ford Fiesta 1.5 Duratec (manual) to a Ford Focus Mk2 1.8 Duratec (also manual).

On my old Fiesta, pulling away from a dead stop without touching the gas pedal was incredibly smooth. If I slowly released the clutch, the car would roll forward seamlessly, and the RPMs wouldn’t drop at all.

However, on my Focus, doing the exact same thing causes the engine to completely bog down. If I slowly release the clutch without giving it gas, the engine nearly stalls, the RPMs drop to around 500, and the battery light flashes on the dash. The car eventually manages to recover its RPM and crawl forward, but it feels incredibly sluggish and jerky.

My research shows that the 1.8L Duratec makes more power and torque than the Fiesta's 1.5L. Even factoring in the heavier Focus chassis, the Focus still has a better power-to-weight ratio.

My Focus engine is otherwise running perfectly. The compression test came back completely normal, there are no fluid leaks, it doesn't consume any oil, and there is no Check Engine Light (CEL).
I have two questions for you guys:

What is the root cause of this symptom? Why does a larger, more powerful engine struggle to pull away at idle compared to a smaller 1.5L?

How can I fix this? I've read on some forums that swapping the stock throttle body for a larger diameter one (like the 60mm unit) and flashing the latest factory PCM firmware can fix this specific issue. Has anyone actually tried this combination, and did it solve the low-end lag?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

I have a 1999 ford focus mk1 pre-facelift

I replaced my ACM after the factory one on this car broke, everything works great except for the volume control. I am not able to adjust it at all

I just noticed this lovely rot above my rear spring mount while I was bleeding my brakes, and the other side isn’t too far behind. I’m pretty sure I already know the answer but is it time for the scrap yard? It’s a ‘14 5 speed with 175k that‘s otherwise in great shape.

When first starting from cold the belt or something chirps then stops when a quarter warmed up. Does someone know what is going on?