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Hi everyone, just got a second hand Ford Focus 1.6 Titanium Powershift Estate. Looks like nothing has been updated so got some work to do

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Hi again Guys, Today I went out and bought another Focus. A 1.6 ltr petrol while the insurance sort out my previous Focus claim. My new car is a 2012 Titanium in lovely bright yellowish colour. Only 1 owner from new, Fsh with invoices, cold air con, 12 months MOT, cambelt etc changed 10k miles ago, good tyres and clinically clean inside and out. I collect this lovely car on Friday. Supertrev.

You say You have a broken or breaking down wire from the TCM to the gearbox. The main culprit on S-Max/Galaxy is the main connector block in the LH front wheel arch, the wires at the connector are stretched and can break or corroded and can stop transmitting signals. how do I get this checked

Dave thank you - the car once turned of and started again clears the fault and drives ok - it’s only come up once and stuck in gear once but thought needed to get sorted -

Hi, I’ve just bought a 2020 Focus ST Line X 1.5 diesel and to my surprise, the engine isn’t an EcoBlue . I thought all Mk 4 Focus diesels we’re on adblue so I’m hoping someone on here can give me some info. I believe it’s a TDCI duratorq which was in my previous 2016 Focus ???. Am I correct?. Who knows but I’m hoping an expert on here can enlighten me. Thanks in advance. Jamie

No I think I have saved it and when I tried uploading the settings it's not made any difference. The as built files I downloaded and also made no difference. The heated buttons on screen and climate control don't work at all don't light up or turn on. Some one maybe said it could be the BCM?

Looks a little nicer outside of the engine bay

Narrowing it down I think I've given the exterior of the carb another good clean with carb spray and got some wd 40 on moving parts I also cleaned out the breather pipes a little better (from the rocker cover to bottom of air cleaner and the split off to the bottom on the carburator (where the vacuum tube also meets)) Seems now these can breath properly and the carb is loosened up the choke is setting properly when the throttle is depressed! It starts a little better now (I don't have the feather the throttle for a 5-10 seconds) but it's still not perfect, idle sometimes starts to die away or it takes a pip or two of the throttle to bring it to life when starting. Think I'm going to keep looking through the Haynes manuals I have and work out if it's potentially mixtures etc I think you might be right that a rebuild would be helpful I'll update the post if I work it out for answers sake Cheers

Well the first lesson when using FORScan is always to save the original set up BEFORE you make any changes. So when you make a mistake you can always go back. You did save the original settings before you made the changes didn't you ????????? Oh that was a no !! 🙄 You're lucky that using FORScan you can download your vehicles "AsBuilt" file from Ford and reinstall that. It will of course put your BCM back to the way the car was when it left the factory and wipe out any changes you've made. Go to the engineering page in FORScan. Make sure that both the laptop battery and the car battery are fully charged. The laptop will need to be within range of a good WiFi signal. At the bottom of the page on FORScan you will see a small Tab marked 'AB' which is the AsBuilt page. Open that and follow carefully the instructions. You will need the £12 FORScan licence to be able to use this, or the 2 month free trial licence.

Thanks Tom, yes its the same 3-cylinder Ecoboost engine found in the Fiesta and Focus. Ford Dealer has still not confirmed if Ford will be willing to help pay towards the cost and to be honest I'd be surprised if they did. We have been using the car (had to really) and its not showing any signs of oil leaks under where its been parked over night, so I'm thinking the same as yourself i.e., monitor it and see if it can wait until a more urgent replacement activity that reassociates front cover removal.

I will try all that you've sugested and revert

Hello, 2019 mk8 fiesta st line I may of made a slight boo boo. Not sure if all are related but hey sure someone will hopefully tell me. I tried to re code the HVAC module in the car as it showed some climate control faults, faults still remain but now my seats and heated wheel no longer work, buttons don't light up. I also have a Airbag light associated with a restraint control module that will not clear at all I've tried everything U0423:81-8B Invalid Data Received From Instrument Panel Cluster Control Module Any ideas? I have logged into forscan and checked the seats are disabled and it appears they aren't. I think when I enabled a some seat things on forscan it's created the airbag light but remembering what I did I disactivated them and still no joy.

The dipped beam headlights are controlled by the Body Control Module (BCM), there are no fuses for them. Take the headlight bulbs out one at a time and see if after a a few minutes the other headlight will come back on. Check the BCM for signs of water ingress and check that the main connectors are fully seated. There are occasions of passengers managing to dislodge the connectors with their feet when sitting in the front seat.

Do you need a new fuel filter fitted ?