They usually go quiet after a couple of mins it is nerve racking and on first start keep it at around 2000rpm to bed the cam in

Dude just both a mk1 1.6 and seeing this video makes me feel afraid 😱

Hi. I have an issue with a Pektron seat module for older Aston Martin models, can you help me with an advice?

I have a question, I have the 1.1 engine and I noticed that it leaked oil from the spark plugs, so I guess it needs replacing the piston rings. Do you think it's a good idea to do it by myself or it's better to take to the mechanic?

The wires under the canister are really oily. What should I do, or what do I call it?

I have a very stupid question: I removed the clock because I fitted an android radio. Now, I see that the warning light of the immobilizer is included in the clock. Does the immobilizer/theft function still functions when the clock is removed?

it looks like he done a great job on the head shame about that tool damageing it though ...email the manufacturer and complain about the tool and what its done you may get summit out of it. on another not and sorry to go of topic but my baby has been written off yesterday by insurance and will be on its way to copart so thats another focus of the road😪😪😪😪😪😪😪 i have striped it of the stuff and the sterrring wheel has already sold

Whatever you do, fit brand new lifters, and don't skip the run in procedure on them. keep it at 2000 rpm for the first 20 minutes of runtime and don't let it idle until that time's passed. otherwise you'll be replacing them again in no time!

Congrats Mate. Looking forward to 2025 endeavours. Your 👍 cheers

i have a 2002 malibu, one of maybe 10 in europe and was thinking to come to this show next year. didn't know it was this big :)

my mechanic can change the bulb blindfolded while i would need 2 hours to figure out i should just give up. i had no idea there's a third bolt that i need to go under the car to remove. dumbest design ever.

Who did your work on your cylinder head??

I remember using that tool when changing the stem seals in the 90s

Should i use black gutter sealant or general black silicone sealant?

i would thing the garage will apply heat to the drivshaft why not try that your self. if that railing arm is the original then its lasted well as you say its going no where soon then just replace the ball joints

Again you are doing great job❤❤❤

Be carefull when buying replacement arms there is 2 different sizes of ball joint u won't know until u measure the diameter of the part which fits into the hub 2 different sizes

Thanks for the update. Some great work you've done. More KZbin content from you than expected during your break which not complaining about and am happy for content.

Hey Andrew, my airbag light is flashing for 2 to 3 times for 3 times each, and then stays on permanently until i put the car into ignition for 2 to 3 times, it then goes away. Why could this he happening? The car has crashed in the past but no airbags deployed. This hage happened to me 2 times.

Absolutely fantastic explanation as to the many pitfalls potentially lying in wait , for what I originally thought would be a five minute job of replacing a blown dipped beam bulb on the passenger side of the car . At least I now know that it isn't going to be anything like a five minute job 😢 . But nevertheless forewarned , means I know that I will have to strip out the headlight . You really are a true gentleman for giving your time to make these videos to help the rest of us . Many many thanks .

Take your time and enjoy the break. I´m glad to discovered your Focus videos and soon I will update my MK1 will all the neccessary love it needs :) (but first my Volvo 850 must be finished). Take care! Greetings, Andrew (too)

btw: I can hear no sound from 49:54 on.. (yes I watched the whole video ;)

What a GREAT tutorial about the Focus MK1 intake system, splendid! So much knowledge about these parts (and your other vids, too), I appreciate your effort! Btw, the pre-facelift MK1 has a slightly other gasket for the idle control sensor. I just wanted to buy a used intake manifold for my 1.6 (2003) but I saw that it was from ´98, so the gasket did not fit. And yes, the screws from the throttle body always breaks and its not easy to drill them out. Keep it up buddy :) Greetings from Germany!

I had the same issue with mine it wouldn't tick over properly would be normal then one minute get really low I replaced that valve with a aftermarket one and i had the same issue high reving so i sent it back and cleaned mine and replaced the pipe and the other valve under the inlet manifold i took the alternator off to get to them

Can't be coolant temp gauge sensor, between plugs. It's an auxilliry sensor, which sits in air pocket,NOT in coolant fluid.

Don't know how I missed this video first time round. Very informative Thanks.

Hey Andrew, I'm in a very big pinch with my mk1 focus and in desperate need of advice please. My radiator started leaking a while ago, but I'm tight on money. I'm just filling it with antifreeze every time it loses some, so I won't have any problem with the temperature, although it's not very cold where i live. However, i made the mistake ( due to a very big hurry) and went 160-170 km/h on the highway for about 30 minutes i believe, after that the car seems to be losing a much bigger quantity of antifreeze. My AC compressor also leaks oil, and my dilemma is this: since i have the oem radiator, the Ac radiator and the water radiator are merged, so I'm gonna have to change them both and i can't change them separately so i could do everything step by step and save some money. If i change both radiators, then I'm gonna have to also change the compressor so i don't lose money by changing it in the future along with another AC radiator. Can i just change the radiators and instead of changing the compressor, replace it's o rings and see if this fixes the problem? Or do i have to change the whole unit? It seems to be working well and when on idle, it cools the space, only problem is it's losing antifreeze and oil. Sorry for this long message, but i really don't know what to do and where to begin and I'm desperate...

Always thank you for all of your videos. You have really helped me to learn the way Ford do things. Your engine bay always looks wonderfully clean. Is it ok to ask what you use to clean things up. When I was an apprentice, we used to use carb cleaner and brake cleaner. Sometimes, I should probably not say this, apple cider vinegar. gunk was sometimes handy, on real cars before computers and damm sensors :) was often handy :) What do you recommend? I have a lovely ultra sonic thing, which I use part cleaner. For some reason, when I use it parts come out clean and rusty. May be Im buying a bad additive. If possible, my wife and I would love to join the focus club. Our mk1 , name Silver or full name Silver Girl, was my wife's 1st car after she passed her test and I must keep our girl alive for as long as I can find a little skill, knowledge and parts and learn Ford. I grew up on Triumph 1300 & 1500 from my mum, with a lot of Austin, BL from my dad. Once again thank you. Always best wishes to you and your long-suffering friend :)

Happy you've found what's most likely caused the issue. Though unfortunate your finances will take a hit.

If u can just feel movement its OK but if its noticeable guides need doing seen a lot worse than that I would have used the original valves than buy new aftermarket valves can be refaced by the engine reconditioner whilst seats being done only only time I changed a valve is if its bent or burnt the engine recondituoner I use won't use aftermarket valves

are you gonna have a unleaded conversion done . the reson its like that is prob due to cheap petrol being used and cheap oil also dont forget these cars was made for round town and a throw away car so was never really looked after by previous owners i was looking at getting the oil stem seals changed on my car before what happened with it as it started to chuff out a little smoke on start up but i could not find a mech by me to take on the job. but like you say the price will go up but look at it this way get every thing done while its at the machine shop

Glad to hear that you found what possible could be wrong. My guess about seals probably was correct, because oil was leaking pass guides and and that is why exhaust so oily. Also when you start up all this oil starts burn and that explains

You are really doing great job

Very thorough job. Nice seeing the progress on Ruby come along nicely.

Worst thing about my Focus is the rust... And the poxy infamous odometer. Whenever I look at these cars on the MOT Check online, they always have spurious mileage.

Nice to see you friend. after 10 years I took the car to the scrapyard 🥺 While the engine was still super healthy and did not use any oil or coolant, it eventually broke down. I was not in a hurry that day, I had also warmed up the car nicely before I drove away properly. I drove for 10 minutes in the city nothing wrong at all, but after I started driving on the highway the misery started! I was driving 100km per hour at a constant speed, and out of nowhere the car started to retract and stutter enormously. Check engine lamp also kept blinking. So I first thought a defective spark plug, ignition coil, or injector. Once I got home, I had read the car, and I only had 1 error code (misfire cylinder 3) P0303. So I replaced the spark plugs first, nothing helped. Ignition coil replaced together with the cables, no difference either, as the last injector done, no difference either. So out of desperation I drove to the garage, and there they looked into the cylinders with a telescope, and it turned out that 1 of the tappets is permanently jammed. While I have maintained the car super for 10 years, replaced everything on time, the engine gave up in 1 go. I didn't expect this at all from these Zetec engines from Ford! I gave the car to the scrapyard, and bought an Opel Astra 1.8 2009. And I have to say that I am very, very satisfied with the Astra. 😊😊

I've never done an oil change on my mk1 and I recon I should do it very soon since the last time its been done is 26 months and (only) 5200 miles ago.

Now scrapped. What a waste

hello andy have you seen the prices for skimming heads these days i would put some oil on them pistons and rods as they look like they are starting to get surface rust on them wilst they are sitting about . i have some bad news tbh as i had my focus reversed into not once but twice last week and the insurance are talking about writing it off so that is another one gone of the road. if you or anyone you know that needs any focus bits let me know if the car goes i will take the mats outs the clim air wind deflectors off plus a few other stuff also i also will have a couple of the 6 disc stereos poss the new headlights and a leather sterring wheel re trimed in half smooth napa and half perforated napa leather also to sell

Nice video 👍

Take care

Hey there thanks for the great video My problem is like that - Bad cold start only sometimes (50% of the times ) when the car is warm it runs perfect on high RPM there is an exhaust smell really bad one I replaced my o2 sensor bank 1 ( although i dont have any code on the dash ) Did not make any better my next concern is the catalytic convertor what do you think about it I did connect a obd 2 scanner found that the o2 sensor bank 2 has a lazy reading starting with no reading at all the rise up for 0.01v to 0.7v really slowly

Brilliant video my friend. Now I have a problem with my drivers side door. Will lock on the fob but will not unlock, any ideas? Thanks in advance

i was going to come to this one, couldnt make it though, im only 20, ive got a mk1 lx 1.8 tdci, my dad had it since 2005, i inherited it in 2022 when i passed my test, wonderful first car

Really looking forward to the reinstallation buddy. I bet this sorts your issue!

Those ports looking worse than diesel engine intake ports for sure

Having a look for reference and info, checked your brake parts video as well. If your handbrake is getting sloppy and keeps needing readjustment, time to service and replace your rear drums (everything, get a kit with shoes cylinders drums and bearings, plus cables, hoses or whatever to completely renew the system) if they are still original. My right rear drum has just completely failed. Handbrake was recently getting sloppy again and now the other day I heard a weird scrapping grinding. I took the drum apart and found the cylinder is leaking and one of the shoes has been shredded and been chewed so badly. Awful. A bit annoyed after failing an MOT and they cleaned, didn’t find that they were just knackered. A bit of an inconvenience it has caught up with me sooner than I wanted, but rear drum brakes were on my radar considering age and that they kept failing. Lucky I have caught it and taken action before complete brake failure or even catastrophic failure that could have resulted in a crash. Also question what your garage is doing. Bit annoyed because I was charged for the brake labour that could have gone toward replacement parts. Going to knuckle down with this job as soon as all the parts arrive, hopefully everything goes together nicely.

Thanks for the update. Interesting seeing the cvh being further taken apart. Looking much better already. Don't envy the clean up of all the muck.

Cvh cams are a service item lol personally clean those exhaust valves and aftermarket valves aren't as good machine shop can reface the valves and seats where I go they put the heads and valves in a acid bath and come up like new