DISASTER: I FINISHED The Ford POWERSHIFT Clutch Swap And It's BROKEN

One transmission took the Ford Focus from being an extremely reliable and affordable car, to being the laughing stock of compact cars, the Powershift DCT. My girlfriend drives this 2015 Focus and with less than 70,000 miles on it, it's ready for an early funeral. We've got the dreaded P0902 Clutch Actuator A code.
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[@scottmcmordie]

I've done hundreds of of these clutches on focus and fiesta. I worked at a dealership in the detroit metro area. I was told by an engineer to drive the car like a rental car after the initial clutch adaptive learn. These cars are continuously learning. Alot of times the TCM does fail and make you think the clutch has failed. Most of the TSB's start with reprogramming the TCM and do an adaptive learn. Good Luck buddy.

[@John-wp9ex]

I had a 2013 Focus Titanium that I purchased new. From what I remember, starting the car rolling and the 1-2 shift was never any good. However, in the upper gears, the DCT worked well. The car needs to have the hell driven out of it for the DCT to learn how to shift smoothly. I’d go thru the process each time the DCT software was updated. However, If you baby the car afterward, it will learn bad habits and shift like crap again. You will then have to take it out to the backroads and drive the hell out of it again. The DCT is an awful transmission. Don’t set your expectations too high.

[@davidreeves2596]

​@John-wp9ex I had a 14 Titanium Hatch..first gear shuddered like a manual

[@UnorthodoxMasterOfGames]

@scottmcmordie Wow hundreds so far nice, I bet you can knock 2 of these jobs out in a single day no problem! I did around 100 of these jobs during my 7 months working with the transmission guy at a Ford dealer. He told me basically the same thing; to drive the hell out of the car during the road test haha

[@bryan688]

@@davidreeves2596 Manuals dont shudder.....

[@Flies2FLL]

Gorno Ford?

[@FeloniousSavage]

Today was Jr's first day as a certified Ford Tech, he quit immediately after finishing this job... 😂😂😂

[@diablo7322000]

😂😂 certified. He has no clue what he's doing. He's a code reader/ parts cannon. Use an oscilloscope to figure out what's going on. This symptom isn't hard to diagnose.

[@hojnikb]

@@diablo7322000 "He has no clue what he's doing. He's a code reader/ parts cannon." You just described certified Ford Tech.

[@dealerauctionnightmare4689]

Nearly 100% of the time, on these cars, a P0902 code is a defective TCM.

[@WatchJRGo]

LMAO I just want to know what an oscilloscope is gonna do with a motor that runs a jackshaft in and out… this isn’t rocket surgery, it’s basic as hell. I did the job right (FORD DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD CLUTCH AND TOLD ME TO F OFF) so I did the exact job they said I needed. No one could’ve done this better, it’s probably a TCM like everyone else said.

[@hojnikb]

can the tcm be taken apart and inspected (like faulty caps or something)?@@WatchJRGo

[@MrGuitarguyadam]

Ford Tech here, and ford focus owner. Most people are not used to the way that the focus/fiesta DCTs shift. They’re funky. Yes you do have to drive them hard. If your “easy” on them they’ll shutter and not shift right. When we do this job we drive around town moderate throttle lots of cycles and then find a strait road to give it the “beans” about 6 times through all gears. And then back to moderate on the way back to the shop.

[@hopecliver6576]

The beans?!

[@johnadams3152]

Hey JR. my daughter had the same car and was complaining about a rough shift on her car. I ran check of the ground wires for the two shift motors and found they had a high resistance to ground. Pulled the ground wires off the painted body cleaned the paint off the ground points and cleaned up the wire terminals. Put it back together and she never had another shift problem. Hope this might help someone out there fighting this bad trans problem.

[@WatchJRGo]

Yeah I tried that in the first video on this car, before it went to Ford :/

[@atvtinker01]

I bought my daughter's 2014 with 90,000 and it was having the dreaded shutter at takeoff. I took out both actuators and blew some air down the holes to get some of the dust out. Put 2 new actuators and changed the fluid and the car has run flawlessly since. These cars have so many things that can cause transmission issues, Ford should've bought these cars back and save grace.

[@kaz9236]

i did this too but after a week it died on me again so i ultimately just gave up and towed it away ... after reading these comments i really should have kept it for longer and tried a little more !!! ahhh

[@TheBigShow902]

I've owned the same vehicle and the TCM was replaced 5 times in my ownership for me by Ford until my warranty was up then I traded in the vehicle.... Horrible that they never recalled....

[@fastsilverado]

I looked at a focus at a dealership in Wichita for my daughter. The transmission was doing the same thing that you felt. The dealership offered my $500 off and a month warranty on the transmission. I told them to shove it. 3 months later they still contact my every week to come buy it.

[@Avi8tor857]

I keep a strong rare earth magnet for when you drop a bolt in the bell housing. With an aluminum bellhousing you can use the magnet on the outside of the transmission, and it will grab the nut then you slide it up to the access hole. A lot easier than pulling the trans again, or trying to fish it out with a borescope and grabber. Obviously if the bellhousing is furious metal that trick doesn't work (sometimes it will depends on how thick it is)

[@sobrentsays]

It’s been a few years since I got rid of my 2012 Focus, but the dealership replaced the clutch shortly before I got rid of it. It was shifting weird even still, so I took it back and they reset the adaptive learning on it and told me to drive it hard while it was re-learning my driving habits. It improved after that. My opinion while watching this was that it sounds like normal behavior, because you had just reset the trans and it needed to relearn your driving habits. It was such a colossal screw up by Ford not to recall this. It was a fantastic small car in almost every other respect, and had they chosen to fix it they could have saved their reputation and made a lot more money.

[@Showmeflipper]

When you were setting the clutch, the first click wasn’t as loud as the second one could’ve been the pre-click that you heard on the second one that you thought was the click on the first one

[@MandyRobWallace]

I just watched a video of a guy doing ten turns and releasing. Then repeating. Heard the click and kept going. Definitely worth trying

[@dealerauctionnightmare4689]

I always do at least 12 turns but no more than 13 to be sure it's unlocked.

[@DucNguyen-bd5ir]

Watching the video. I think the first click was the socket wrench hitting the ground and not the actually clutch click. The second one you worked on was an actual click.

[@pauljakubowski4322]

Hate to say it, but I've got to admit that that was my initial impression as well when I first saw the video. After rewatching just that segment, I'm less sure, but still thing the socket wrench hitting the ground COULD have been the sound heard. Worth checking....

[@joelvasquez3931]

I changed one recently and I'm sure there were more clicks per clutch when doing the manual release. I suggest redoing that step. Also, the programming is very important. Mine ran rough like that till I had a successful clutch reprogramming. Good luck!

[@WatchJRGo]

I pulled actuator A and did 12 turns. No change, I’ll pull it again and try 14 since someone suggested that 🤔

[@lone_wolf_4life674]

We appreciate the hard work you're putting towards these videos! Great job bud, were you up late editing for this one? Quite close to midnight, for this new video! Hope all is well, take care bud! And catch up on any sleep you might've lost

[@RustedRides]

Ya his videos are always pretty informative and I love that he uploads more than once a week. We'd love to get to that point but we are just starting with one a week lol. JR setting the bar high haha

[@terrylessmann2274]

Top tip: break the fill port bolt loose FIRST before draining the trans fluid. You're screwed if you drain the fluid and then can't get the fill port bolt loose.

[@eelecurb]

yes, JR's mentioned that before so was surprised to see he didn't do it. Maybe he'd already had it off or something.

[@QSSCEO]

I refilled the one on my 2019 Transit connect from the top.

[@eamon1648]

It was already low so had to fill it one way or another anyway.

[@MrCameronIsAG]

Yes and no you can fill from the vent hole if all else fails

[@dmann1209]

Excellent content! I know your pain, had the 11 Fiesta SES. Awesome little car, but the transmission was a PITA. Ford gave an additional 100K warranty after the factory warranty expired. The dealer would swap batteries , clean the grounds and it would operate 85% for about three months. I finally sent it down the road as a trade in at 80K miles. I got $2090 trade in on a new car. Had t been the true manual 6 speed, I would still have it today.

[@johnlong8002]

My 2015 when it’s trans was repaired, the dealer told me to drive it like I stole it. That keeps the trans working good in these. No joke!

[@kelbymorgan]

I bought a set of snap ring pliers from my local harbor freight here in Okmulgee Oklahoma. It came with four different pliers. I needed them to get the control valve out of the AC compressor on my 2004 XJR.

[@MazichMusic]

Lugnut comment; I've dealt with with Ford's swollen lugnuts since the 70's, the last time on my wife's Fusion 2 years ago. My nearby Ford Rapid Oil Change would not rotate the tires due to the nuts. They wanted $5 apiece to replace them with new 2-piece nuts. Oh, and we needed new tires. No way I was dealing with them, so I found the same set of Goodyear tires online at Walmart and them shipped to the store. They did not stock the nuts, so I got 20 Dorman 1-piece nuts at two local parts stores fir $32. Walmart gladly installed the new nuts with the new tires. Im not a mechanic, so I have to find tbe right folks to do the repairs. I hope the tranny somehow works out. A fine example of Ford's lack of good customer service.

[@GrotrianSeiler]

Wow, FORD has really failed their buyers by walking away from this problem. That’s bad for PR. Hoping this repair works itself out. Nightmare.

[@markherring3513]

I bought that Milwaukke caulking gun upon your recoomendation of it..i love it! I didnt even know battery operated caulking guns existed.

[@WatchJRGo]

Mine has probably run for 4 hours straight now… it was so worth it 💯

[@andrewjackson8401]

Loving the longer videos!!!!

[@MikeCris]

Now that you have a code...take it back to Ford.

[@anguslean4058]

He can’t because he changed the clutch They are going to charge him ( financially abuse him )

[@low-keylukey6528]

Usually you have to drive for a while for it to relearn all the reset adaptives

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

It's either a bad TCM or actuator. You can take the upper and lower actuators and swap locations, see if the code switches to a P090C. If so, replace both actuators. If it stays as a P0902, it needs a TCM.

[@WatchJRGo]

I did swap the actuators, still P0902 so it must not be an actuator... gotta be a TCM. I did this whole job because the Ford dealer guaranteed it was a clutch failure 😡 I'm going to pull A again in a minute and try 13 turns instead of just 12 to release the clips, but it has to be unlocked, pretty sure the car couldn't drive if the actuators couldn't move the physical clutch.

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

@@WatchJRGo Yeah it's unlocked. It'll unlock itself when it applies the clutch on the first drive (if you forgot to unlock it). And p0902 is an electrical issue, not mechanical. They were wrong.

[@WatchJRGo]

@@BigBensCarsAndCycles thanks for chiming in, I know you’ve done a bunch of these things 💪

[@c1d2e]

Pretty much exactly what I was afraid would happen here, and why we traded ours away for a Honda.

[@SurrealKillcam]

clearing tcm and driving after clutch install without tool adaptation is just manual teaching. it’ll take a minute to figure it out. also focus power Tom L tunes the DCT itself, could help out with that too

[@gregdiamond6023]

You’re a better man than I JR. I won’t do trans work. I buy a friend a bottle of top shelf hooch and she does it. Clutch work too.

[@amorrison61227]

My ‘12 creeped when new then the creeping went away & I accidentally dropped the garage door on it when backing out of the garage - I drive cars conservatively & couldn’t stand the horrible performance - replaced it after only 5,495 miles with a new ‘13 VW GTI with DSG & have been very happy since

[@johnmordue7262]

When you renew the clutch pack in the uk there is a tcm software update as well and it asks you if you've installed a new clutch or refitted old as new clutch material is hard to reduce dust build up, might be same in 🇺🇸 but worth looking at

[@paololorenzoreinoso3910]

Try getting ForScan, and reprogram the TCM, before replacing it.

[@rossg5183]

I have been dealing with a similar issue on a 13 focus. I replaced the clutch and the seals the car wouldn't creep forward. when I accelerated it wouldn't move and started showing tcm codes. I'm going to pull it all apart again as I think the issue is bigger than a tcm. Also a tcm at my cost from the dealer was less than $350. However it is on back order till the end of time.

[@TurboTurdBurglar]

If its a circuit code its always a tcm

[@1968roadrunnerred]

You make it look so easy. Now its time for you to work on my 68 roadrunner.

[@blahblakblah]

Try shifting manually at 35 mph from 4 to 6 and back (10 to 12 times) without altering gas peddal input hope you find it helpful 👍 (that worked for me )

[@austindotwav]

When you reset the TCM Adaptive learning the transmission goes into default shift mode, where it shifts closer to a normal manual. Once the adaptive learning kicks in, it slips the clutch for smoother shifts.

[@hussainquillmann9338]

What a beautiful shop. Good stuff man

[@SixWheelsDown]

19:50 the Iowa blue street lights!

[@ProtoType99468]

new transmissions make me nostalgic for C4 & C6 i could remove/repair/reinstall with a book and a buddy

[@meeder78]

I drove a 2010 Renaul Megane with this gearbox (Getrag 6DCT250) and it seemed to shift not that smooth as well. It just needed a full throttle acceleration every now and then. It seems the same for this Ford.

[@michaelbaker1346]

Good old Ford! They did a similar thing in the early 90s with their 40 series tractors. A TCM was used to control a modified Dual Power unit but it didn't emulate a dry clutch very well. A lot of life long customers went to other brands

[@riveneva1519]

I used to rent a lot of cars when I worked out of state. I got a couple of fords with this transmission and thought the were complete pieces of crap. I finally realized the cars had clutches in them and the computer was doing a horrible job of managing the clutch. Funny thing - after the two crappy rentals I never got another one with that transmission. Apparently Avis realized they had a problem with those cars and must have gotten rid of them. My daughter has a Focus sitting in her driveway which was abandoned by an ex-boyfriend with one of these transmissions in it. Of course, it has failed. It’s her car now but isn’t worth repairing. I think she intends to have it towed off to a scrapyard. Epic failure from Ford, but made more so by Ford walking away from the issue. JR - mad props to you for even attempting this repair.

[@kramer8865]

Always great when Jake is there, make sure he lifts with his legs next time. We all know how bad his back is.

[@JesseHires]

Totally off the wall question. What do you use and how do you clean up all the fluids on that nice floor? I have an old concrete floor, so litter and break-clean if I need to. No concern about damaging the surface. But you have really nice floors, so I'm curious about how you keep them clean without damage.

[@igormac88]

I know they don't change gears as slick as a VW DSG.. the calibration as new seems to emulate a good(ish) auto box. The shifts more to the end of the test drive looked quite like a brand new Focus. The clutches slip a lot and the overall behavior looks more like a regular automatic transmission than a dct. Maybe, maybe.. that's why you were having this feeling of something wrong. Words of a car journalist who driven tons of those poweshifts when new

[@MichaelSmith-wb1es]

I used to work at Sunnex tools in Travelers Rest SC

[@kevinm.8682]

Thank you for this video. After watching this, I came to the realization. There is no way I have the exper tease. Or the equipment to do this myself. Thank you for saving me from embarrassment and frustration.

[@QuietStormX]

Why I love RWD manuals . So easy and cheap to buy parts and service the clutch. $$

[@mcytc]

I don't have a lot of Ford-specific advice, but in the VW Audi DSG world, there are re-learn 'basic setting' procedures with certain prerequisites. May want to check if Ford has a similar procedure after clutch replacement. On VWs the transmission needs to be up to a certain temperature, foot on the brake, and parking brake applied. The basic settings procedure usually takes 5-10 minutes, during which the RPMs fluctuate, and clunking noises from the transmission are normal. There is also an adaptation drive procedure, but usually they drive pretty well after basic settings and it'll finish with normal driving. Did the failed learning procedure you showed in the video pass after swapping the clutch actuators? To me it seems like a software/adaptation-related issue on your Ford. If you reset the adaptations without completing the learning procedures, it's possible the transmission is using some factory default/incorrect calibration that's causing the erratic shifting. Only other thing I can think of is transmission fluid level. VWs can be finicky with their fluid level, and typically, during a fluid change, the transmission needs to be at the correct temperature with the car running to get the level right. Not sure if that would be your issue on the Ford though as it's a dry clutch unit. Or maybe it is the TCM. Ugh, best of luck.

[@johngoodwyn8246]

Manual swap it would be a very good video !

[@PincheALsGarage]

the reprogramming will make a huge difference on how the car shifts. Also make sure you fully reset the TCM and you suppose to drive the car like a granny for 1000 miles. I had this verified by 3 different FORD Techs.

[@davec3964]

Damn Ford Focus! Multiple dealer readaptations, 2 TCM replacements, and 2 clutch replacements in our new 2014 SE. Got Ford to buy back the vehicle via Lemon Law and purchased a Honda Civic. I am so glad to have that Focus gone.

[@chadstonebrook1746]

Had a 14. 2 rebuilds. 1 TCM. Left me on the roadside for an overheating condition. Traded it for a Honda Civic the next day.

[@TheUsmc0802]

Great vidoe man, DCTs are no joke. There will be great lessons learned for all of us with this one.

[@sunbeam8866]

The most important being - never buy anything with a DTC! 🙂

[@Wheelhouseprojects]

Thanks Ford .. it’s either 💯 normal terrible stock sloppy shifting in these are the TCM is bad or maybe all TCMs are bad in these. Drove a ton of these in my rental days and all shifted terribly. I would drive them he’s and it got better but when you drive them like they are about to fail they shift erratically. People would complain that the transmission is bad in their rental and we would tell them that’s factory and offer a free day of rental as a token of enduring that POS Fiesta or Focu. Ford should have dropped the S in Focus and just called it the Ford Focu because that’s basically what was happening.

[@ericcindycrowder7482]

My take is the clutch actuator(s) is/are worn and not able to precisely modulate the clutch pressure/slippage. I would replace both clutch actuators and repeat the clutch adaptation on the Autel.

[@LegitCheckers]

Was waiting for this video before I went to bed…

[@JohnDoe-zr6bk]

Was waiting for this video before getting up.

[@miketodd2649]

Could the clutch actuators be used to the worn springs on the clutches?Maybe the springs are stronger.

[@timothybaker8234]

During the chip shortage a couple years ago I was 17,000th in line nationally for a TCM for my 2015 Focus. Literally a year or more out. Had to scrap it.

[@EstorilE36M345]

That’s insane! This should definitely be a class action suit

[@xxxpensive1415]

Damm that's a nightmare

[@bryangilmer671]

Why didn’t you just park it until the part was available?

[@timothybaker8234]

@@bryangilmer671My wife needed a car to drive. Couldn’t afford to have this just sit for a year. Got $3k for it from a mechanic friend.

[@garysevick6638]

Where did 12 turns come from? There’s a 1000 videos that show 14 turns. I did 2 of these and both times it was 14 turns on the actuators. Also did the clutch reset both times. On one of them the new clutch from LUK wasn’t set on I think the top clutch.

[@Tron1731]

I wonder if he sprayed the pack down with break cleaner like i do to ever clutch i replace, all of them have oil so they dont rust in shipping or storage we had 2 fail that we forgot to spray off

[@digitalpope]

This was why I got rid of my 2014 focus dct after two years with it…I just can’t have my daily driver be a big question mark for ‘will the TCM need a nap going to work today’

[@19ricky76rr]

It needs driving.the tcm has adaptive learning. If you replaced the clutch actuators the tcm needs time to relearn. Ive replaced over a 20 off those types of transmission in the last few years. In Most cases a bad tcm program causes the clutches to burnout. Hyundai Veloster uses about the same transmissions but there adaptive learning programs are quicker than fords.

[@commonsenseisdeadin2024]

Wonder how many clutches were replaced when all it needed was a good bell housing blow and clean out!

[@19ricky76rr]

I'll pull the starter out and inspect for excessive clutch dust before I pull the transmission. If there's little to none then I'll sell the customer a TCM with the latest software update. Low battery voltage will absolutely make the transmission shift abnormal and occasionally hinder shift memory. Piss poor TCM location on Ford's engineering department .

[@schmick63]

@@19ricky76rr Where else can it be mounted? It literally had 2 gears that are in contact with the gearbox internals

[@QSSCEO]

It's a Ford transmission. I have a 2019 Transit connect on the same Focus platform. 75k and transmission is acting up. My old E40D was junk too...one in 90 and the other in 94.... My GMC Savana had 285k miles on it and never had issues.

[@battery_solar_ev]

I spoke to a ford dealership about my 2012 and they told me the transmission software is adaptive to how its driven and i can say from experience if i did conservitive driving 2nd gear always shifted funny till i drove it hard for a while and that sorted it out. Sport mode driving took out the 6th gear but it also sorted out the 2nd gear shifting issue as well. Sport mode shift to the S but dont use the manual shift buttons. I drove that car that way from 61K miles to an additional 100k miles so the car had around 163k miles when i sold the car. Found out later the transmission failed at just over 170k miles. I found out about it cause i sold it to my ex-wife she used it as a trade-in for another car instead of getting it fixed. To be fair i sold her the car for less than what it was worth.

[@mentaldiversions]

I didn't know about the swollen lug nut thing until a week before this aired. I was like WTH ford, what happens if I have a flat?

[@mikeabney1214]

I always replace my lug nuts on day 1 with high quality solid nuts like McGard or Gorilla. I have a stockpile of 80 ford capped nuts in both 12 and 14 mm.

[@94jimmy5]

My Niece has a 2018 Focus Titanium. Ford did trans work under warranty. Horrible trans. Dealer wants $85 to change key fob batteries & re-program them. She said no more Fords. Smart gal!

[@donmacaskill5022]

Being in Wichita did you remember to tighten the 4 Plug Door bolts??

[@commonsenseisdeadin2024]

I had issues with this too and setting the forks was crucial. I'll have to ask my roommate what the hell we had to do, we did flash it after with FORscan.

[@jtoland80]

I had to trash my 2015 for this reason. I miss that car it was a great money maker

[@DBB-KE5DUO]

Why are you messin' with that Ford jazz? Put an LS V8 in that pooch! 😂🎉

[@MyChils]

hey buddy did you clean the forks ? if they are cover with the clutch dust it will not shift properly ! .

[@WatchJRGo]

I replaced them, cleaned the pads with brake clean, it’s literally perfect. 🍻

[@michaelcudby787]

Here in NZ we have a TV programme called "Fair Go". It sticks up for the consumer, if they are being "ripped" by the big guys.Basically, a couple of people had bought these cars & went to Fair Go coz it was going to cost to fix these cars, more than they were worth.These people paid many thousands of dollars for these cars, just to have them junked after just a year or two of ownership. Granted, they were bought second hand, but were mint cars when bought, & were mint when the gearboxes failed.Anyway, Fair Go went into bat for these guys (and when FG made some further enquiries, they found several more people in the same situation) and approached Ford NZ told them that these cars need to be fixed at Fords expence.A bit of two & fro ing, & Ford eventually agreed to fix them ONLY if the owners had written proof that ALL services were carried out by Ford. That I think ,shut the door for most owners, but I believe one or two owners had their repairs done by Ford at no expence to the owner/s Fair Go did say that there was a class action progressing against Ford Australia, at the time. I dont know how that panned out. Probably still going.But Ford fu..ked up big time & should have been made to recall these time bombs. It all comes down to who has the most expensive lawyers.

[@Ronaldo-nj9pi]

There is a ground for both of the actuators, I have heard the bad ground will cause the poor shifting.

[@mariandoncea703]

Hello, you said something, the actuator. That is better on this year model. Can you come back with detail? I have a 2015 model (was made in december in 2014) for the european market. I changed one cluth, this because the former owner towed a 2.5 tone audi in the mountins. It's important for me to know if my gearbox is the one that is "eating" clutches or not. Thanks and great job. (Model C346 MCA EU)

[@mentaldiversions]

The Focus is the new Pinto. Put In New Transmission Often.

[@jdpruente]

Late to viewing this one, but that joke at the end... You were at your Ford *Edge*.

[@nickcastillo738]

Perfect time for an upload

[@markwarren7959]

I'd bet it'd go faster with Cragars on it. 🤣🤣

[@riwoof]

Don't Cragars add about 30% more horsepower?? 😁

[@69Dartman]

Oh great, hope it actually ends up working but just popped in from a live stream, hoping for the best.

[@Rusted_Empire]

I had a 2018 Focus... Apparently, the transmission was fixed for that model year. I had the car for 88,000 original miles. I feel like it was about to go when I traded it in. I miss that car... it was so much fun to drive.

[@joshuabryant9845]

I have a 2018 and believe me it is not fixed.

[@Rusted_Empire]

@@joshuabryant9845 now that I think about it... yeah... you're right.

[@VanisleNSX]

I would be at my "Ford Limit" by that point too!

[@zachlafond2652]

I've got the 2012 fusion with 6F35..130K miles and still seems solid. I did change tranny fluid at 75K. I've heard these things need a lot of tranny fluid changes.

[@WatchJRGo]

6F35 is a normal auto, probably will run forever 🍻

[@just-a-waffle]

the Wix XP has longer service intervals because it filters less. It's not a good thing.

[@KeithJenkinsvideos]

solid chrome ebay nuts are the way to go

[@christopherayers1435]

Change the silenodies with new one they may be gumed up with clutch dust

[@hopecliver6576]

Personal opinion here. I feel like I didn't hear a definite "click" on the first one when you were unlocking the clutch. You should have done it yourself because you'll always have that shadow of a doubt.

[@kevinberry5793]

I think that is the closest thing to getting mad that I have ever seen JR get!

[@jimamizzi1]

I have a 2015 fiesta purchased new with about 68k kilometres with zero issues.

[@commonsenseisdeadin2024]

Blow the bellhousing out. My roommates 2014 focus didn't act up till over 135k miles and turned out the trans lost it's fluid and ate itself! In my family there's 2014 fiesta 80k+ miles no issues, 2016 fiesta and 2016 focus with around 60k miles going strong. Engines have be solid, Fiesta rear trailing arm bushings I did on one and others are starting to get play. Other than that been great and all DCTs (think that went without saying)

[@johnulery5179]

When are you doing a final update when you finally get it fixed / working right again!

[@stevewaller6577]

You said that the manual stated 12 rotations, Jake only did 6 on the second one, I heard the loud click, but that may be the issue?

[@gman8578]

I drove a few Ford focuses and it does appear these cars perform better when you drive them aggressively

[@LightYagami25]

What program were you using on the tablet and where can you get it? I’m currently trying to fix this shifting issue on my 2012 focus. 😑

[@Moped-garage]

Don't have to bed in clutches in a dual clutch transmission and that comes from a professional transmission place that deal in dual clutch transmissions. Creep takes a moment to engage itself. I have a dual clutch in my car. Remember the transmission is manual that does it all for you so think of how long it takes you to do a smooth take off. You need to get used to driving it.

[@SHO1989]

Wait, was a manual swap an alternative? That would have been interesting and way more reliable in the long run.

[@jonnyquest79]

Looked into it for mine. Way too costly and you have to swap computers or else it won't go above 3500rpm.

[@gregorytolson1648]

Realize the seat covers in this car, it’s owned by a woman. Chances are they don’t want a manual

[@ctu5086]

Ford uses such specific cost targets on the parts they use. In order to maximize profits and minimize costs the parts have useful lives with exact scheduled consumer usage, rarely any overages. Any of the related parts to this transmission could also be at the end of its useful life.

[@mikemelroy1424]

Well if you're supposed to drive them hard then I guess I did it right lol. Mine went clear up over 250,000 miles before my clutch went out.

[@Gramps83]

Yeah, it has to re-learn. I drove mine around in Sport mode and shifted way better.

[@AndyZ325is]

Way late. Darn. Hats off to Jake for being brave enough to buy a cheap older M5.

[@Vaino_Hotti]

E39s are pretty solid cars and the S62 engine in the M5 is good too. Not too many electronics or fancy stuff.

[@NORTH_HWD]

Use a 21mm slips on with no hammer and just wiggle like you did to remove the socket.

[@eptdy]

The harder you drive these the better they drive. A full day of stop and go traffic driving them lightly and itll feel like a manual with an overheated clutch and shutter like crazy.