New Focus ST Info thread.

[pajoda]

Dunno, my Lancer lasted 4 years, only started alarming a day out from the end of a 4 year lease. Could come down to the unpredictable life of a battery.

[hazrd]

I have found that if I have my garage remote (which also contains the keyfob to my missus car) in the same pocket as the key fob, or I have just locked the car (within about 15sec), the car wont unlock by hand

[DJM83]

Yeah i dunno, in my old XR5 the battery lasted about 6mths and it never had passive entry either.

Seems hit and miss, it doesnt happen all the time though. I might just replace it anyway.

[RACERED]

My ST is 9 months old and I'm noticing the remote isn't always recognised when I rich the door handle.. Probably low battery too

[marg99]

Do these new remotes broadcast all the time rather than just when you press a button because that may explain the short battery life.

[pajoda]

Pretty sure they would be smart enough to "activate" when in proximity. A sesnsible design would use the larger and rechargeable car battery where possible. And we know Ford always does the sensible thing....right?

[aratic]

The battery in the remote is a $3 part. At least they aren't an integrated complete key fob replacement at several hundred dollars like some other cars out there.

I don't really think it's a huge deal..

[pajoda]

Originally Posted by RACERED

My ST is 9 months old and I'm noticing the remote isn't always recognised when I rich the door handle.. Probably low battery too

Could be interference, wireless technology is prone to interference from many factors, I would bet if you didn't replace it would keep on performing in an adhoc manner as you have described

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by aratic

The battery in the remote is a $3 part. At least they aren't an integrated complete key fob replacement at several hundred dollars like some other cars out there.

I don't really think it's a huge deal..

Yeah no biggy, im not worried. Batteries are cheap.

[Copie]

Originally Posted by RACERED

Anyone noticed any exhaust smoke under acceleration up hill in their ST? Notice it twice now so might need to hit up the dealer....

Depending on what fuel you use may cause it to be more noticable as well. Ive noticed with mine that V-Power tends to soot the rear of the car up quicker then Vortex 98 or BP Ultimate, i presume its because of the different additive packs found in each fuel.

[aratic]

Both DJ and I only use BP98

[DJM83]

Yep only BP 98 in my ST

[RACERED]

Originally Posted by Copie

Depending on what fuel you use may cause it to be more noticable as well. Ive noticed with mine that V-Power tends to soot the rear of the car up quicker then Vortex 98 or BP Ultimate, i presume its because of the different additive packs found in each fuel.

I've gone back to BP 95 and haven't noticed any smoke since.. Plus it's cheaper... Not much drop in performance

[phil545]

Ive stuck with Vortex 98 for quite sometime, was BP Ultimate before that but with 10% off Caltex I couldn't pass that up, basically makes the 98 the same price as e10, plus I'm tuned for 98....

[hazrd]

BP98 only
smokes like a B*tch. getting sick of having to clean the soot off the back all the time lol

its not blue or white, so im not worried

[MKE13]

Have found BP98 the best out of the bunch......

[ronnas07]

How cool are the headlight washer jets that pop out? The more I find out about the little FoST the more I love it

[RACERED]

Originally Posted by ronnas07

How cool are the headlight washer jets that pop out? The more I find out about the little FoST the more I love it

I removed the fuse for them, hate that when I just wanna wash my windscreen that the bonnet gets sprayed too...

[hugoti]

Huh? I have the Focus ST and I don't have headlight washers. Are you sure you're referring to the Focus ST here?


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[RACERED]

Originally Posted by hugoti

Huh? I have the Focus ST and I don't have headlight washers. Are you sure you're referring to the Focus ST here?


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Hell yeah the focus st has headlight washers, behind that little plastic square on your bumper

[Mulga]

Originally Posted by RACERED

Hell yeah the focus st has headlight washers, behind that little plastic square on your bumper

Yep....spot on, I think they activate after every 5th use of the windscreen washer.

[phil545]

Yeah they seem to be temperamental for me. I don't mind it so much as by the time im using the washer on the windscreen the car is dirty anyways

[ronnas07]

Originally Posted by RACERED

I removed the fuse for them, hate that when I just wanna wash my windscreen that the bonnet gets sprayed too...

Im a little OCD so if the car gets dirty i get to wash it! yeah i know im a weirdo lol.

[black13]

Originally Posted by Mulga

Yep....spot on, I think they activate after every 5th use of the windscreen washer.

I,m not 100% certain, but I think the headlight washers only work when you have the headlights on, I have found that every time I wash the windscreen when the lights are on the headlight washers activate aswell

[EVL BOS]

Well it finally happened today :( Evilst got rear ended :( not much damage few scratches and some dents in the bumper so it's off on Wednesday to the panel beaters to get assessed... Think the P plater behind me learnt a valuable lesson don't take your eyes off the road just cos the light goes green doesn't mean every takes off straight away..

[aratic]

Dislike. Saw this exact same thing happen a few weeks back except the L plater was the one that got hit

[Copie]

Originally Posted by black13

I,m not 100% certain, but I think the headlight washers only work when you have the headlights on, I have found that every time I wash the windscreen when the lights are on the headlight washers activate aswell

Yeah they only work when you have the headlights on, at least it does for myself.

Anyways, had a look around and through this thread, chasing up some better floor mats for the ST, would love a rubber drivers side one, or at minimum one that comes up behind the pedals and covers the foot rest, the carpet is getting trashed from my work boots. I do notice the US get some pretty nice ones which from a quick eyeball will fit on the drivers side, but passenger side is pretty different.

[RACERED]

My footrest is wearing too..... Hate how the floor mat doesn't cover the foot rest

[martinijosh]

Originally Posted by Copie

Yeah they only work when you have the headlights on, at least it does for myself.

Anyways, had a look around and through this thread, chasing up some better floor mats for the ST, would love a rubber drivers side one, or at minimum one that comes up behind the pedals and covers the foot rest, the carpet is getting trashed from my work boots. I do notice the US get some pretty nice ones which from a quick eyeball will fit on the drivers side, but passenger side is pretty different.

Shaddap copie

[Copie]

Originally Posted by martinijosh

Shaddap copie

Yeah well you own a Fiesta so.