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Whoopps, i didn't notice my PM's :oops: Replied to you (all) :D Ade

I get about 42'ish from my 2.0 TDCI as well... That said 410 miles from a petrol is not bad. The wife gets 40mpg out of our 2007 1.4 Zetec Fiesta, almost no difference from my Diesel!

animal, A place called SmartWorld on Marsh Barton. They've done a 1st class job (and i'm really really picky). Speak to a guy there called Adie, Top Bloke and very helpful. Very reasonable prices and a mega fast turnaround... http://www.smartworldexeter.co.uk/

Oh dear :roll: ... comes with owning a ford i guess, plenty of chav tastic addon's... shame it doesn't glow blue and flash with the music lol :D

Sorry mate, think i've confused you. So far all the parts are genuine ford but the custom exhaust will be made by a local company. The price is for the exhaust with the second pipe re-routed around the tyre thingy. It's not an ST exhaust but the tailpipes will be as similar as i can get.

animal, Yeah Defo mate, I'm in Exeter every day... In fact i saw a silver one today @ Marsh Barton with clear indicators and smoked tail lights... Looked nice, wasn't you was it?

S11nny, Got them off ebay mate for £500, only done 80 miles on a new ST and the owner had replaced them with 20's i think :o My bargain of the year there :D

8skellerns, Thanks mate, thats exactly what i needed. I've just been down and got a quote for a custom job and they reckon £185 to create a twin exit exhaust to fit the ST rear bumper.... WoHoo! Shouldn't be too long now :)

Looking good... on my list of mods as well :D

Are the 3 door models more rigid then cos so far (touch wood) mines been ok...

Including the wheels (Which were brand new and the tyres still had the knobbly bits on) about £850 - £1000 so far :D All courtesey of ebay.. The spraying of the parts has cost about another £250 on top... Edit: Forgot to mention the Eibach springs - £150 from Ford, fitted them myself... :D

The car is back and the hissing noise from the servo (Thats apparently normal lol) has gone. Happy days once again :) Thanks for your help and advice guy's, much appreciated :) Ade

Hi guy's, I've owned fast cars since i could drive but the time has come for me to think about costs i.e fuel and tax over speed.. Hence deciding to get a Focus 3door 2.0 TDCI Titanium but to help ease me into the slow lane more gently fit the ST kit on. I've had the car almost a month now and the transformation is getting under way. It's all genuine Ford parts including the alloys. Now i have the rear bumper in the garage but i need to get either a ST rear exhaust or get one made. As i'm new to diesels will a ST one be ok? Is there any issues fitting a petrol designed exhaust to a diese

Well aparently it needs to come out to get to the Servo... I thought it was under the bonnet but maybe it's different on the more modern cars! I've just got back off the phone from them and they're going to replace the master cylinder as well. No idea why, can't imagine why or how a hissing sound can come from a master cylinder and the brakes were working fine apart from that!

Well the cars been in since Monday and i've just been told that it's gonna be at least a couple more days as the dashboard and air con is currently out of the car! WTF!... Is this right, do these monkeys know what they're doing, can anyone confirm that these items need to come out to replace a brake Servo?

I've got mine (2.0L TDCI Titanium) lowered on the Eibachs as well and it's defo not bouncy at all... Sorry, can't help about the shocks mate, still learning about the Focus myself!

When i fitted mine (Ford supplied Eibach's) to my Mk2 they came with the plastic sleeves and no it's not normal to have noises like that.

As a guide while i am reasonably mechanicaly minded i havn't as much as opened a bonnet for around 8 years but it took me and a mate about 2 1/2 hours to fit my Eibach springs on my Mk2 2.0L Titanium TDCI..

I've just replaced my OEM 16" alloys with the 18" ST ones... Still sat in my garage ;-)

Prefer the ST kit myself...

Well, the 2nd opinion i requested at another ford dealer confirmed that there is indeed a leak there somewhere. Asked for me to book it in for 2 days (despite the job being only 2 and a half hours according to them...hmm!).. Anyway, i got the result i wanted as i was convinced it wasn't right despite what the other dealers 'expert' said to me.... Thanks for your help guy's :D Ade

Yeah thanks mate, I'm booked in at the stealers tomorrow to take their top man out. He's already said he's never heard of one failing and i shouldn't believe all that i read on the net!. Also said if it is the servo it's a 2 and a 1/2 hour job! I also did a 2 year mechanic apprenticeship a few years back when i left school and i know it's changed a lot since then but it's defo air coming from the Servo and i just know i'm going to have an uphill struggle tomorrow :(.

Thanks FallGuy... Nope, aircon and all blowers turned off. I'm 100% convinced it's the servo hence why i didn't believe them in the 1st instance and the replies above with exactly the same symtoms comfim this to me IMO... Spoke to Ford this morning... awaiting their response now...

That is exactly it Fallguy and yes mine is the 2.0L model... Thank you soo much.. I KNEW it wasn't right! I've printed the thread you linked to out and will be taking it back to them tomorrow morning...

I've posted a similar question elsewhere a couple of days ago but as i'm getting no response i thought i'd ask here also. I've just purchased my 2006 TDCI Titanium and so far quite pleased with it. However, i can hear the air going into the servo when i'm driving and especially when at a standstill from inside the car. This is really really bugging me but Ford say it's normal. My question is - Is it really normal or are Ford just fobbing me off? Can anyone else out there with the M2 Focus confirm this as i'm not 100% sure that i can live with it. Thanks in advance.