What did you do to your Fiesta ST today ?

[Intuit]

did not want to make an insurance claim.

Should be for catastrophic purposes anyway. But people want to use it for basic car repair/maintenance. Regardless, they can afford it which is why they don't bother changing the policy. It's not like cracked or chipped windshields cause wrecks or are at risk for failure.

 

[Dialcaliper]

Finally got my Quinton Hazell dipstick from the UK. Dipstick that you can actually read on the second try. Why Ford thought the twisted cable/plastic torpedo design was a good idea, we’ll never know. Took an oil sample to send in while I was at it.

An actually useful dipstick, easy to read. Seems reasonably accurate vs the OEM. Mind blown 🤯

 

[Intuit]

OEM dipstick always worked fine for me. 🤷‍♂️ 🙂
Barring the work of Murphy, it's not like we have one of those dipsticks that are known to routinely seize in the tube or fall apart.

 

[Zerodameaon]

I am running the EBC Blue Stuff pads and as of last night I am liking them for street driving. They have started feeling like some of the OEM pads I have had.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Took the Old Turd to Willow River State park in Sconny. The AWR mounts are calming down now!

 

[hawyee]

Took the Old Turd to Willow River State park in Sconny. The AWR mounts are calming down now!

Vizslas are the best!

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Vizslas are the best!

Hands down the BEST DOG I've ever owned. Just FANTASTIC! If you're an active person and like to hunt...Best choice ever.

 

[green_henry]

Green stuff is supposedly equivalent to OEM style pads compound wise. I think. The ford OEM pads were excellent. I currently run EBC yellow in my Tarox BBK and they are awesome. Too much dust but a little wheel acid and little elbow grease keeps the wheels looking new. I use to have EBC Reds and didn’t like them, the bite sucked and they dusted almost as much as my yellows. I also tried Hawk ceramics had way less dust and more bite than the reds, i definitely recommend those.

Agree on the EBC yellows. They are filthy but great on the track and the street. I really liked the oranges for the track, but they wore very quickly.

 

[Dusten]

Oil change day

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Agree on the EBC yellows. They are filthy but great on the track and the street. I really liked the oranges for the track, but they wore very quickly.

Yellows have been downgraded to Street duty* No longer a track rec. pad. The EBC Blue NDX have taken their place and their great. i came from Yellow EBC*

 

[Erick_V]

Took the Old Turd to Willow River State park in Sconny. The AWR mounts are calming down now!

You got this thing back running quick!

 

[Ludeem1]

Yellows have been downgraded to Street duty* No longer a track rec. pad. The EBC Blue NDX have taken their place and their great. i came from Yellow EBC*

Do those squeak ? I been wanting to try the blue. My yellows squeak when coming to a stop but sometimes they don’t. I don’t mind noise but how is the bite of the blues compared to the yellows ?

 

[Zerodameaon]

I have not used yellows but I haven't heard any squeaking from my blues.

 

[green_henry]

I think EBC needs to work on their color spectrum / naming convention. ROYGBIV would be more logical. R(ed) should be all-season street and V(iolet) should be extreme track, with variants in between. Their current convention is very confusing to me.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Do those squeak ? I been wanting to try the blue. My yellows squeak when coming to a stop but sometimes they don’t. I don’t mind noise but how is the bite of the blues compared to the yellows ?

No Not really TBH. i haven't heard much out of them since install and proper bed in procedure.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

You got this thing back running quick!

It was down for a little over a month and a half i think. I have other cars to drive too. Just Got a slightly used engine from 2 Tips performance/ Justin price on facebook.

 

[turbolag277]

The local Ford dealership quoted me $850 to replace a wheel bearing and quoted 4 hours of labor. Also, an additional $1,100 to change some engine seals (minor oil leak). I was speechless

 

[Ludeem1]

Installed some titanium bolts I got off whoosh for my coil packs.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

The local Ford dealership quoted me $850 to replace a wheel bearing and quoted 4 hours of labor. Also, an additional $1,100 to change some engine seals (minor oil leak). I was speechless

Cripes...You can go out buy bearings and an actual 8-12 ton press for your garage and still come out at least $300-400 cheaper than that....Fack thats pricey. Its like they don't want business and only warranty shit work to do!

 

[thecman02]

Added some "rice" to the Fiesta. Rivnuts for the win. I'll probably do two more further out on the edges when I get a moment.