What did you do to your Fiesta ST today ?

[Ludeem1]

Tint guy at work hooked it up with 5% tint all around, previously had 15% and wasn’t as dark to my liking, I don’t know how people have 5% on their windshield and drive at night. Anyways, washed her and slapped back the EBC Yellows as I missed the bite and chose more bite and more dust over the very low dust of the Hawk Ceramics.

 

[Intuit]

.... previously had 15% and wasn’t as dark to my liking, I don’t know how people have 5% on their windshield and drive at night. ........

Looks steller. Where'd you get the license plate hole plugs from?
I'd think it'd be easier to see out of the windshield than the sides.
I like to have the best chance of looking before I leap when turning onto dark street lined with parked cars.

EDIT: Nevmind about the plugs... https://www.amazon.com/s?k=license+plate+hole+plugs
Unlike the white, I'd have a difficult time matching the Kona Blue... maybe black or white with touch-up paint...

 

[Ludeem1]

Looks steller. Where'd you get the license plate hole plugs from?
I'd think it'd be easier to see out of the windshield than the sides.
I like to have the best chance of looking before I leap when turning onto dark street lined with parked cars.

EDIT: Nevmind about the plugs... https://www.amazon.com/s?k=license+plate+hole+plugs
Unlike the white, I'd have a difficult time matching the Kona Blue... maybe black or white with touch-up paint...

https://www.amazon.com/Zlirfy-Rivet...icense+plate+hole+plugs&qid=1722562022&sr=8-3

I used something like this I got at orileys and spray painted them Oxford white.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

View attachment 63199 Tint guy at work hooked it up with 5% tint all around, previously had 15% and wasn’t as dark to my liking, I don’t know how people have 5% on their windshield and drive at night. Anyways, washed her and slapped back the EBC Yellows as I missed the bite and chose more bite and more dust over the very low dust of the Hawk Ceramics.

Need to Ditch the Yellows and Go with EBC Blue NDX* and never look back...i know i did!

 

[akiraproject24]

was the damage visible from the bottom of the vehicle?

100%. The outer edge of the large bushing I could see it was jagged and missing some chunks.

 

[Capri to ST]

Did a final coolant top-up following a coolant replacement which was part of a timing belt/ water pump job, then went and drove it with a feeling of satisfaction after having this big job done.

 

[M-Sport fan]

Did a final coolant top-up following a coolant replacement which was part of a timing belt/ water pump job, then went and drove it with a feeling of satisfaction after having this big job done.

How many miles are on it that you did the timing belt?

 

[Capri to ST]

How many miles are on it that you did the timing belt?

It's only got 28,000 miles on it. I did it based on time, 8 years, not mileage obviously. A mechanic that I like and trust had recommended doing it at 8 years, and he's getting fairly close to retirement so I just thought I would do it while he was available.
The American maintenance schedule only recommends doing it based on mileage, which I will never get to. I had found a European service schedule for our cars that recommended doing it at 10 years or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first, so I wasn't that early on that schedule.

 

[Intuit]

European service schedule for our cars that recommended doing it at 8 years or 125,000 miles

Same 1.6L GTDI 4-banger or the newer 3-banger? Was this sourced from a revised manual? Post the EU revised schedule? This would be potentially valuable new guidance if this shortened interval were the result of a revised manual.

 

[Capri to ST]

Same 1.6L GTDI 4-banger or the newer 3-banger? Was this sourced from a revised manual? Post the EU revised schedule? This would be potentially valuable new guidance if this shortened interval were the result of a revised manual.

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I'm attaching the European service schedule that I found. It's definitely for the 1.6L four cylinder engine. It was a few years ago, but I believe I found it on a website called Ford ETIS, which was an official Ford website which provided service and other information, and is no longer available.
Here's a screenshot of the portion of the document which recommended replacing the timing belt at 10 years, and then I'll attach the whole schedule.

 

[Intuit]

Interesting that they're specifying miles instead of kilometers. It seems they've compromised between the accessory drive belts and timing belt. Instead of one visit 100k and another at 150k, it's just one visit at 125k. Wonder if this might've been influenced by some EU consumer protection regulation?

Another difference, coolant isn't specified by distance driven; only time. Waiting ten years or 100k on a coolant change sounds like a bad idea; but I assume they know what they're doing. That said and knowing how little we get out on a coolant swap (https://www.fiestastforum.com/threa...-on-cooling-system-resolved.28344/post-474677), I'll not wait that long.

 

[Capri to ST]

Another difference, coolant isn't specified by distance driven; only time. Waiting ten years or 100k on a coolant change sounds like a bad idea; but I assume they know what they're doing. That said and knowing how little we get out on a coolant swap (https://www.fiestastforum.com/threa...-on-cooling-system-resolved.28344/post-474677), I'll not wait that long.

I agree. The US maintenance schedule that came in my manual specifies to change the coolant initially at 6 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first, and then every 3 years or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first if you look at the footnote to the part that you screenshotted .
I'm doing it every 3 years.

 

[M-Sport fan]

It's only got 28,000 miles on it. I did it based on time, 8 years, not mileage obviously. A mechanic that I like and trust had recommended doing it at 8 years, and he's getting fairly close to retirement so I just thought I would do it while he was available.
The American maintenance schedule only recommends doing it based on mileage, which I will never get to. I had found a European service schedule for our cars that recommended doing it at 8 years or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first, so I wasn't that early on that schedule.

Yeah, I only have ~45K miles on mine, but now you have me worried with that Euro/UK rec for that 8 year time frame.

I'd like to do the water pump, timing belt and accessory belt, along with a walnut shell valve blasting all at once, but also do not want to do that seriously exorbitant service too soon, and then have to do it yet again in less than another 8 years time.

 

[Capri to ST]

Yeah, I only have ~45K miles on mine, but now you have me worried with that Euro/UK rec for that 8 year time frame.

I'd like to do the water pump, timing belt and accessory belt, along with a walnut shell valve blasting all at once, but also do not want to do that seriously exorbitant service too soon, and then have to do it yet again in less than another 8 years time.

Hello, I had a typo in my earlier post that you are referring to, the Euro/UK recommendation is to replace the timing belt every 10 years or 125,000 mi, whichever comes first, not every 8 years. I edited my post to reflect that.

 

[Ludeem1]

Need to Ditch the Yellows and Go with EBC Blue NDX* and never look back...i know i did!

I just installed the blue NDX on the front today will be leaving the yellows on the rear for now.

 

[Dusten]

I've been going back and forth on wheels and tires or tires and finally decided my high mileage daily doesn't need wheels.

I bought some 205/45/17 dws06's. They'll be out on Monday

 

[our guile]

Hit 75k on the way home from work yesterday. Owned her since new, and I want to say there was something like 52 miles on the odometer when I signed the paperwork.

 

[dhminer]

It's only got 28,000 miles on it. I did it based on time, 8 years, not mileage obviously. A mechanic that I like and trust had recommended doing it at 8 years, and he's getting fairly close to retirement so I just thought I would do it while he was available.
The American maintenance schedule only recommends doing it based on mileage, which I will never get to. I had found a European service schedule for our cars that recommended doing it at 10 years or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first, so I wasn't that early on that schedule.

How much did he charge you for the job? And does he want to do mine too? Feel free to PM if you don’t want to put it here.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Washed the Old ball and chain for the umpteenth time!

 

[Intuit]

@TyphoonFiST - curious about the glossy side pillars ?