04/07/2026
Its time for my usual highlights from the week, and here we had Nina's very clean 2017 Fiesta ST in for the following-
Cambelt and water pump replacement with Genuine Ford parts
A 'custom' service, where we will assess a vehicle once its in the workshop and replace only what needs to be done, this one requiring a standard service + pollen filter + air filter , again quality Genuine parts used and Fuchs 5w 30 913D oil.
The exhaust on this was proper rotten so we upgraded her to a Milltek Non-Resonated system.
She hasn't had the car long and didnt know a huge amount about it, but we soon told her exactly what had been done to the car!
It was running a well known name Stage 2 with an upgraded actuator, but supporting hardware had been removed.
She does run this on 99 fuel, which I would recommend to anyone on a car they have purchased with unknown history as you never know what it might be running software wise, fortunately when we looked at the ignition tables it hadn't been played with too much in this area, but the raised EGT protection and no overboost safety is definitely a concern and ideally, it could do with a proper calibration to make sure this engine lasts for the long haul.
Another thing that cropped up was the cam timing, it is not unusual to see a car with its original belt with the VVT pulleys out of sync or misaligned at the crank pulley but no codes or driving quirks, and its another good reason to bring your car to us and get it done early.
We finished off with a road datalog which confirmed what we saw on the data read and also highlighted a rattle from the wastegate, which would be as a result of insufficient preload on the uprated actuator.
Minor niggles aside, this is a very clean and straight example that needs little to make it perfect mechanically!
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