Was I the only one who saw the spark plug was covered in oil when he took it out? Looks like the valve cover gasket is shot.
@everettgrover94595 ай бұрын
i saw that too
@andrewjones72075 ай бұрын
It’s a common problem with those things. I had one and my friend had one they both don’t like valve cover gaskets
@TinoR6265 ай бұрын
Not just the gasket, but the valve covers tends to warp being plastics.
@joshc6064 ай бұрын
I had an 01 with 150k before trading it in. No problems
@richardgookin53284 ай бұрын
That was the 1st thing I seen
@Bayan1905Ай бұрын
My wife had an 03 Focus that she owned for years and there aren't too many cars I loved driving in the winters in snow storms where we are. Her's was an exception. That thing would go through snow on just the cheap studded tires like it was had AWD. It was a lot of fun to drive it finally rusted itself to pieces.
@alanrlocklear5 ай бұрын
One of my favorite non-4x4 projects from the show
@thundermite12415 ай бұрын
There is a kit that converts the focus to rwd and allows you to fit a 4.6 in it but its quite expensive
@davidleal71335 ай бұрын
There’s is also an awd billet transmission out there but it’s like 10k
@supra6t95 ай бұрын
Mk1 focus one of the greatest cars ever
@leonardgoldberg28795 ай бұрын
They were rot boxes.
@supra6t95 ай бұрын
@@leonardgoldberg2879 that’s funny because my ‘01 is spotless inside and out and used every day in rough climates almost always. 25 years in the salt belt not one lick of rust. Undercoating is key. Like some Honda or Subaru 💩 wouldn’t do the same. Piss off
@Andrew_4605 ай бұрын
@@supra6t9i live in the salt belt aswell and see a ton of first gen focuses on the road still. They are tough little cars. They are popular for oval racing to. Good suspension and a stiff chassis makes them great for racing.
@joshc6064 ай бұрын
I had an 01’ Sean Hyland Edition Focus, full suspension and aftermarket wheels from the showroom floor. Eat mustangs up on a back road. Stock 130hp wasn’t enough. Full Exhaust, headers, cold air intake, “super chips” tuner, and 93octane got me 132wheel hp. Or about 150bhp lol Still slow and still fun.
@crakmonckey19085 ай бұрын
Rewatching after 10 years is quite the time travel experience
@randomcrap7635 ай бұрын
Why do folks always put the intake right where driving through a big enough puddle will cause water ingestion? LOL I mean I get it if you are on a controlled race track, but for the street/offroad???
@everettgrover94595 ай бұрын
well the only thing i can figure is that the aftermarket intakes are designed to keep the engine heat away from where the intake sucks in the air and thus making the air charge cooler for more power....i think a simple shield would solve that issue....i do see your point tho
@twisterzman5 ай бұрын
I compete with a mk1 focus, so I'm watching this one close! You can carry way more speed and left foot brake that car instead of the e brake..
@bigray336016 күн бұрын
Any updates?
@fivefingerheist5 ай бұрын
I miss my 2007 5S-manual Focus. 193,000 miles original clutch (my first manual car as well!). Removed the rear seats, and that thing was pretty beastly for its small HP & TQ numbers on paper. People would always ask about the fact that there is no tach too.
@vincentspencer36995 ай бұрын
Damn! Look at the hairdo. Its almost comedic! Hahaha
@TrumpAmerica-20245 ай бұрын
looks like peter griffin on crack/meth
@terrymeyer70845 ай бұрын
Using air tools definitely dates this video.
@firedustman5 ай бұрын
guy is living his best life 😁😁
@AdvantureRoad5 ай бұрын
I own a 2002 example of this car and wouldn’t sell it for anything
@k24hybrid5 ай бұрын
Cool to see tuners cars 🙌🙌🙌🙌
@Lagrange11865 ай бұрын
It’s nice to see the slim Jim guy got his life together after his downfall with fame and cocaine.
@joeygarcia67835 ай бұрын
Mercedes Benz
@1001Hobbies3 ай бұрын
*OH GOD,* DO NOT RUN THE BEARING NUT ON WITH AN IMPACT on the rear brakes!! You should know better than that.
@DieselJLUJeep4 ай бұрын
Put a V8 in it like ford use to sale.
@bradleyborrowman21155 ай бұрын
18 minutes of video and y’all wanna try and squeeze 2 vehicles into its subject matter cause it’s less money to put all of the focus stuff in one video.
@TrumpAmerica-20245 ай бұрын
incredibly lame
@MattMatt775 ай бұрын
Get ready for all the triggered trolls for not picking a Subaru 🙄
@estewar035 ай бұрын
They didn't want to deal with the guaranteed head gasket problems. 😂😂
@MattMatt775 ай бұрын
@@estewar03 Yeah lol But many or most people don't know in the U.S. that Ford is crazy good in Rally
@estewar035 ай бұрын
@@MattMatt77 The younger generation these days are just ignorant, due mainly to most of them getting their information from TikTok university. Cosworth Escorts are in my top 3 favorite cars. I think, now that people are down with completely dangerous life-threatening sports, they need to bring back Group B rally & get the manufacturers back into motorsports.
@MattMatt775 ай бұрын
@@estewar03 An what about the Classic Mini Cooper and now the Modern Mini? What you said is very much true. The thing is when it comes to history this because people aren't talking about it doesn't mean it never happened. Because from what I know Subaru has always been OK in Rally. But they did great in the 90s. But what you said it very much true
@estewar035 ай бұрын
@@MattMatt77 Subaru 555 couldn't have done what it did w/o the drivers Colin, Burns (RIP you legends) & Solberg.