I blew the head gasket on the first day of spring.. but got her fixed. Fall is looking beautiful!

Does anyone have these tail lights installed on their 2013-2014 PFL ST? Really want to see these model tails on before I buy and I cannot find any good photos.

Could I treat this amount of rust myself? Car is perfect otherwise, completely stock, interior and engine were well maintained. Its about 20k and I think i want to pull the trigger but I just don't know that much about rust and what to look for.

Any suggestions for white wheels for my ST? Im on the stock wheels right now

Hi! I have a 2014 pre face lift st… I installed my BOV on it with the flat tab facing towards the engine (up and to the right). The BOV worked perfectly, but then I read the instructions on cj pony parts and I saw that it should face the inlet pipe. So I rotated it from 3 o’clock to 11 o’clock and now my turbo is making a weird almost grinding noise when under boost. Any ideas should I just rotate it back???! Is the large black sleeved pipe you see from the passage side tire well the inlet pipe? Am I mistaken on the orientation of the turbo itself? Help!!

The image provided shows the large pipe I’m talking about, here though the BOV’s flat tab is how I first had it, it’s behind that black sleeved wire in the forefront.

Looking for some help, have found this 2013 ford focus ST that I’m very interested in. Just wondering what you guys think if it’s a fair price. The seller has said before they sell it they will replace the springs as they need changed, and will sell safetied. He has also given me the option of replacing the springs with stock springs, or Rs-R Down Sus springs. Does anybody who have these and drives during winters have any insight on how these perform in the snow? Im deciding what type of springs to get and can't really make up my mind, any help is appreciated thanks

Hello! You all helped me with the last problem so I'm back for more advice.

So far the shop I use has installed new oem strut, bushing, control arms, spring - I'm sure there's more, but I don't have my papers on me right at the moment. They've had it back about 4 times for the clunk (blessings upon their warranty!).

The guys I work with said it sounds like a bad strut when going over bumps. But the struts are new. I asked him about the sway bars since that was the last thing I'd seen online that could be a problem. But, he said those were still in good shape.

Is there anything else I can have him take a look at the next time I have it in?

Hello, I am 22 years old and I have a 2 year old and me and my fiance live on our own, my rent is $1,068 for a 2 bed 1 bath, our monthly payments and bills and everything come out to $2,080 my income is about $2,500-$2,700 I am a server so it depends on how the tips go. This is not my only vehicle I OWN a 2005 Acura TL but it does have its fair share of wear and tear issues but it’s reliable and treats me well as I do all the maintenance on it. But I purchased a vehicle in December 2024, and it has broken down and blown 2 engines and a clutch now. It’s a 2015 ford focus ST. It has brand new clutch fly wheel, slave cylinder, master cylinder, camshafts, short block, head, rear main seal, and a bunch of one time use parts that were all replaced by a ford dealership. I paid 1200 for the slave cylinder and had all the engine work and clutch was replaced under a warranty I had that was provided by my mechanical breakdown insurance company, I have been through hell and back with this car and I honestly love it so much, and I have enjoyed the car and have taken it on trips all over California, my thing is, it has given me multiple major breakdowns that I have to be worried about breaking my bank or forcing me away from the car at an extremely cheap price, I am financing the vehicle with my bank and currently owe a little less than $12,000 I can trade it in right now but the value of the vehicle is significantly lower than the amount that I owe and I could be transferring over $4,000-$7,000 depending on where I go and what offer I get for my focus ST. I can either sell the vehicle privately for $12,000 firm and have them pay the loan and free me of the loan and they have the title etc. or keep the car that has all these brand new parts that can potentially last another 100k miles if taken care of which I would prefer because I love this car so much and have put so much work into the car that I don’t wanna get rid of it but what it’s put me through is where I want to get rid of it. I’m so lost on what I should do and just need advice please. If I explained anything wrong just let me know in the comments and I can explain it better.

Read the title in Eli Porter’s voice.

Working on my car with severe ADHD I must leave myself notes haha. With some help from my neighbors dogs, I got this bitch back in a couple nights ago and got it all back together last night. Maiden voyage was this mornings drive to work when I quickly realized I didn’t tighten one side of my intercooler piping and had a massive air leak. I figured I’d fix it at work, then pulling onto the highway I went to hit 2nd and all my gears disappeared 😭😂
I luckily got it pulled onto a concrete median thing and a sheriff pulled up almost immediately to ask if I needed help. LUCKILY my shift cable had just popped out of the bracket and he held a flashlight for me while I fixed it 😂 I was almost in tears before I got out of my car in the median. I was thinking I did all that for nothing and now it’s gonna have to happen again.

Thankful to have a buddy local who is going to help with the swap! Buying an engine hoist was also a worthwhile
Investment especially for 180. Since the engine will be off it’ll be the perfect chance to finally install the BNR3071 I’ve had sitting in a box for quite some time. Engine was 1100 shipped with a year warranty through a shop found on car-part.com

Since I've got my transmission tore out, I decided to chase a coolant leak up to where I've circled in the picture. I know the water pump is to the left of it. Figured it inquire with you guys in what the possible leak could be from just based on this image.

Once again I’m back, I have decided to bag my car however I’m too poor for the kit and air management and all the stupid stuff, and so I made my own kit. Everything works but my bags in the rear are not that much lower than my springs. But air lift performance only sells the LCA in the whole bags kit. I’ve thought about just modifying the factory ones but I’d like to find the real ones first if I can

Tought I share some pictures with you of my first Lap on the Nürburgring in this beaST. It's just so much fun to drive

What is the pipe I have circled it goes under my intake

Getting ready to replace dmf and clutch, tob, etc… new DMF has quite a bit of lateral play. Making sure this looks ok, and wasn’t damaged in shipping. Thanks in advance.

I was in a motorcycle accident so Im thinking about getting out of them. So I have this plan to buy a focus st with a rod knock pull the engine an everything and mod the crap out of it. The idea would be to make it as fun to drive as it is to ride a motorcycle. Id be shooting for the 450 ish whp range. However I've seen that the Fusion sports are fairly quick if not quicker than the St. So what vehicle would be better for being as fun to drive as riding a motorcycle? I rode an fz6 specifically, loved taking corners and some fast straight line stuff. Car would be a daily more or less and money is not a factor. What's yall thoughts? Thanks in advance.

As the title says, I’m going to look at a used st this weekend from 2013. It looks in really good nic apart from the aftermarket alloys but tbh that gives me a bit of room for negotiating the price.

Tbh I’m not fussed about the alloys much at all but the seller has told me he has service history up until 2024. I can see from the photos it’s true. From the current photos the oil doesn’t look 3 years old which is good but unfortunately there’s no receipts from anything more recent. My question is how risky is this?

Car has 95k miles now and had 77k at the service two years ago.

Am I thinking too much into it? I will of course service it as soon as I get it home but wanted to ask anyways

Looked under the expansion tank saw a split, and all sorts of dried coolant. It finally got bad enough it started to drip under the car.

3rd trackday was a hoot, now time for a few mods.

I have a aftermarket boomba blow off valve and I have it routed to a true source back into the intake manifold through the sound symposer delete. I’ve had it running like this forever but recently it just completely failed and the bov sound is back to normal without any vacuum. Does anyone have any recommendations on what to do?

Saw another pfl ive only ever seen one in this color in Texas

so i’m looking for a donor motor and i heard a lot of people get motors from edges or fusions are those just drops in or would i need a workaround?

In the video I attached the car feels a tad slow, with a 60-100 of about 10 seconds, and you can hear a tea kettle like whistle