Used Ford Focus II. Should I take? Choose used Ford Focus II What is the alternative

I hope my report will help make the right choice when buying a used car and \\ or when maintained

today, Mileage is 201600 km. Machine end 2010, Titanium, White Hatch, Dvig 1.6 115 hp Vsevolzhsk

i exploit the car every day. I drove on the trailer once 1,200 kg, in the cabin drove 500 kg, in the tracks, we chase differently, the average speed on the highway is 130-140 km \\ h. I am not raping the car, but I do not regret especially. She copes.

what did it take:
40 t.km - pads, put TRW
50 t.km - Stabilizer rack, changed both, put FEBI
120 bend - replacement of liquids - for yourself as they say
140 T.km - died the released, changed the coupling curbral, release original, disk and schs basket
150 bend - Replacing the timing and driven, all original
150 t.km - replacement of discs and pads in the circle, put everything trw
180 t.km - drove on the shrouded acb, burned brushes in the generator, changed himself. Brushes - 80 rubles, picked up in the store in size, also bought a new battery.
190 t.km - Stabilizer racks, bought cheap, already thunder. miser pays twice

what needs to be done now:
saltenblocks in the rear suspension, a large Saltenblon of the front left lever, loosening squeezed the other day, sometimes creak, racks of the stabilizer, the stove sometimes whistles. Also in the forest broke the engine boot under the bumper, and the PTF was denied, first one then the second, it is possible in bulbs until I watched.
also raw shelves drive shafts. 3 years. While hands do not reach. I know that the disease.
rake sometimes goes on turns on the plates, sometimes not ... I do not pay attention ...

rubber:
winter's first two seasons of Velcro Conti, then Bridge Spikes Aiser 7000 - excellent tires, for 3 seasons of spikes almost everything is in place. On the second car, Nordman 4 - after 3 seasons of spikes almost left, runs are equivalent
summer - from the factory Michelin, noisy, but was not erased, gave his brother on some kind of run. Put Kumho Ku31 - very quiet soft, the water is super supported, the river - did not know what. Now Nordman SX is erased faster than bears but slower Kumho, not aimed, in rings with water throws after 100 kmh, is also comfortable, on a cut asphalt is much noisy kumho.

glass:
heated and the sensors, hit the cobblestone, put the Chinese XYG - was enough for a while, from the stones in the cracks, heated in some places, I'm going to change soon, I'm going to change

lCP:
sabli has everything ideally, no chips, a saber in color. On the hood, the big chill from the stone, the brown is slightly 3 years. The corners of the rear wings - slightly shuffled, almost imperceptibly, and this is after removing the bumper to install the headquart. Before that, everything was perfect. In general, there are a lot of priests on the car, all sorts of villains have grilled. The speed does not affect.

consumption:
now 8.1 medium. Every day there - back Podolsk-Moscow M. Belyaevo. On the highway, if you drive 90, then less than 6 liters. I do not ride so about 8.

by the cabin:
none of the button is not a fierce button, the pedals are not shiny, the steering wheel looks worthy for his run, the plastic does not rattle, does not creak, the cover of the PPC broke out, a friend of good skin promised to sew. The seats are of course swept, especially mine, because I constantly drive something. Spring on dry cleaning.

mOT: Candles Iridium original every 50 t.km, oil first Formula F, now Castrol-Ford 5W-30, salon filter 2 times a year, air with oil replacement. Two times cleaned the throttle, I want again, but my hands do not reach.

interestingly, but the fact:
shock absorber racks, hubs, ball, steering, etc. - Alive more ... on Hyundai at 100 t.km, it was completely hodovka

outcome:
the car is worth his money. Fast comfortable reliable. I have never regretted what I bought.

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Ford Focus II with mileage in our time it is quite difficult to choose - too large offer on the market.

The Ford Focus II model was the most popular in the class of automotive market in Russia in the late 2000s. She had a localized assembly in Russia. Thanks to the low price network, Ford Focus II could have a competitive combat with such models as Mazda3, Peugeot 308, Hyundai Elantra and others. Today, there remains a high demand for used specimens of the Ford Focus model 2. In this article we will tell you what to pay attention to when choosing a Ford Focus II car with mileage.

The history of the second generation Ford Focus

The world debut of the Ford Focus II model took place in 2004. From the second generation, the model called has ceased to be global. The European version of this model was different from the American Body Design. However, in the third generation of Ford Focus, the American automotive concern returned to unification. The Ford Focus II model in everything was better than its predecessor. Its body was longer in the width. She offered more powerful engines richer equipment. Official sales of the Ford Focus II model in Russia started in 2005. In 2008, the Russian market received a Restyled version of Ford Focus II. Restyling Ford Focus II model brought a new front optics and a new radiator grille. The interior of the Ford Focus II car received a lot more soft plastic.

Ford Focus II offer on the Russian market

Thanks to the Russian assembly and the unprecedented popularity of the Ford Focus II model during the production of today, there is a fairly huge offer of used copies of this model for the secondary automotive market. Potential buyers do not rush with the acquisition of Ford Focus II cars. You can choose suitable copies among a huge amount of offer on the market. As you know, the Ford Focus II model was produced in three types of body: hatchback, sedan and wagon. The Russian secondary automotive market shows the most Ford Focus II sedan. Total is 46% of Ford Focus II sedans from the total number of cars of this model. Next comes five-door hatchback, after it the wagon and least in our market three-door hatchbacks Ford Focus II.

After restyling in the Ford Focus II salon, there was more soft plastic.

In the market for used cars, the most popular versions of the Ford Focus II models are those that are equipped with a gasoline 1,6-liter engine capacity of 115 horsepower and a 1.8-liter engine with a capacity of 125 horsepower. These versions were completed only by a manual transmission. It is worth noting that the demand for such versions is large due to the solid dynamics, which is provided by mechanical gearboxes. A version with an automatic transmission although equipped with a two-liter gasoline motor with a capacity of 145 horsepower, but does not show the solid dynamics at all compared to other competitors on the market. There were also versions with a 2.0-liter motor for 145 horsepower and with a manual transmission. However, they are quite rare in the Russian market. In addition, it is rare to find specimens with a low-powerful 1.4-liter gasoline engine for 85 horsepower as well as diesel versions with a 1.8-liter turbodiesel at 115 horsepower.

It is worth noting that on the used copies of the Ford Focus model II sellers like twist mileage. This model was very popular among taxi drivers and middle managers. The Ford Focus II owner should have driven at least 20,000 kilometers per year. Accordingly, 7- and 8-year-old instances of Ford Focus 2 must have a kilometer of 150-170 thousand kilometers. And in fact they are offered with a mileage of 100,000 kilometers. That is why when choosing a Ford Focus II model I need not to look at an odometer, but for a general technical condition.

Choosing Ford Focus II, first of all, pay attention to the technical condition, the owners usually twist.

Typical problems and breakdowns during operation Ford Focus II

The table below we will present typical problems and breakdowns of the Ford Focus II model during operation.

Part of a car	Breakdowns and problems
Body	Despite the Russian assembly of the Ford Focus II model at the full production cycle, the quality of the paintwork and anti-corrosion treatment of the body is quite good. Rust can only manifest on the joints of the wings and the rear bumper. If corrosion is manifested in other places, it is likely that the car was in an accident.
Engine	1,4- and 1.6-liter gasoline engines have a timing belt drive. In 1.8- and 2.0 liter engines, the timing chain is used. At the same time, the timing belt has a resource of about 150000 kilometers. When climbing the belt, the valves of the engine bend. It is believed that the timing chain does not need to replace on Ford engines. However, after 15,000,000 kilometers, the chain is spinning solid. From the factory in the Ford engine, platinum spark plugs are installed, the resource of which is 120,000 kilometers. Accordingly, if the engine is installed on non-original ignition candles, then the car's mileage is rather higher than 120,000 kilometers. Motor oil in such engines must be changed every 20 thousand kilometers. Brake fluid is better changed every 2 years. The coolant is generally changing once every 240000 kilometers.
Transmission	The five-speed mechanical gearboxes of the Ford Focus 2 model had two versions for low-power and mid-grain engines. The mechanical gearbox for a 1.4- and 1.6-liter engine is less reliable. Very often in such manual transmission, the bearing of the primary shaft and synchronizers fail. The second version of the mechanics is considered not killed. Its resource exceeds the mileage of even the very first instances of the Ford Focus 2 model to date. The four-stage automatic transmission for Ford Focus 2 is also considered very reliable. It is not served, that is, no transmission oil in the checkpoint is not needed.
Chassis	The weakest rear suspension node are levers. Their resource does not exceed 70,000 kilometers. The steering rack on Focus 2 goes long and is not afraid of dirt roads.
Electrician	If handicraft masters did not intervene in the car's wiring, then it will last for a very long time and will not create the owner of the problems.

Good day. Ford Focus 2 was produced from 2004 to 2011, with restyling in 2008. In addition to restyling, insignificant changes were made throughout the entire release. In today's article, I will tell about the problem areas of Ford Focus 2 generations, and I will write an approximate cost of eliminating jambs. The article is a visual benefit for potential buyers.

About Ford Focus 2 platform.

It's no secret that modern cars are produced on the so-called. platforms. Ford Focus 2 is based on the Ford C1 platform. Also on this platform are manufactured: Mazda 3 (BK), Mazda 5 (BK), Volvo C30 (P14), Volvo S40 (P11), Ford C-MAX (C214), Volvo V50 (P12).

Accordingly choosing Ford Focus, you can look at these cars.

Weak focus of the second generation:

Body.

Ford Body Focus 2 generations galvanized, so cars over 7 years old extremely rarely have a cross-cutting corrosion ....
On old cars, rust begins with thresholds and on the bottom edge of the doors.
The most problematic place is the back cover, it is especially manifested on cars assembled in Spain and Mexico.
Often gets in paint on the front bumper and the front edge of the hood.
Chrome plastic finish very often comes with bubbles.
Headlights on dorestayling cars often sweat. Milling glass headlights sealant ..
A plastic bar is often breaking, leading from the castle larva to the hood lock. This is treated by the castle's replacement assembly (about 5,000 rubles), but some "couliabins" put a metal craving from Mondeo.
Over time, crickets appear in the cabin, especially on dorestayling machines

Engine.

The most reliable engine on the 2 generation focus is DURATEC 1.6, but only subject to regular replacement of the timing belt.
Also reliable diesel 2.0 TDCI, but rarely found on sale.
On DURATEC 1.8 and 2.0 engines. After running 100,000 km. Communicates the thermostat. The cost of replacement of about 2000 rubles.
After restyling 2008, the tensioner was removed on DURATEC 1.8 and 2.0 engines and after a run of 30,000 km. Begins to slip the belt, while it makes an unpleasant whistle. It is to be treated with a tensioner from the dorestayling version the price of the question of about 5000 rubles ..
The throttle assembly requires washing every 50,000 km, and every 100,000 km refuses DPDZ due to lack of design.
Often on Duratec 1.8 and 2.0 engines, oil in the candlestones are observed, the cause is the drying of the valve cover. The cost of eliminating the problem of 3000 rubles.
If there is no traction after 3000 revolutions and the Check Engine lamp is burning, probably refused or refuses the valve of the flap control valve. Valve replacement will cost approximately 8,000 rubles.
Until 2007, on motors 1.6 equipped with a phase shift system (Twin Independent Variable Camshaf Timing), switchgeal clutches are often refused. The cost of their replacement is almost 10,000 rubles.
When operating on low-quality fuel, the refusal of the gas station is common. The pump itself is quite reliable and runs about 200,000 km, but its grid is clogged with mud, and separately in parts is not supplied. Some services offer grid cleaning, some pump replacement assembly. In any case, the operation requires the removal of the tank and costs about 5,000 rubles.
Sometimes after a run of 100,000 km, on the engine Duratec 2.0 with the manual transmission, vibrations and jerks appear during trading, the reason is the wear of the two-mask flywheel. It is only a replacement to be treated and costs about $ 800.
After run 150,000, neutralizers are denied 150,000, they are usually treated with a replacement for flamestellers (and sometimes it is just pierced), and the probes set to the lambda.

The oil replacement interval on engines during operation in the Russian Federation is better to reduce to 10,000 km. (factory manufacturer recommends 20,000.

Transmission.

There are no special problems in the transmissions of the second focus. The automatic transmission 4F27E is reliable, and 300,000 km is quiet.
The most unsuccessful gearbox - IB5 was put with the DUTATEC engine 1.8, after 70-80 t. Km The Satellite axis breaks down in the differential with the crankcase breakdown, on the same box to the run of 150,000 clinics the primary shaft bearing. By buying a car with this box, you will be ready in the foreseeable future to change it on MTX75 from cars with a 2.0 engine. The flow box is to do an average of 30,000 rubles.
No need to be afraid of the commencements, on cars with manual transmission, it is eliminated by the cable suspenders and is cheap.

Chassis.

The chassis itself is very reliable and special problems does not have (hub bearings run 150,000 km). Many details are unified with Mazda 3 and there is free sale.
If you buy a car until older than 2008. Carefully follow the rear suspension, there were cases of catching the rear hub with the wheel on the go.

Steering.

On the roads of Russia, steering tips breaks up to a range of 40,000-50,000 km. The cost of replacing all tips of about 5000 rubles.
Pay attention to the state of the steering rack. When knocking or when the oil replacement interval passes in Gura, it often refuses. The rake assembly costs more than 30,000 rubles.
Also, when buying, check the GUR. If it does not work, refuse to buy! Common sore - failure of the GUR card. On disassembly, the price of the board begins from 25,000 rubles (this is really a sore).

Electrician

In general, the electrician is reliable, but without a spoon, it was not worthwhile:

Oxisions for 2-3 years Contacts backlighting numbers, lean disassembly and cleaning.
On the sedans often worked out the harness of the wires of the tailgate of the trunk lock
Often refuses the cabin temperature sensor (the price of the sensor is 6000 rubles).
Often refreshes the resistor limiting the turnover of the stove, it is not expensive himself, but it changes quite problematic (about 2000 rubles with work).

If you decide to buy Ford Focus 2 generations The best choice will be a car with a gasoline engine 1.6 or with diesel.

In conclusion, a small video review:

I have everything today. If you have anything to supplement my story about Proordian Ford Focus 2 generation, leave comments and share your experience.

Salon spacious. Flames and bends remained in the past, but, confess, I do not miss them at all. The new interior may be stricter, but clearly functional. And more reminds the cockpit. Individual will like it. Plastic soft, buttons are smooth, the buttons are comfortable, you will not have to gaps.

Nikolay Svistun, portal site, 2005

A bit of history

Ford Focus of the second generation appeared in 2004. Unlike the first "focus", the second was no longer in the full sense of the global car: in the US, Ford Focus 2 is a completely different model with its own design. For unification, the Fords will return only in 2011, when the third "focus" debuts. Ford Focus 2 turned out to be noticeably larger than the predecessor and more conservative externally. Russian sales models began in 2005, and restyled version reached our salons in 2008. The appearance of an updated car has become much more interesting due to the expressive trapezium of the radiator lattice and the new optics of a complex form. An even more soft plastic appeared in the cabin and the fashionable red backlight began to play.

Offer in the market

The second "focus" on the market is very and even a lot: every day hundreds of ads on their sales are published on Russian Internet sites. Therefore, you should not rush with the purchase - look for a car that will arrange you 100%. The most common body is a sedan in our market. A small lag is a five-door hatchback. Universal are noticeably less, and three-door hatchs are rare.

Russians, as you know, lovers of fast driving, and Ford Focus can show at least some dynamics only with a manual gearbox. The most common versions are relatively inexpensive, but the supera configuration with 1.6 engines (115 hp) and 1.8 (125 hp) and manual transmission. Significantly there are cars with an "automatic" and 2.0-liter engine (145 hp) and a very "boring" 1.6-liter engine, besides, be deformed in this version from 115 to 100 hp. Well, at all, the exotic is the most dynamic "tricks" with a 2.0-liter engine (about the same 145 hp) and mechanics, modest 1.4-liter (85 hp) Models with MCPP and diesel versions with a motor volume 1.8 Litra (115 hp), again with mechanics.

Armchairs in the car will not solve anyone. And therefore their quality pleases especially. Here I would love to be in favor of the dogma. And would bring to all textbooks on orthopedics. The optimal distribution of loads at a minimum of adjustments: you are setting up instantly and do not load the brain and the hands by feeling numerous levers and buttons. Bravo!

Nikolay Svistun, portal Site, 2005

Mid prices

The "focus" of the second generation is cheaper enough smoothly. A noticeable difference (on average about 45,000 rubles) - only between cars 2007 and 2008 release. Which, however, is not surprising: in 2008, the model has survived restyling, and more modernly looking models are expected to be appreciated in the market above.

* On the overwhelming majority of the car sold on the secondary market is twisted. On average, the Russian driver drives about 20,000 kilometers per year. Therefore, the mileage of 60,000 km for a three-year copy is quite real, but 90,000 for the six-card is already suspicious. Therefore, the odometer data on cars over three years are not too serious. Pay attention to the technical condition.

Typical breakdowns and problems in operation

Ford Focus 2 In general, the car is very reliable and unpretentious in service. Problem machines, of course, are found, but only if the owners operated them in hard mode: constantly twisted the motor, conquered off-road and neglected regularly. To get rid of yourself from the excess headache in the future, this is what you should pay attention to first:

Body

The quality of the metal and paintwork is good, and the body is strong. The only weak place is the jokes of the rear bumper with wings, where chips are often formed. Even on the four-five-year corrosion instance should not be anywhere. If it is noticeable, it means that the element clearly painted after an accident. It will be useful to recall once again that the entire body when buying needs to be checked with a micrometer on the thickness of the paint to filter the battered instances.

Engine

On Motors 1.4 and 1.6, the gas distribution mechanism has a belt drive, and at 1.8 and 2.0 - chain. The belt serves a long time, it should be changed not more than once every 150,000 kilometers (it is impossible to delay in any case, because when the break can be replaced by the replacement of the valves), and its condition is a good indicator of a true run, which, repeat, very often twist. The test procedure is very simple: from the end of the engine cylinder block, find a soft plastic casing that protects the belt from dirt. Begone it and look: the old one from the new is easy to distinguish. The timing chain on the engines 1.8 and 2.0 is put on the entire service life, but thousands of 150 running, it begins to gradually stretch. Ask the seller to start a car on the cold and extinguish. When the gas is discharged, there should be no "urching" sound or cod. If he is, the car is strongly "duty", whatever the numbers are shielded on the odometer. The inclined to focus the oils on focus also do not have. And indeed, no problems are delivered, if they often not "twist" them and change consumables in a timely manner. By the way, the original spark plugs are platinum and have a very long service life - up to 120,000 kilometers. When inspection, you must unscrew one candle and see: if it is not the original, then the mileage is clearly more than 120,000 km. But it is hardly worth buying a Focus with a small engine, especially if you want it to at least "drove". The difference in fuel consumption you will not notice, moreover: on weak engines you have to work more actively to work the gas pedal, which is why gasoline consumption will only grow up with other things being equal.

Transmission

The focuses of the second generation were equipped with two types of 5-speed MCPP. For cars with motors 1.4 and 1.6 there was one modification, for 1.8 and 2.0 - the other. The first, for low-power engines, less reliable. When buying a machine with such power units, it makes sense to very carefully check the box: listen to the root in motion when the radio and the stove is turned off, make sure that all the gears are clarified - the synchronizers and bearing of the primary shaft are often faced. As for cars with powerful "engines", their mechanical boxes are almost unhappy. You can break them, except that the car is constantly operating in forced mode. "Machines" on Ford Focus 2 are also very reliable: all versions have been tested by the time American 4-speed boxes. The oil in them is polished for the whole service life, and if the host had no races ambitions, then the automatic transmission will serve for a very long time.

Suspension

The Ford Focus chassis is very good. It is balanced both for swallowing irregularities and for a very active keyboard. Weak place - rear suspension levers, which are well recommended to change every 60,000 - 70,000 kilometers. Many owners are by half and change only silent blocks, but on the broken levers, the resource "rubber" is strongly reduced and new will have to put thousands of 10-20. The remaining elements of the running are very durable. The steering rack "walks" for a very long time: it is designed so that it is practically not deformed even with frequent overcoming very bumpy roads.