Mate so I wasn't gonna say anything, but in the last video the car has been recalled. Shown by the round coolant bottle. If the recall was carried out too late then it's likely the head gasket/head was already damaged. You'll need a new engine at this point, the cylinders will be ovaled. This all happened to mine.
HEY dude! :) OG Listen to this guy because he know's his stuff. He's had first hand experience with these engines. I bet it's been leaking coolant some where. I bet previous owners ragged this car before it had the recall and the damage is already done and it only will get worse with time. Luckily enough you can get these engines quite easily but be careful if you do. Don't go looking for bargin engines as it will be another of the same. If you do get another and fancy going track car then perhaps look at lined cylinders atleast. That should keep you good upto 300 - 330 ish bhp perhaps 350 at a push after that you will be looking at forging the engine. Also don't let this put you off, if the engine has been well looked after and maintained these engines are quite reliable for the amount of power they kick out. It's the previous owners who ragged it about screaming SEEENNNNDDD IT and running dirty oil because they spent all their pennies on VPower and skipped the 5-7k oil change interval.
The water pump impellor will be snapped. some people don't put enough antifreeze in after timing belt and water pump replacement. If the coolant freezes in the block overnight, in the morning you start the car and the water pump shaft that connects to the impellor inside the block twists off as its frozen solid.Or it can just twist off from torque of engine sometimes. if you open the timing belt cover it will still be spinning and you.ll think its ok, but it's not spinning on the inside of block. You need to run it up to temp and look into the coolant bottle and you should see the top pipe inside pumping water back to bottle, if not its defo water pump. Other then that it could be a dodgy head gasget, or water temp sensor.
Legend1518 the belts on these don’t get changed till 120k+ miles, or 10 years. These had a recall for the coolant system and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s one of the cars that is due it but hasn’t had it done yet or did have it done but they never bled the system properly.
@@scotthastings8845 You'd know if you didn't bleed the system properly as it would overheat from the get go and you'd have no hot air inside the car. I wouldn't risk taking that long for a belt lol, it's 80k for a belt and 100k for a chain. I'd be shitting myself if it where mine and it was at 100k and not had a belt yet lol, but if that's manufacturers spec then good luck to them, I'd still do mine at 80k or even before. (mechanic for 19 years)
For what you paid for it,you e got to expect some little problems. That being said tho,it is very clean and will make an excellent lil track weapon. Car journalists here in the states rave about these cars for a reason bro.👌🏽
This channel just keeps on delivering excellent content. So down to earth, humble and honest. A true car enthusiast that takes a challenge and tells the story in a very nice manner. Jamie you are one of the best hosts on car RUclips. PS I had toyo T1Rs on a 330ci e46 and I have to say.. It is not the best tire in wet conditions, however it is quite good in dry conditions, grippy and responsive. I have toyo T1Ss on my VW Tiguan and it is much better than the T1Rs.
@@Chris-go7ge if he's going to track it, I assume he'll put a big turbo on. Also my point being, if you have the gear box out may as well upgrade the clutch (ST200 also AP) and put an LSD in.
Hey bro, fellow st owner here. The pull to the left could be heavy torgue steer suggesting that it's been remapped (as mine does this but is modified ) , or a brake pad could be touching on one side . Loving the channel
Did you get a 4 wheel alignment.? Get it on a hunter machine or similar to check everything is straight from its crash history. It also should never overheat so there's an issue and likely to be related to the recall.
Jamie this comment section is love every time. Loads of support and info delivered to you. Nice to see a bit of a different video, the ST requires some love but will be worth it. Keep up the good work mate. GG.
Make sure that it has the recall done with the coolant system. I'm also sure being low on fluids didn't help much either but these cars like to peg the temps and a mountune radiator will do you wonders.
I had a 63 plate model and it had a recall. Head gasket prone to overheating due to problem with coolant. Run it too long and you'll knack the engine. Just double check your vin and ensure it's not the same issue.
Try plugging an obd scanner in and seeing whether the steering angle sensor needs resetting. Quite common for people to forget it needs doing after tracking.
The preface lift up to about mid 2014 were prone to overheating as the Coolant pipes cracked leading to the coolant quickly emptying and causing the head gasket to fail, but looking at yours you look to have the updated Coolant header tank so quite possible that it's been back to Ford for the recall.
I would also be confident in saying it isn’t mapped as most tunes raise the rev limit slightly and have a more aggressive rev limiter (opposed to the soft cut that ford map in)
What year is the car? The 13 plate models suffered massively with head gasket problems due to a fault in the cooling system there was a big re call on them might be worth checking to see if that one is affected
I just love the positive vibe of this channel, hopefully the fiesta works out all good! I can rag my 1.0 like that and it doesn't get hot, seems like a problem with the cooling system.
The early cars suffered with clutch faults where the plate would disintegrate inside the box. I've noticed that your car has the latter coolant expansion tank which possibly means it's been in for a recall. And its 180bhp in 1 and 2 and 197 for 15 seconds in 3 and 4 .
My mates St pulled too the left it had a broken gearbox mount so the gearbox was slightly dropped and that made it grind in 1st 2nd 3rd soon as he replaced the gearbox mount problem was solved have you checked ?
torque steer is common for FWD, also improper wheel alignment, cross-camber, collapsed control arm bushing, uneven caster, rear toe out of spec, brakedrag.. can cause that
Beautiful looking we wagon mate , hopefully it doesn’t stress you out to much and fingers crossed it’s not a head gasket problem fs. Either way enjoyed the video bud , your friend driving was hilarious 😂👌🏻😎
Don’t know what all the hate on these cars are about,nippy little car and not bad quality at all,I guess it’s because of the type of people that buy them and crash them,looking forward to seeing the upgrades you do to it
I'd say the previous owner had it mapped and had updated mods. Then when coming to getting rid of the car. They put the car back to standard but never had the mapp removed. For example a stage 2 mapp is like 240bhp and to run that with stock a intercooler will definitely make it overheat.
I’ve heard on st pages that when tracking is done there’s a steering sensor or something that needs resetting otherwise the tracking will go out again. 🤷🏻♂️
Decent content and project! Most people can relate to it and should make for a decent track slag! Had me laughing “just open the bonnet and dash some water over it” how do non car guys survive lol
PULLING TO THE LEFT SOLUTION - this sounds like exactly the same issue as the Mk1 Mondeo's which all pulled to the left from the factory. I can remember reading a story that someone had taken their car to numerous places who specialised in full geometry checks without success. They all reported it was spot on. They then took the car to a garage specialising in setting up cars for motorsport (somewhere in Oxford). They also found that the geometry was correct, however, further investigation showed that the FRONT SUBFRAME was out of alignment with the body. This was realigned and the car tracked straight after that. Surely modern 4-wheel alignment rigs check that the distance between the left front to left rear against the right side? Maybe not!
Haven’t even watched the video yet but I just remembered, go on ford’s etis system (can find it via google) and put in your VIN number and check if it’s had the coolant recall! With regards to tyres, Michelin Pilot Sport 4’s are widely regarded as the best all round tyres for these 👍🏻
After watching the video, cylinder head overtemp does not sound good whatsoever😬 either it hasn’t had the recall or it had it too late, or maybe it has and this is an unrelated issue! Either way it sounds like it might be a new engine jobby! You can get linered blocks for about £1700 no exchange and pistons&rods for about £1100 if that helps, and that would be solid whatever power! then get an rt330 or s280 turbo on that😉
I’d guess the stock intercooler couldn’t keep up with that kind of Thrashing . Usually if the engine is hot you should be able to notice a drop in power?
Might not have been in for recall if cylinder head over heating? I’ve battered the hell out for mine on many track days and it loves it, this by looks of it hasn’t been looked after.
That was a really good price, for the things thats up with you can do the repairs, and tune it and probs still sell it on for a profit.... personally i think its a good buy, esp since its for abit if fun on the track etc chewp and cheerful, i like it
Steering wheel is meant to go to the left due to the camber of the road, to check the alignment you need to hold the steering wheel straight on a straight road and it shouldn't go left or right
Haha he was sending that fiesta to death city 😬 I still think you should of got a mk1 Leon Cupra R man. 1.8t easily tuneable come with brembo 4 pots, good all rounder 👀
i had a alot of pull under power to the left but thought that was just the torque steer cuz the stock set up sucks. i have since got rid of my fiesta and have a s3 8p now tho.
This channel has so much potential
Stop letting this guy drive your cars hahaha
lol I've owned mine for 5 years, never had a problem that guy must have hammered his gearbox...
Laberge I’ve had fiesta Zetec S mk5 2001 mileage 177,000 and never had issue with gearbox
@@robert8077 thats a total dif gearbox lol
@@kd2833 Nah you ran into ground and been ragged as hell
@@robert8077???? U high
@@kd2833 My mate got standard ST3 mk7 2015 plate and done 90,000 miles never had issue with gearbox since new
Mate so I wasn't gonna say anything, but in the last video the car has been recalled. Shown by the round coolant bottle. If the recall was carried out too late then it's likely the head gasket/head was already damaged. You'll need a new engine at this point, the cylinders will be ovaled. This all happened to mine.
HEY dude! :) OG Listen to this guy because he know's his stuff. He's had first hand experience with these engines.
I bet it's been leaking coolant some where. I bet previous owners ragged this car before it had the recall and the damage is already done and it only will get worse with time. Luckily enough you can get these engines quite easily but be careful if you do. Don't go looking for bargin engines as it will be another of the same.
If you do get another and fancy going track car then perhaps look at lined cylinders atleast. That should keep you good upto 300 - 330 ish bhp perhaps 350 at a push after that you will be looking at forging the engine.
Also don't let this put you off, if the engine has been well looked after and maintained these engines are quite reliable for the amount of power they kick out. It's the previous owners who ragged it about screaming SEEENNNNDDD IT and running dirty oil because they spent all their pennies on VPower and skipped the 5-7k oil change interval.
Spoolie ST dont forget the coolant pipe leak on them old 1.6eco boost ST’s that causes them to catch fire!!!
Spoolie ST Why did you not tell him before this happened? What a dick you’re...
Classic Ford that 🤣 time for. Mk8 !! 🥰
Funny GamesTV because it’s had the recall done it’s probably overheated a few times before
8:43 this is probably the reason haha
Yeah hahaha
"Bro pull over!"
"Yeah??????...."
🤦♀️😂😂😂
James be flat shifting like he’s in a auto dsg 😂😂😂 Cracked me up man
First year models (2013) had cooling problems they had too recall them. Don't know if it's done too this thing
If it pulls to the left maybe already set up for an oval
😂😂😂
It’s just torque steer
@@blamethedingus2470 that's not torque steer lol
Torque steer 😂
@@blamethedingus2470 don't think it's torque steer
The water pump impellor will be snapped. some people don't put enough antifreeze in after timing belt and water pump replacement. If the coolant freezes in the block overnight, in the morning you start the car and the water pump shaft that connects to the impellor inside the block twists off as its frozen solid.Or it can just twist off from torque of engine sometimes. if you open the timing belt cover it will still be spinning and you.ll think its ok, but it's not spinning on the inside of block.
You need to run it up to temp and look into the coolant bottle and you should see the top pipe inside pumping water back to bottle, if not its defo water pump.
Other then that it could be a dodgy head gasget, or water temp sensor.
I've had that happen to me in my 2002 ep3 broke the impeller shaft and I figured it had iced up and broke when I started it.
Sein this issue alot on VW's
Legend1518 the belts on these don’t get changed till 120k+ miles, or 10 years. These had a recall for the coolant system and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s one of the cars that is due it but hasn’t had it done yet or did have it done but they never bled the system properly.
@@scotthastings8845 You'd know if you didn't bleed the system properly as it would overheat from the get go and you'd have no hot air inside the car. I wouldn't risk taking that long for a belt lol, it's 80k for a belt and 100k for a chain. I'd be shitting myself if it where mine and it was at 100k and not had a belt yet lol, but if that's manufacturers spec then good luck to them, I'd still do mine at 80k or even before. (mechanic for 19 years)
It's crazy how cheap it is in the UK.. In Portugal this car is around 17k euros. This talking second hand...
insurance is sky high here though
Because Portugal is full of child snatchers and prince Andrew supporters.
Same here, Croatia🇭🇷16k euros for like 2014 with 120 000km from second or third owner..
@@samt6021 how much for an experienced driver?
@@joanferra3395 its not about experience, it's about age and ncd (no claims discounts)
I'm really looking forward to seeing how this project will end up 💯
blown engine and scrapped?
Definitely a scrap yard
I wouldn’t even let this guy ride my bike never mind drive my car 😂😂 he didn’t even wanna change gear
For what you paid for it,you e got to expect some little problems. That being said tho,it is very clean and will make an excellent lil track weapon. Car journalists here in the states rave about these cars for a reason bro.👌🏽
“This is gonna be jokes guys”
Car breaks down 🤣
I like them ST's, hopefully nothing too serious wrong with it. although when I buy a car and there is spare oil in the boot its always a worry!
This channel just keeps on delivering excellent content. So down to earth, humble and honest. A true car enthusiast that takes a challenge and tells the story in a very nice manner. Jamie you are one of the best hosts on car RUclips.
PS I had toyo T1Rs on a 330ci e46 and I have to say.. It is not the best tire in wet conditions, however it is quite good in dry conditions, grippy and responsive. I have toyo T1Ss on my VW Tiguan and it is much better than the T1Rs.
👊🏽👍🏽🙌🏽
I love when you start to drive fast and concentrate, you start to look like an asos model
When you get the car working correctly, there great fun to drive, and out of the box fantastic to drive on track days. Good luck.
If getting new gear box, slap in an ST200 clutch and a Quaife LSD 👌
Though if tracking it I think KAAZ or Wavetrack are better. But then depends if doing is on a budget 🙃
I own an st200. Didn’t know the clutch was different?
@@TheAdamski99 well now you do 🙃. They did a few upgrades to the ST for the 200 which were carried forward to those made in the final year (2017)
@@dandii.. I was aware of loads of upgrades but not the clutch.
@@Chris-go7ge if he's going to track it, I assume he'll put a big turbo on. Also my point being, if you have the gear box out may as well upgrade the clutch (ST200 also AP) and put an LSD in.
That ‘pour water over the engine’ comment literally killed me 😂🤣😂 he should be in more vids!!
Another great vid 🤙🏻
Hey bro, fellow st owner here. The pull to the left could be heavy torgue steer suggesting that it's been remapped (as mine does this but is modified ) , or a brake pad could be touching on one side .
Loving the channel
Did you get a 4 wheel alignment.? Get it on a hunter machine or similar to check everything is straight from its crash history. It also should never overheat so there's an issue and likely to be related to the recall.
2pac & Daniel sturridge out for a rag 😂😂😂
Must feel even more special when you hop into your m3 these days. Best of luck with the St 🤞👌
F’kin hell, your pal deaded up that gearbox lmao
Jamie this comment section is love every time. Loads of support and info delivered to you. Nice to see a bit of a different video, the ST requires some love but will be worth it. Keep up the good work mate. GG.
Make sure that it has the recall done with the coolant system. I'm also sure being low on fluids didn't help much either but these cars like to peg the temps and a mountune radiator will do you wonders.
Glad you mentioned the seats, they are an absolutely shocking design, no lumber support what so ever. Don’t even get me started on the ST gearbox...
Brakes binding could cause pull to the left
I had a 63 plate model and it had a recall. Head gasket prone to overheating due to problem with coolant. Run it too long and you'll knack the engine. Just double check your vin and ensure it's not the same issue.
Try plugging an obd scanner in and seeing whether the steering angle sensor needs resetting. Quite common for people to forget it needs doing after tracking.
Im surprised my fiesta st has survived 147k miles in 4 years. Most of which were near 300whp lol.
Nah James is too jokes man we defo need man in more vids, but idk if the cars will survive, this mans too wreckless lool
With this car in the hands of devil developments this is gonna be one epic build. Nice one bruv, keep up the good work 👊🏾
Mate it seems like a complete shed
What you mean by a shed?
A lemon
The official Unofficial pile of shit, gear box is knaff and there’s probably the known coolant leak issue which causes them to catch fire!!!!
More of a greenhouse
@@MrReeceyburger123 do you own a fiesta st180?
ive watched many of your videos and your honestly your brilliant ! keep up the good work
This is what the channel has been missing. Not everyone can afford a M3 and modify it. Well done.
The preface lift up to about mid 2014 were prone to overheating as the Coolant pipes cracked leading to the coolant quickly emptying and causing the head gasket to fail, but looking at yours you look to have the updated Coolant header tank so quite possible that it's been back to Ford for the recall.
I would also be confident in saying it isn’t mapped as most tunes raise the rev limit slightly and have a more aggressive rev limiter (opposed to the soft cut that ford map in)
What year is the car? The 13 plate models suffered massively with head gasket problems due to a fault in the cooling system there was a big re call on them might be worth checking to see if that one is affected
James the destroyer!!!🌪💥🌪💥
I've owned an ST MK7 for a month now and been after one since I first started to drive and is the best car I've owned.
I just love the positive vibe of this channel, hopefully the fiesta works out all good!
I can rag my 1.0 like that and it doesn't get hot, seems like a problem with the cooling system.
Glad to see this gem of a car on your channel bro well done can't wait to see whats in store for it!! We love these cars down here in South Africa :D
Love it Jamie, can't wait to see what you do with the ST!
The early cars suffered with clutch faults where the plate would disintegrate inside the box. I've noticed that your car has the latter coolant expansion tank which possibly means it's been in for a recall. And its 180bhp in 1 and 2 and 197 for 15 seconds in 3 and 4 .
Ye let’s get it ( towed home) lol 😂 sorry
Fast and the furious with Jamie 😂 Great video and hope the ST is sweet.New nickname for your mate Redliner 😜😂
My mates St pulled too the left it had a broken gearbox mount so the gearbox was slightly dropped and that made it grind in 1st 2nd 3rd soon as he replaced the gearbox mount problem was solved have you checked ?
Fix Or Repair Daily 😂😂😂🤦🏻♂️
Found On Roadside Dead.
Fails on ramp daily
@@SurgePryno Found On Rubbish Dump
Isn’t fix and repair the same thing 😂
Fucked On Rainy Days.
torque steer is common for FWD, also improper wheel alignment, cross-camber, collapsed control arm bushing, uneven caster, rear toe out of spec, brakedrag.. can cause that
My favourite RUclips channel, definitely need more collabs with your bro’s though in my opinion ahaha this one was comical😆 love and respect brother👊
The seats take some getting used to but eventually they will feel decent 👍🏻
Just admit their uncomfortable mate
Once your spine snaps into an S shape, it's very comfortable 👀
The seats are amazing and comfortable compared to my old 595 abarth. Those seats are awful
@@sophiepanter4654 I just think you haven't been in good seats lol
He better doesn't get a mk8 st then, because they are even more awfull. If I drive 10 km my back hurt already. 🤔
Beautiful looking we wagon mate , hopefully it doesn’t stress you out to much and fingers crossed it’s not a head gasket problem fs. Either way enjoyed the video bud , your friend driving was hilarious 😂👌🏻😎
One of the best channels on RUclips!
Such a genuine, funny guy. Subbed.
Only broke down once bro...Ford will tell you that's better than the average🤣🤣Always great watching and good luck, I have a feeling you'll need it!
Don’t know what all the hate on these cars are about,nippy little car and not bad quality at all,I guess it’s because of the type of people that buy them and crash them,looking forward to seeing the upgrades you do to it
Engine malfunction, your mate just gets ready to floor it again!😂
Usually maps raise the limiter from 6.5k, but still not an accurate way of telling if It's been mapped
Amazing sound quality, sick editing.
It might need a recall I would get that cheeked out but amazing video haha 🔥
great attitude about this whole thing amazing the way you can laugh about all this. hope it's ok
Love the st, can’t wait to get my hands on one once my insurance drops ☔️
That 30sec rev limiter bashing killed her
😂
“Hanging around McDonald’s doing handbrake turns” 😂😂 thts me in my mk7 gti 😅
Me in my mx5 😂
But they dont have a handbrake lol
Bruce Wayne emergency brake lol
Michael Spot the bullshitter
When man said 'launch pad' in the Golf video 😂😂😂
I’m excited to see what you can do with this car. Rough and ready but this is the best type of project to start
Turbo cars with no limited slip differential (LSD) do pull to one side, when you give it the beans, it's called torque steer. Perfectly normal.
I'd say the previous owner had it mapped and had updated mods.
Then when coming to getting rid of the car. They put the car back to standard but never had the mapp removed.
For example a stage 2 mapp is like 240bhp and to run that with stock a intercooler will definitely make it overheat.
I’ve heard on st pages that when tracking is done there’s a steering sensor or something that needs resetting otherwise the tracking will go out again. 🤷🏻♂️
Decent content and project! Most people can relate to it and should make for a decent track slag! Had me laughing “just open the bonnet and dash some water over it” how do non car guys survive lol
Should've got a focus st as project car,easy to tune and get serious bhp but good luck with the build 👍🤗💪
How can u dislike this video. Was so entertaining 😂👍🏼
Engine build and g25-550 turbo kit 💪🏼💪🏼 you won’t be disappointed
Have to do a review on my i30n dude. Great video as always though pal👍
Looking forward to seeing the car when finished with it🥴😂💪♥️
PULLING TO THE LEFT SOLUTION - this sounds like exactly the same issue as the Mk1 Mondeo's which all pulled to the left from the factory. I can remember reading a story that someone had taken their car to numerous places who specialised in full geometry checks without success. They all reported it was spot on. They then took the car to a garage specialising in setting up cars for motorsport (somewhere in Oxford). They also found that the geometry was correct, however, further investigation showed that the FRONT SUBFRAME was out of alignment with the body. This was realigned and the car tracked straight after that. Surely modern 4-wheel alignment rigs check that the distance between the left front to left rear against the right side? Maybe not!
Haven’t even watched the video yet but I just remembered, go on ford’s etis system (can find it via google) and put in your VIN number and check if it’s had the coolant recall! With regards to tyres, Michelin Pilot Sport 4’s are widely regarded as the best all round tyres for these 👍🏻
After watching the video, cylinder head overtemp does not sound good whatsoever😬 either it hasn’t had the recall or it had it too late, or maybe it has and this is an unrelated issue! Either way it sounds like it might be a new engine jobby! You can get linered blocks for about £1700 no exchange and pistons&rods for about £1100 if that helps, and that would be solid whatever power! then get an rt330 or s280 turbo on that😉
I’d guess the stock intercooler couldn’t keep up with that kind of Thrashing .
Usually if the engine is hot you should be able to notice a drop in power?
My fiesta st gives me the same problems, and I can’t get it fixed due to covid-19! So what was the issue and how did you fix it?
James, aka launchpad, aka Mr Redline!
Great video Jamie! Looking forward to see what comes of this car!
My st3 pulls to left really bad! Had it all checked and apparently no problem with it.
Check if it's had new power steering mate as might bbeen replaced and not lined up with the sterinng rack properly 👍
Actually really excited to see how this car turns out! Defs ganna have to do a video from where it started to where it will be in a years time ! 👊🏻
What scanner are you using? Looks super handy! Dig the video xD
Might not have been in for recall if cylinder head over heating? I’ve battered the hell out for mine on many track days and it loves it, this by looks of it hasn’t been looked after.
That was a really good price, for the things thats up with you can do the repairs, and tune it and probs still sell it on for a profit.... personally i think its a good buy, esp since its for abit if fun on the track etc chewp and cheerful, i like it
Did this car have the recall for coolant level sensor and hoses change ? There's an official Ford dealer recall for this.
The top of your steering wheel needs a damn good clean mate shiny as hell 🤣 love the vids though bro
Steering wheel is meant to go to the left due to the camber of the road, to check the alignment you need to hold the steering wheel straight on a straight road and it shouldn't go left or right
Haha he was sending that fiesta to death city 😬 I still think you should of got a mk1 Leon Cupra R man. 1.8t easily tuneable come with brembo 4 pots, good all rounder 👀
One of the best channels . Not the cliche hi guys im.....
Liking the videos! Had mine for a few years with a hybrid turbo so sure itll be sick when it's all sorted out! St200 clutch is good too
i had a alot of pull under power to the left but thought that was just the torque steer cuz the stock set up sucks. i have since got rid of my fiesta and have a s3 8p now tho.
I love the positivity
Quality vids jamie. Gutted about the car mate hopefully its not too bad pal
Dash some water onto the engine 😂
I quite like it.
Will be a fun little thing to mess about with, however this is gonna be expensive
In total agreement with regards to the seats... They o.k on a short dash however they not too kind on the spine on the long journey😂