Ford FOCUS Parts | 1998 - 2004 | Mk1 Duratec Zetec Lynx Duratorq #267A2765K
Looking for a great small car? Look no further than the Ford Focus. After youve fallen in love and bought one, make sure to take care of it so you can enjoy many years with your new vehicle. Routine maintenance, repairs, and anything you do to make your Focus look more distinctive should always be done with the highest quality parts. You can buy parts that dont cost as much, but why would you want to? The little money youll save by buying cheaper parts will be offset by the money youll have to spend later to replace those parts again and again. Your Focus is a small and fun car that deserves the best, so why not ensure you give it what it deserves with high-quality parts. Design and engineering Codenamed C170 during its development, the Focus took its final name from a Ghia concept car, which was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 1991. Certain elements of the project were seen even earlier in prototypes used by Ford to demonstrate future safety features, such as eye-level rear light clusters. As a continuation of Fords New Edge styling philosophy, first seen in the Ford Ka in 1996 and the Ford Cougar in 1998, the Focus style was often described as polarizing. The styling was overseen by Jack Telnack and executed by Claude Lobo and Australian designer John Doughty, concluding in January 1996 with program approval. The decision to name the new car Ford Focus was made in early 1998 to 2004, as Ford had intended to retain the "Escort" nameplate for its new generation of small family cars. A last-minute issue arose in July 1998 when a court in Köln, responding to a case brought by Burda publishers, ordered Ford to avoid the name "Focus" for cars in the German market, as the name was already taken by the publishers Focus magazine. This eleventh-hour dispute was, however, overcome, and the car was launched without a different name for the "German market". Ford Focus was officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1998. Design Focus models were designed under the leadership of Richard Parry-Jones and were noted at introduction for their styling, class-leading rear suspension, and high interior packaging, as well as for a rigid and lightweight body structure, low-friction steering and suspension, as well as extensive safety and convenience features, including driver and passenger airbags, available side head and chest airbags, rear ISOFIX child seat attachments, seatbelt pre-tensioners and load-limiting retractors, battery saver to automatically switch off lights after 10 minutes, interior light dimming feature, and foldable/reclining rear seat cushions. Styling The Focus styling, often noted as polarizing, was marketed by Ford as New Edge design. The design language was overseen by Jack Telnack and Claude Lobo and executed by Australian designer John Doughty. In 2000, Karl Brauer, writing for Edmunds.com, described the styling: "While ergonomically sound, the Focus interior, like its exterior, displays much of Fords New Edge philosophy, which has divided editors to love it or hate it." Sherri Koucky, writing for MachineDesign.com, said the styling "mixes round shapes with funky geometric ones and adds sharp angles, somehow making them work together." James R. Healey, writing for USA Today, called the styling "a collision of curves and lines." After the international Ford Focus, which shared styling with North American models, won the prestigious European Car of the Year (1999), William Diem of the New York Times wrote, "To some extent, the award indicates Fords risky design for the Focus, especially the New Edge styling - a combination of straight lines, curves, and planes. Rear suspension European market Multi-link suspension Engineers for the Focus, including Richard Parry-Jones, developed a multi-link independent rear suspension, marketed as Control Blade suspension, combining the packaging of a trailing arm with the geometry of a double wishbone suspension. The system was developed from that used in the CDW27 Ford Mondeo estate, but with various modifications to make a simpler and cheaper construction and thus economically viable on a mass-market vehicle. Where many competitors in the compact class or small family car class (European) used the less expensive semi-independent twist-beam rear suspension, Control Blade offered improved elasto-kinematic performance, i.e., strong body control, sharp and precise steering regardless of the cars attitude, and a smooth and quiet ride over bumps. Unlike conventional multi-link suspension, the multi-link features a pressed steel trailing arm, with a wide, simple, uniform thickness, with hub support - which takes the place of two longitudinal location rods, eliminating an expensive casting and offering the same level of body control - with a lower center of gravity, reduced road noise, and lower production costs. The long rear lateral arm controls toe, a pair of shorter front lateral arms, vertically one above the other, control camber, and the control blade reacts to brake and traction loads. In 2000 suspension testing, Motor Trend writer Jack Keebler noted, "The Focuss average speed of 100 km/h through our slalom makes it faster around the cones than a $62,000 Jaguar XJ8L and a $300,000 Bentley Continental. The impression is that it has a lot of wheel travel to dress larger materials and isolation with a large, full-frame car when you encounter expansion joints and smaller road imperfections. After the 1998 introduction of the multi-arm suspension and its popularization by the Focus, other manufacturers (e.g., Volkswagen with the Golf V) began offering multi-link rear suspensions for compact class or small car class (European) designs. Focus engineers developed a new interior for the car class, with a computer-modeled interior, long wheelbase, high doors, raised roofline, increased passenger and cargo volume, raised rear seats, and raised front seats at H-points, offering higher sightlines and enhanced rear room. James R. Healey, writing for USA Today, stated that "The Focus is bigger inside than much larger cars on the outside. Ford later marketed the high H-point seats as Command Seating, noting that "the higher the H-point, the higher you sit in the car, and in some cases, the more comfortable you feel at the wheel." Europe (1998–2004) Overview Production 1998-2004 2000–2008 (Argentina) Body and chassis Body style 3/5-door hatchback 4-door sedan 5-door estate Platform Ford C170 platform Powertrain Engine Petrol: 1.4 L Zetec-SE I4 1.6 L Zetec-SE I4 1.8 L Zetec-R I4 2.0 L Zetec-R I4 2.0 L Duratec-ST / RS I4 Diesel: 1.8 L Endura-DI TDDI I4 1.8 L Duratorq TDCI I4 4-speed automatic transmission 5-speed manual 6-speed manual (SVT) Dimensions Wheelbase 2,615 mm (103.0 in) Length Hatchback: 4,175 mm (164.4 in) Sedan: 4,380 mm (172.4 in) Estate: 4,455 mm (175.4 in) Width 1,700 mm (66.9 in) Height Hatchback and sedan: 1,440 mm (56.7 in) Estate: 1,460 mm (57.5 in) Curb weight 1,150 kg (2,535 lb) -1,364 kg (3,007 lb) Ford Focus plants Historically, the Saarlouis, Valencia, and Halewood plants produced the Escort, however, the Focus was produced only at Saarlouis and Valencia, as Halewood was to be converted to Jaguar X-type production. However, the final generation Escort remained in production at Halewood until 2000, as a budget alternative to the Focus, and van versions continued until 2002, until its replacement by the Focus-based Ford Transit Connect. Focus production also took place in Santa Rosa, Philippines; General Pacheco, Argentina; Chungli City, Taiwan, and Vsevolozhsk, Russia. Focus 2001 facelift (Mk1.5) 5-door hatchback (post facelift) 3-door hatchback (post facelift) 5-door hatchback (post facelift) Estate (post facelift) Sedan (post facelift) Mk 1 Focus facelift at the end of 2001 included: Revised headlights, with integrated indicators and main bulbs fog lights Optional xenon headlights Optional 6-disc CD system Optional navigation system Optional digital climate control Features of certain design levels were modified Modified center console with rubber cup holder Different center line colors New seat indentations Different instrument cluster finishes Damped glovebox New colors Rear power point TDCi engine introduced to the range Bluetooth facility A new flexifuel engine was introduced, based on the European Zetec 1.6 L version. This could use both petrol and bioethanol, but was only available in the Swedish market. This version is still available in some countries, despite the appearance of a new-focus Mk 2. Special editions Sony: Ford marketed 7,000 examples of the Sony Limited Edition in January 2000, with an AM/FM CD receiver with wireless remote, four red and black three-way speakers (a pair in each door), a 10-inch trunk-mounted subwoofer. Exterior colors were Rainforest Green, Infra-Red, Pitch Black, and Going Platinum, Kona: The Kona Mountain Bike Edition (May 2000, 5,000 examples), with a Kona "Out of Bounds" bike, bolt-on bike rack, washable nylon seat covers, unique Dirt Metallic and Rainforest Green colors, unique side moldings with molded-in Kona Moto logo and bike tire tracks; 16-inch machined aluminum six-spoke wheels and heavy-duty black rubber floor mats, also with Kona Moto logo and bike tire tread Of course, no model is perfect and the Ford Focus has had occasional issues. Starting in 2000, a number of drivers reported problems with rear bearings in areas experiencing a lot of corrosion. Ford replaced those bearings with a program that ended around 2002; if you now need Ford Focus wheel bearings, youll need to find a source for those parts. Another commonly reported issue with Ford Focus models starting in 2000 was warped front brake rotors, which caused the vehicle to shudder. Fixing these types of issues is much easier by finding a reliable source for Ford Focus parts and accessories. The large variety of Ford Focus models that have been produced has resulted in a very large catalog of Ford Focus parts. Both Ford Focus replacement parts and Ford Focus OEM parts are essential for the maintenance and repair of any Focus model. Whether youre looking for a simple part like a Ford Focus front bumper or need access to a comprehensive source for 2004 Ford Focus parts, a parts site like Piese-Ford.ro has you covered.
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