10-year mark and everything is failing. Just hit 115k and 10 years on my daily. This summer, it seems like I’m suddenly replacing a lot of things.
- In February, temperature changes cracked my coolant reservoir. by May, my brake booster ripped at the boot. Even though it was a hassle, I fixed it myself. Two weeks later, it started misfiring, so I changed the spark plugs. A month later, the throttle body failed and put me in limp mode, so I replaced it. then july was kind of nice, but then I started hearing strange noises. I think there’s an exhaust leak near the catalytic converters (PZEV
).
Till today when the water pump started leaking badly.
None of these repairs are impossible or too expensive for a home mechanic, but they do mess up my work schedule and transportation.
I guess I’m lucky that mine is a manual, but now I’m wondering if there’s anything else I should replace as part of routine maintenance while I’m doing the water pump and belt. Are there any other things I should check for after 10 years? I love my Focus and want it to last as long as possible!