Ford Focus Dash Cluster Repair
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2016
- Typical Fault where dash Cluster becomes Unresponsive where a good whack from the Driver would make it burst into life
we can usually turn over these Units in the same day if you require this service.
Just a note to say that I was experiencing the same symptoms relating to the dashboard lights coming on, car not turning over, the rev and speedo dropping when it was working etc. The battery was replaced by the Auto Technician but the same problem occurred later on that particular day. Appreciate the Auto Technician would have needed more time to look into this but the Christmas Hols were looming and I needed a reliable means of transport. Saw this post and a few others so decided to give soldering the 32 interface pins again a go (not very well soldered I might add :-) ). Worked a treat. From having 30-40 failed starts per day over four days to having zero over the last 5 days. Enough evidence there I think. Appreciate this video and others on You Tube. Please also note the cluster is easy enough to remove, you do not need to take the steering wheel off !!! (Not this video but another I saw).
Also the car was a Ford Focus MKII registered in 2007. The cluster had the date December 2005 marked on the back of it. The solder itself seemed shiny enough (assuming NOT lead free) but you could see cracks on the top two and bottom two pins on the interface.
i have ford focus mk1 hand brake come on and off fuel light dose same and abs light sometime my car wont start start fine soon go start it again like hit and miss is this due dash clocks
Just did this today!!! Thank you for this video brother. You saved me about £400
This guy makes it look so easy but trust me when I say soldering is an art and it is extremely difficult on such tiny contacts. You can tell the way he gets it done takes years of practice
Very helpful, thanks. I dismantled the cluster to check the pcb, but didn't position the needles correctly against the backstop, so beware. I had to dismantle it a few times to calibrate them!
I have the same problem, the petrol gauge needle never goes all the way down when empty so im never sure if i need to fill up or not. May i ask how you fixed it, your reply will be really appreciated. Thanks
I swear I did it for my car and it works thanks brother
Intressting Video. Seems to be a comnon problem with this typ of car and at least in Germany they charge a lot to repair it. So fixing it yourself after your video is an good alternative.
Muchas gracias por el vídeo! Me ayudó mucho en resolver el problema!!
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hi mate. do you need to use flux or is it a necessity?
what did you set your de soldering heat gun at? I think I would be worried tat i might displace some of the smt components or ruin good solder joints.
amigo que solventes usas para limpiar el closter de focus tiner o alcohol absoluto o ambos y veo q usas flow y la estacion de calor para resoldar
thanks for the video. what spray aerosol did you apply to the board?
tbbainter777 that would be SML flux in a can it's an electrolube product but any flux would do ! if your in New Zealand we can do it for you
Can you clean the tablet with alcohol? Or only the flux?
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My name is Antonio and I write from Italy, I wanted to thank you for the help I received through your video, I could not understand how to get the position of the needle on the right I lost a lot of time. I'm sure with your help it would have been easier. Sorry you my english. Ciao
Excellent video! Is there some sort of reset procedure that needs to be carried out to the cluster after reassembly or do you simply just plug it back in?
nope just plug it on in and its all good to go !
Just for reference I had been told that I might need to change the cpu on my brothers car when put on a code reading laptop as the engine management light came on and the car (ford focus LX) would stall at lights after about 20 miles driving. I investigated under the hood and found a small hole about 1cm wide on the pipe in the middle part of the engine reaching underneath which was an angled pipe. This was causing a drop or spike in pressure when the engine got hot making it stall so unless your led display is showing dashes all the way across try checking brittle pipe work if the yellow engine light appears after a while driving. This saved me a lot of money and time wasted which would not have solved the problem if I changed the cpu. Unless you are electrically minded and understand how solder flows, what solder to use or how to take things apart without breaking other bits on the way I suggest you tread with caution trying this approach that this video shows quite well. Everything happens for a reason and normally it’s environment issues such as extreme temperatures & changes, vibrations, or what you are doing that effects them. Use those as a guide to fault find with series of eliminating and logging with notes and pictures what was going on before and after each process you engage in and you will not get lost or go back 2 steps. Hope this helps 🌹🐝🙏🏻 great video @Get Electronic
I’m doing it now! But they look all good to me on my one. Can they be just dry??
Finally the problem was dry joins on the pcb connector?
How do you get the needle position right without power attached to hold the servos at zero?
I put masking tape under the needles and use a steel ruler lined up to mark their position before removing them. Just line them back up when reinstalling.
Now my needles are not alligned... Is there a way to calibrate that?
Help please!
Hello how are you? I have a problem when I lock the car board my computer doesn't turn off and my battery runs out. This happens when I unlock if the cd radio does not work. When it doesn't turn on, the computer doesn't turn off when I lock it. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t work. When the radio is running normally, the on-board computer shuts down on time. If you don't know, maybe the problem is with the computer, what if you had similar experiences. Greeting
Hey guys can you fix faulty holden captiva ecu . traction control light and abs being told its in the ecu not the sensors?
Can you repair one of the solder pins
By any chance do you know if the LED can be changed and if they can which one are the exact ones ? The led that light up the rpms and all the speed limit ! Please ?
Yes I have another video swapping out a BMW mini cluster LEDs !
Do you know what exactly the name of the LED s ? Because they are different types and I want to get the exact one !
Cosa prendi per ripassare le saldature della scheda?
Hello, what was the substance you applied with a syringe before soldering?
flux
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Thanks for the reply, I ordered some rosin solder flux from ebay already, my soldering iron, helping hands, rosin core solder and solder sucker has already arrived. I will practice my soldering on an old PCB first.
Ford mondeo 4 ford mondeo do not work all the arrows on the dashboard. Where to look for the reason?
Be careful not to overheat the XTAL!!
Amazing video!, but I'm a little bit afraid to repair it, even though I'll give it a try.
I have the problem with the ignition which sometimes fails and also the digital display shows or Engine Failure or something Acceleration, but occurs once in a while. But when a give a punch in the dashboard it ignites correctly.
Do you think as I believe is the cluster?
Anyhow I'm not living in New Zealand and I'd like to buy a cluster panel, how I can search for the model you show, which is the same as the one I have.
Thank you so much for your delightful feedback ! yes i agree it would be in your cluster especially from 2004 -2007 its ok the video is there to guide you though the process once you have your top lens off ! if you want to just reflow the main 32 pin connector that would at-least get you under way to a functional car again!
I'm amazed of how professionally you work, and how fast and your perfection. I have some equipment like welder, tin, magnifying glass, and even a cheap ebay electronic microscope, tools and tape to remove tin from the welding, but,
what are the spay you use? I saw that you use ethyl alcohol and I saw other spays too, can you write for me a summary of when and what to use?
I forgot to tell you that my model it is 2007 and I understand that the cluster of that models is not reliable after several years of use, am I right?
yes again thank you for your compliments its what i do every day to repair automotive electronics - They spery is just Flux and cleaning the board is IPA Private message me for phone number and il be happy to give you my mobile number to call to advise steep by steep
yeah neater is anything elce though after use for several years, however after this procedure you should be good as new for a few more years
Good job!! Is this a common problem with Ford Focus?? Mine is 2007, and main problem could be the main connector, those 32 pins solders??Pins??/ Is reflowing just enough for those pins,....or you need to solder, add stuff in there?? And what you were using to clean the board:: Rubbing alcohol?? Thanks again=)Ps. could this problem empty the battery over night?/
Hi do u know how to fix the cm5t radio module? The radio doesnt function thanks
Replace T5 & IC54 and should work
thanks, can u make a video of that bro this is a very common problem and a lot of people should be very happy.If u can search in youtube, thousand of focus and fiesta has the same problem, thanks for the answer,sorry for my bad english, saludos
ok so send us one and we can do a video of it then (: easy.
Can you repair mine? Are you in the states?
Hi Buddy, How much do you charge for this service and where are you located? Thanks
280+GST and New Zealand , Christchurch
Thanks for replying but i'm in the UK so ill have to find someone local or do it myself, cheers anyway
Yip that sounds great !! And yes thats what the Video is for ( :
What in Gods name is that racket?????
What's the cost and business address to send the cluster.
So most fail due to dry joints?
Yes correct
where do you reside ?
New Zealand, Christurch
Where are you located? How can I contact you?
overheat the xtal.nice video
What temperature?
Re-flow solder temperature!
250º C max right? that´s what i´m afraid, overpass the max temp?!
Thank you very much.
Joao Vitor Ferreira ah 240 if it's leaded or 280 for lead free ! so go 280 (: it's only for a short while
Get Electronic thank You Very Much, regards. .
Your most very welcome !
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This cause code U1900-20?
no idea sorry ! give it a whack and see it its intermittent
Yes sisters cause code u1900 stroke 20 as well as a myriad absolutely loads of other codes or possible codes that yes to ask you a question this does cause that curry era which I'm assuming relates to communication can bus fault get it repaired
indicators in the off state are below zero.
and that's were they were put on reassembly! Thanks for you're feedback.
So where's the follow-up video showing the unit actually working correctly without any fault that's kind of the point of this first video isn't it I've just sat through a 19 minute video with no results at the end
i dont have the cars themselves. Only repair Modules Thanks for the Feedback.
So when I had my dashboard unit repaired the person repairing the units powered up the units on the repair bench and showed me everything working before handing it over to me I put it in the car and it worked so I don't understand why you don't even power them or run any basic circuit board diagnostics like I was shown when mine was repaired
@@iputitonyoutube3895Under the Microscope you can confirm fracturing of solder connections so i know if its fixed or not. Again. Thanks for the Feedback.
my car wont crank or start...the cluster is blinking red light and it displays -------- dashes. here is the video ua-cam.com/users/shortsETwl56QN0BE?si=9_zo3q4xTOCHubo7
Hi brother place give me a name a background music
No protection for the dials
This is all quite vague and putting a huge amount of solder melting hot air over all the electronics as well as joints. For many this is a journey to disaster. I thought repair was a matter of identity and rectification but times seem to have changed.
Hi what is your poit? you don't give any reason why you do that ,do you wanna see how to make baby Y
Good god...that music:(
You should had blind the check engine LED, the owner would have been greatful :)))))))
why the annoying music ? just a quick note to say that it would be good to mark the resting place of the needles before removing them
John Cooper why work in silence!?! You weren't there to talk to so I like to have some music cranking while i work at night after a busy day , and i did after i removed the lens- as you see at the end I didn't align them directly to the zero mark, cheers.
glad to hear that you realigned your needles but my point was that in your tutorial you neglected to instruct viewers to pre mark their needle positions prior to removal and the reason for doing this . Everyone watching your video that has stripped their pod will now have misaligned needles .
re the 'music'...... I found it rather irritating and distracting so I turned the sound off but its a personal thing I guess. its a pity you cannot 'talk' your way through the video because you miss a valuable opportunity to add a lot of extra information and warnings etc that wouldn't be obvious in the video and also to market your business. good luck with that by the way and thanks for posting
yeah but its better than other videos just showing a crappy looking soldering job, fair point however i dont feel like re uploading another video just for that, i talk in some of my other videos it does just depend how my days gone if i talk or not, i can spend up to 4 hours on the phone daily so sometimes i just like to work away with some music, granted yes like your self may not like it however i would just rather post it how it is than just deleting it. as for marketing my business i just have a banner thats overlayed on the video these days (:
well i felt a bit mean about my initial comment cos I wrote it in annoyance. i've now edited my first comment. I've also now watched the video right through and it is good quality for sure so, apologies if my comment seemed a bit harsh ,I've no patience these days but you clearly have . I've subscribed
John Cooper and I'm also sorry for being a bit of a smart ass back lol it's ok man I get how these spur of the moment thoughts just end up being typed (: and thank you very much for you subscribing!! Hopefully you enjoy the future videos I post (:
Sinceramente, venti minuti a condire l'insalata e ad ascoltare musica fastidiosa.
Thats work must be done as by the boy in the video , this job cost me 250 euros...