John.Taylor
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 12:36 PM |
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Even if a 2.0 Pinto had been cosseted all it's life, I bet the cam would still be worn. The don't half suffer from low oil pressure and
starvation through the spray bar.
Having never rebuilt a Zetec, I couldn't comment on design flaws/common faults but I'm sure someone can give you an idea.
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 05:21 PM |
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I have a 1.8 Zetec in my Tiger Cat and the only difference between mounting that and the previous Pinto was the flywheel, starter and clutch along
with an Emerald ECU. Although I now have fuel injection rather than carbs that was a choice rather than need.
If you have anything newer than sept 1995 engine you will have to use injection and a cat to meet the emmissions for SVA.
I think I would go for an early Zetec and get the car running (they should be good for 100k+ miles) then as others have said get hold of a newer
larger Zetec and rebuild that as you want to / can afford it
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EViS
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 07:46 PM |
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What's the problem with fitting fuel injection and a cat for newer zetecs? Expense?
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DIY Si
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| posted on 22/3/06 at 07:48 PM |
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I have it on good authority that the zetec's are good for 200k+ miles with regular oil and belt changes. Insurance should be ok. I'll be
looking at £400 full comp for 5k miles a year with basically any engine I fancy. They (SureTerm Direct) said it makes bugger all difference to mine.
But then I am building everything from scratch. So the risk is my welding basically, not the engine. A risk which I hope is getting smaller all the
time. I hope.
And if you buy an old pooey escort/mondeo, it should already have the injection system on it. You may struggle to fit it under the bonnet, but
it'll be there. As will a cat. If not, you can always borrow one from the friendly folk on here. Many people just happen to fit one for sva/mot
purposes and then it "falls off" until next year.
[Edited on 22/3/06 by DIY Si]
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