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[knuckles]

What is the total for those parts in the end?

The estimate is £116.72

[black2]

It appears that this is not an uncommon failure :

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Gareth.

[jayrs]

What is the total for those parts in the end?

The estimate is £116.72

and ill be replacing all off mine soon on the rs just cos i want to, not cos i have to.

must be mad

[Ghost]

They all laughed when I bout the Diesel.....But now it is the mighty challenger!

[knuckles]

lifetime achievement award goes to the mk1 mondeo diesel

towing the most broken rs turbos home

[niracka]

unlucky that one man. hope you get it sorted and have at least a few months without something braking this time

Looking forward to seing it at FITP again (in a slightly different state to last time)

ollie

[knuckles]

After alot of mucking about the Rs is running again.

Adam removed the old stud with mole grips, replaced with a spare from another head then replaced everything again.

I removed the old worn out camshaft and tappets and fitted a kent cvh35 that had done only 2000 miles. Thanks to steve
It runs like a dream now, feels smoother when driving along.

But as usual nothing goes as planned with me and this car..... driving home from work wednesday i hear a scratching noise from the engine bay and cant think of [ERRR] it can be. Get to where i was going and then removed the pulley cover to see the cam thrust plate bolts had come loose and have been bashed round by the pully



Check that out ! the bolts were on the brink of falling into the lower pulley then would of split the belt. A lucky escape there.
the 2 bolts were bent 45 degrees




Thrust plate refitted with better bolts and thread lock.
Needed to fit yet another cam oil seal as the old one was mulllered from the cam movement.




New Presents from Ford
8 new rocker arms
8 new seats
8 new nuts
8 new washers



All refitted - engine purrs now all new bits are fitted. New thrust plate will be needed.

Roll on fitp

[Max M4X WW]

Woohoo, I'll be able to see a bit of my old car And you, and your car too of course

[jayrs]

glad ya got it sorted mate

[Excursion]

Did you replace the studs?

[knuckles]

i plan to replace the studs when i put this head on my replacement engine.
Hopefully before summer i can get the other engine ready to fit.
Only needs a new oil pump and a gasket set.

Thrust plates are no longer availible from fords

[MarkRS2K]

glad to see it running nice again

[Superal]

Pic from FITP:

[knuckles]

thanks fella
still looks good even though i didn't get round to polish it ...

Still a bit sad i couldn't keep up with the convoy but glad it made it

[jayrs]

clark if you keep wearing that banana coat im gunna back hand you when i next see ya

[Ghost]

It's alright they have got a picture of him when he took it off for 5 minutes!!

But doesnt look like the car is going very far in the near future!

[knuckles]

But doesnt look like the car is going very far in the near future!

The car stuggled to do 50mph to and from fitp.

Ford mechanic told me after a brief listen to my clicking noise coming from the gearbox region.
Differential is knackered inside the gearbox.
£380 to rebuild the current box
£786 for a brand new box

He also told me the reason for my bad tracking is the diff slipping which is causing my wheels to extremly pull to the left. Also said the steering rack is on its last legs.

im begining to think that its time to let someone else carry on with the Rs.

[Turboboy67]

clark if you keep wearing that banana coat im gunna back hand you when i next see ya

Funny you should mention that mate,

I said to him on Sunday that I'd never seen him wear anything else

The sun was beating down and it still stayed on

[jayrs]

clark if you keep wearing that banana coat im gunna back hand you when i next see ya

Funny you should mention that mate,

I said to him on Sunday that I'd never seen him wear anything else

The sun was beating down and it still stayed on

dont give up on her clark, shes worth it.

and im not "dissin" all ford mechanic's or any mechanic tbh, but there not always right, ive met some right doppy c*nts in my time that are so called mechanic's and a couple of them were even from fords im not saying his wrong, but try what we spoke about on the phone first and go from there mate

[knuckles]

I have been collecting a few bits together to get the engine and gearbox changed before ford fair.
Money issues as always has delayed me a bit but here are some bits that i have acquired.




The old white dial cluster has been removed. These white dials were installed by the owner before me. He must of pulled off the speedo needle as these seem to read 10mph too much acording to the gps speedo.



And in its place is the original cluster - cheers mikeeRs
its such a satifying feeling knowing exactly the speed your doing.



Picked this up from fitp at a bargain price. Its been zinc coated.
Just need the Kent timing disc now.



New oil pump to accompany the new water pump on the rebuilt engine



head gasket, cam seal, inlet gasket



The bolts



Ive had this sitting in my bedroom for a while. Will fit it once the car is in pieces.



new brake fluid reservoir
This wasn't cheap believe me



Of course with a new cap. my current cap keeps leaking slightly



Lastly a set of Amber's to finish it off nicely. Cant wait to get this knocking engine out and throw the fooked box in the nearest river

knuckles

[jayrs]

get it done you slacker

[Chris 2i]

nice collection of new parts, must have set you back a fair few quid.

I hate to think what the brake fluid reservoir cost

[Brammer]

Thats what i like to see Clark, great little motor like i always say its grown from strength to strength over the short time you've owned it.

Keep up the good work mate

[knuckles]

some jealous pikey imbread c**t has keyed the Rs
6 inch scratch on passenger side rear quarter. Then 3 minor marks on the bonnet.

you cant have nothing nice in this world. Everything has to be bubble wrapped and locked away from the skum bags that share the same air as me.
Makes me sick to my stomach.

[M1K3Y_B]

Keyed

Some people are so fudgekin disrepectful these days

Whats going to happen with the RS now clark? Better not be bad news

[HCS PIMP]

harsh that ur having soo much greif fella ford can be c**ts i wne tot a garage with my saxo ask for a suspension hcekc thye said no i siad why thye said look yourslef it not difficult u know as much as we do i got annoyed and drove off sold it after that encounter lol and now i have my aubigene si

[knuckles]

Keyed

Some people are so fudgekin disrepectful these days

Whats going to happen with the RS now clark? Better not be bad news

ive spent so much money trying to make this fiesta better and better. It really makes me sick, ive gone past the £3000 mark now and things like this make me think whats the point. Engine is knackered, gearbox is knackered , steering rack needs replacing. now the rear quarter needs a respray along with the bonnet.

i know im not going to get £3000 back from this car, i will be lucky to get £2000 with it in this state. So it looks as if im stuck with it.
i may take it off the road after ford fair and get a 1.1 run around. At least if anything happens to that i wouldnt care one bit.

[M1K3Y_B]

Keyed

Some people are so fouquette disrepectful these days

Whats going to happen with the RS now clark? Better not be bad news

ive spent so much money trying to make this fiesta better and better. It really makes me sick, ive gone past the £3000 mark now and things like this make me think whats the point. Engine is knackered, gearbox is knackered , steering rack needs replacing. now the rear quarter needs a respray along with the bonnet.

i know im not going to get £3000 back from this car, i will be lucky to get £2000 with it in this state. So it looks as if im stuck with it.
i may take it off the road after ford fair and get a 1.1 run around. At least if anything happens to that i wouldnt care one bit.

Probably the best thing to do at the moment, just take it off the road until you can get her all running good again.

Then worry about the body work afterwards.

Have you got somewhere to store it for a bit?

The thing with any car is the ups are great and make you more motivated to carry on, but the downs are 1000x worse than the ups, which make you wanna just give up.

Don't give up hope clark.

[jayrs]

fcuking c*nts as said on the phone mate, i dunno how i could stop my self ripping the fcukers arms off if i found them doing that to my rs

[knuckles]

i havent got a place to store it yet mikey. Kinda wore my welcome out at adams

I am going to get the last few bits together to get the rebuild engine in next weekend. That way i can change the box at the same time.
Only need the sump gasket, oil cooler gasket and thermostat gasket.

Bodywork wise i am losing intrest in keeping it clean etc. As i use it everyday for work. even when its filthy it gets all the attention

[M1K3Y_B]

i havent got a place to store it yet mikey. Kinda wore my welcome out at adams

I am going to get the last few bits together to get the rebuild engine in next weekend. That way i can change the box at the same time.
Only need the sump gasket, oil cooler gasket and thermostat gasket.

Bodywork wise i am losing intrest in keeping it clean etc. As i use it everyday for work. even when its filthy it gets all the attention

I get ya, how long did you have it at adams then?

The sooner the new engines in, you will love the car all over again, so get that sorted as soon as possible

The cars white so its going to get dirty quickly, not alot you can do there

[Brammer]

Gutted for you mate but keep your chin up. once the engines in and running fine with the replacement box you'll be happier, and s/racks are fairly cheap so you'll only have the body to worry about.

Or strip it and turn it into a track car

[knuckles]

I took the clutch and flywheel off my rebuilt engine today as i needed to get it on the engine stand.

The clutch has AP stamped onto it

looks fairly new as well. I'm going to get a new clutch release bearing to go with it as it would be rude not too

[jayrs]

AP what? AP lockheed? if it dont say AP racing its just a standard cluch kit, nothing special mate, AP lockheed is just a company that makes parts for motor factors

[Chris 2i]

I had a similar thought when stripping a mini because it had AP on the brake calipers. Then I found out they are standard fit