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Mike
29-07-09, 12:34 PM
Completly wrong owners club but bothered.

Anyone had any dealings with the aforementioned?? Mk1 Focus (51 reg) 1.6 16v Zetec unit.

Vehicle is sale of the century BUT the engine is a write off (13 eaten valves via snapped belt) replacement 51k mile engine (no box) with 28 day warranty is a miniscule £350 delivered from a reputable Ford breakers.

Any input?
Ben
29-07-09, 01:26 PM
Make sure its the right engine as a couple of variants and there not compatible.

easy enough to drop it out the bottom with the box etc attached then do the work then lift it back in as complete unit,
Ben
29-07-09, 01:27 PM
Looking days work with trip to the cafe and a few tea breaks.
Mike
29-07-09, 01:40 PM
Nice one Ben :D IF i have it for the price its up for & get it running, all being well it should be a nice run around for change outta £500
novaguy08
29-07-09, 01:41 PM
As said make sure that the engine is the right one, for some unknown reason ford had loads of different varients of the same engine! Its a pain to be honest! but as its a reputable for breakers they should be good to drop n slot
Mike
29-07-09, 01:44 PM
Right, just got off the phone from the seller, basically its been run with no oil (school boy error lol lol) & as a result its knocking its face off haha!!

EDIT: Well the breakers ive spoken to are willing to knock £100 off the replacement engine on the condition they can have the funked one for spares, so there is that.
burgo
29-07-09, 01:46 PM
mike get on with it you fairy. any car thats not jap is a piece of piss to do an engine change on
Mike
29-07-09, 01:58 PM
mike get on with it you fairy. any car thats not jap is a piece of piss to do an engine change on

lol that is soooo true!! I aint ever messing with Civics again thats for sure!!

Supposed to be adding to my house deposit lol not buying cars haha!
novaguy08
29-07-09, 02:48 PM
yeah but for 350 notes and all the spares to fix it with your laughing once youve sold it on afterwards ;)
Mike
29-07-09, 02:50 PM
yeah but for 350 notes and all the spares to fix it with your laughing once youve sold it on afterwards ;)

Ive just looked at the current going rate is for an ident model, similiar milage, same 1 owner & FFSH, its upwards of £2500.

Could do with shifting this crock of **** nova shell ASAP lol i got no more room here!
novaguy08
29-07-09, 03:20 PM
give you 50p lol
L14MNP
29-07-09, 03:43 PM
Agreed about the engine differences. I swapped one into my mates 51 plate Zetec S fiesta after it had thrown a rod and he got the Focus 1600 Zetec by mistake, very different in loads of annoying places lol.

Sounds a deal mate!
Mike
29-07-09, 03:46 PM
Sounds a deal mate!

TBH it is, the bird wants rid of it ASAP as shes lost her job. TBH i hope she loses her boyfriend too as shes fecking hot lol