Originally Posted by fiestaturbo1984
if the one your buying is a phase 1 though check if you can whether the engine has been replaced. the reason i say this is the early ones had a problem with the liners and used shite loads of oil. in our one ford replaced with the later black top zetec under warrenty
There are no liners
It's usually the oil controll ring that goes. Usually down to poor servicing and thraping from cold. I wouldnt worry about the longevity of the engine in the silvertop ones...after all the same engine was fitted to hundreds of thousands of Focuses and theres no myths about those
Also it's a very very tunable engine if you know what you're doing. Forget poxy induction kits and pouma manifolds, the standard induction manifold is good for 150bhp
the right cams, 4-2-1 and a remap should see very close to 150bhp