Originally Posted by
Pardeep
I never liked Zetecs that much. The Focus is a 1.8 Zetec and i just don't like the engine
the focus zetec R is a completely different engine to the Zetec SE found in 1.25, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.7 forms found in fiestas, pumas, 1.6 focus etc.
The zetec SE has an alloy block and head and was developed by yamaha for ford so is very efficient for what it is.
The Zetec R is a pile of crap by engineering comparison.
The zetec SE's flaw is it wasnt built in huge numbers and being very efficient already means limited capability for tuning without costly rebuilds.
The zetec SE drives completely different to a Zetec E/R engine. Its a high revving screamer.