Originally Posted by
zetaboostboy522bhp
i know 2 people that have had to have new engines fitted to there focus , the 1.6 is the weakest out of the 3 engines . the problems are with the bottom ends not sure what but ford said that her engine was really mashed up , they said she had put the wrong oil in , so she had to have the oil tested to prove to ford that all was well at her end and lucky ford did all the work under warranty. she later found out that it a common fault and thats why all secondhand 1.6 engines sell for around £450/500 and you can pick up a 2.0 engine for £200
cheers paul
As with anything IF you have bought 2nd hand and it turns out a previous owner had been constantly revving the arse off it in the past, not looking after it, not keeping to the scheduled services. it'll turn out to be 'weak' compared to something else.
Driving a 1.25 zetec engine, for example, at 100mph everywhere ar 6-7K rpm is different than doing 100mph everywhere in a 4.75L Bentley at 2K rpm The 1.25L will last 5 mins after being revved senseless, whereas the Bentley will be just hapilly ticking over and pprobably last forever............