Originally Posted by
Davemurphy007
So much shit sprouted from one person!
The Sigma engines are perfectly reliable SO LONG AS THEY ARE LOOKED AFTER. If yours is burning oil after only 80k then quite clearly it hasn't been looked after.
The Silvertop Zetec engine that you are referring to is a complete pile of poo and would be a monumental pain in the arse to fit for no gains, only losses. If you're not happy with the performance of your car then you need to look at a new one - you're never going to get much extra performance out of the 1.6 - especially when it's fitted in something as heavy as a Focus.
Talk about cutting your nose to spite your face!
In all fairness the 1.6 is lovely up in the revs, but theres no torque low down. And thats the bit I hate.
Oh and as for the "SO much shit comment".
You told me that I couldn't fit the OEM backings off my wing mirrors onto a pattern part so I sprayed up a new backing, yet the OEM backing fitted onto it fine?
You also garunteed me that my steering shudder was due to a driveshaft. It was steering related.
You don't no everything, neither do I. I'm looking for an easy way to get a little more low down torque. If there isn't a fairly easy way then I'l live with it. But it's nice to have a few options. I may have to swap the engine in a year or so if it burns much more oil, I wouldn't say it's excessive now, 750ml every 1500 miles or so but still don't like the fact it burns oil. If I do drop a new lump in maybe I would think about a different lump.