Lol, that's kind of what I was thinking. The rest of the car is spot on and we can only borrow enough cash to replace the engine if I do the job myself.

Are there many issues when dropping in a replacement engine? My brother in law is going to help as he's done similar things a few times before.

I'd like to fit a 1.6 instead but I think the insurance company would punish me for it.

Lee.

edit: I've been looking for another engine but am unsure which 1.4's will fit. Did Ford fit the same engines to the Fiesta, Focus and Puma?