hi folks, i recnetly got an s1 turbo, and seems to be time for some parts!

im a scooby enthusiat so have no idea where to find things for a ford!

if anyone could point me in the right direction it would be greatly apreciated.

need,

alternator
starter motor
power distribution cap
front fans

cheers

andy

 

you have made the right choice buying a rst.....
the first place people look for parts is *ebay* and if thay dont have it,you come here and someone will have what your after.....are you after new parts or used???????

 

either or, preferably new if there isnt a huge difference in price. will check out ebay cheers

 

For new rare bits try fordpartsuk.com
They are very helpful and cheap too

 

Nice choice of car

Plenty of cars being broken on here and parts available and i'm pretty sure most cvh alternators and starters will do the job so no need to hunt for genuine RS ones

 

will the distrubtor from a s2 fit an s1?

cheers

 

yes mate they are both the same

 

Your alternator can more than likely be put right for about £20, starter motor i would advise getting the smallest one you can to distance it from the hot exhaust downpipe, the smaller the better

 

Could also buy a starter motor heatshield from Fords to fit and protect it some more.

Front fans (plural?) Standard only has 1 large on the front. Have you got two that need replacing? Why do they/it need replacing?

If you want new items, try Ford first. They should have a dizzy cap at least.
Welcome to PF also and S1 ownership

 

yeh mine has 2 fans...and they dont come on..havnt really investigated it properly, thats jst a list of potential parts. starting off with the dizzy and starter motor and see how she goes from there.

got dizzy and starter motor off ebay

 

it all started when i didnt notice the front fans not working, and engine overheated and blew the coolant hoses off! and the distributor seems to be on the blink..aswell as the car unable to start due to the startmotor not turning over, which is either coz its bunk or the battery is a bit flat due to alternator.

 

Teething problems then

The coolant hoses couldn't of been on too well if they blew off?!?!

 

well more blew a hole in the side of one lol. musta been pritty old and shit

yeh lots of teething problems lol

biggest one being hadnt got my parkign permit for it yet, so it got towed....unfortunatly it didnt even run lol and i had 2 get it back from the pound at the cost of 120quid!

after an hour with a couple of spanners, some gaffa tape, jumper cabbles and a few bottles of highland spring mineral water managed to get it home and broke down jst as i made it home.


i miss my scooby lol

 

It'll be alright mate

Its always ropey buying a 20 year old second hand car, you never know whats been done to it

Best way is to learn yourself and then you KNOW if everything is ok or not