Went to the rollers to get it set up today and it was fine on the rollers.. except it wouldn't hold boost and only made 360bhp.

But when i left it started missing and played up all the way home. Changed plugs leads cap and rotor still toss. revs fine at a stand still but kangaroos like mad when driving!!!!

 

Cossie's aint the problem . its the people who work on them most of the time !!

 

are you saying if he set it up he's the problem??? if so thats the kind of shit answers im getting lately on here, if your going so say shit like that dont say anything at all.

 

At the end of the day its an old car, things will break down eventually its just one of the joys of owning one I guess.

 

Most of the problems with cossie's are human error , and why is that a shit answer ? another keyboard warrior So i think you should pick your toys up and grow up !!!!

 

Yep same as above tbh.

 

they are 1 old fords
2 had the shit kicked out of them over there life
3 had mods that were never factored in from new
4 sometimes worked on by monkeys before genuine enthusiasts get them

 

no not a keyboard warrior at all, i just hate blunt answers he's obviously having a bad time with his cos as am i. thats the kind of useless answers im getting. more helpfull ones please.

 

What he said thats FACT!

Martin

 

Its not a blunt answer its the truth , if the car isnt running right its not the cars fault is it??? its the person who set it up etc . It piss's me off when people moan how shit these cars are when really there excellent when serviced/looked after . so less of the "shit , dont say anything atall bollox.

 

what do you want people to say exactly ... why are cossies so shit, cause they are, its a open question and he answered . did the original post say whats wrong wrong with my cossie . no . he asked why are they shit and people posted there opinion

 

Scraps up at the min so my troubles could be over lol

 

What power did you think it would make then ?

Steve

 

To be fair this is the only 1 thats given me shit maybe i have given it an easy life the others have had the shit kicked out of them and never let me down.

This has just been rebuilt all new sensors new injectors msd chip etc. Just the standard loom so probably that giving headache.

 

id be happy with 360, the loom was the first thing i bough for mine

 

just ring them up tell them wot its doing and if they any good they should have it back and have a second look at it to see if it any thing they have done thats the answer to this problem in my eyes

 

Didn't care what power it made as long as it was safe which it was and ran crisp. Just 1 of them things that 1 mile down the road it starts messing about don't think its anything to do with the set up. Just anoying as i want it running well for sunday.

 

these cars are very complex, they are not a car that can be worked on by any tom dick or harry. leave it to the profesionals. even some of the profesionals arn't very profesional. the cars arn't shit. but some of the parts fitted are.

 

If there so shit then why are they rated by many into fast road cars as one of the best tunnable engines ever made and why can people like julian godfrey and mark sheed get 800 - 900bhp out of them? and have over 600lb ft of low down useable torque? dosent sound that shiter engine to me mate

 

if you was only 1 mile down the road at the time why did you not just turn round and go back to see wot they fort it might be

 

were abouts in devon are you

 

Ive had 2 cossies and my first one was shit coz it wasnt looked after by the previous owner but my 3dr was the most reliable car ive ever had, got it setup at 350bhp and it didnt miss a beat after that so i agree with the above its the tuner alot of the time

 

oh not forgetting stupid owners bodging the cars!!

The only problems ive had with my cossie have been caused by bodges.

 

true about the bodge owners that think they know 100% what a true mechanic knows

just look at stu@ msd saph cossie that he sold a few years ago still not missed a beat

 

Because i thought it would be plugs so didn't bother mate

 

just ring them tomorrow mate its the best thing to do

 

Yeah will do and getting a mate to bring some spares so we can rule out a few things. Hopefully will be at the pod

 

Dont say that or OrionRST200bhp WILL have ago at you for a shit comment

 

And how do you know that with 179 posts,Join Date: Jan 2009

 

Because not every cossie owners life revolves around passionford. I know that might be a surprise to some

 

Can you elaborate on that please its not a answer really is it

 

there are other forums you know

 

it was a wind up you monkey note the i dont for a minute doubt that its a great engine, just that as i've already said 1 there old and 2 fuckwits such as yourself treat them like shit and expect them to run forever. on the point of julian godfrey... i bet he's never put a post up complainin about cossie engines tho has he

 

I know but i like your wierd and wonderful replys

 

Ok so it was wind up cool and yeah there old but still hold there own lol and theres not realy any need to call me a fuckwit is there makes u look a bit of a twat i think after all i was only saying! And your right i bet he hasent as he makes a liveing on them!

 

yeah your prob right ... bit uncalled for... did i hurt your feelings
but i do agree it is a great engine

 

Na not realy mate just u come across as a twat now

 

serious????????

Mapping is the only complex part of a cossie, its a Sierra, with a modified pinto pig iron engine. Mapping is complex on most engines and is really only a Proffesionals job but jesus most cossies dont have Lambda control,cats,coil packs etc

If a mechanic cannot work on a cosworth, he shouldnt be a mechanic

 

Totaly agree with that fella.

 

Sadly being a 'true mechanic' doesn't mean you know it all either or can be trusted to do a good job

Cosworths aren't exactly shit, but can be a bloody pain in the arse when it comes to fault finding for simple problems