tejy

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yeah there was a tapping noise that started few weeks ago...it was overheating i just didnt ever get round to replacing the radiator.i changed the morettes back to standard front lights, and put a series 2 bumper on it and whacked recaros in there..i needed to get the front bumper sprayed though.

Marts

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Did ya check the oil level when you first noticed the tapping noises? And did these tappingnoises get worse just before the engine went Bang... as in right before, not weeks
Engine temperatures rising can be a lot more than just the radiator too...


Welcome to the real world of owning a Ford lol

tejy

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Lol yeah i changed the oil last weekend. it didnt have anyyy in it.i think its like half of my fault though because the oil light came up and like the rad i just didnt get round to putting more oil in it.

and yeah the tapping noise got seriously worse like WAYY LOUDER as i was driving 30seconds before it went bang lol

Karlos G

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Sounds like you may have run out of oil! Was it actually on the floor (the oil) when you broke down or did you check the dip stick and find nothing there?

tejy

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yepp it was all on the road..started leaking about 30metres up the road when i walked up to see if anything had fallen off. and the tow guys platform had aa puddle of oil after 10minutes of driving from where i broke down to my house

Karlos G

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Oh! If you did run it dry mate then the engine is scrap, would need a complete rebuild! Everything from the cam to the crank

Take Stu's offer of that XR3 engine and gearbox for Ł30, thats your best bet IMO!

Karlos G

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Where you giving it some when it happened? You may have thrown a rod through the block! Not many ways for the oil to drop out!

tejy

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yea i was..well i was trying to..i was on a dual carrigdeway doing not even 50mph but when i did accellerate it made some propa f*cked noises.im just gna wait till stu's mate replys from my p/m!

tejy

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would i need a new wiring loom? ive got someone offering me Ł70 for a full s2 loom..isit worth getting?

zetecapri

1.6 cvh on carb mate, will be a straight swap for yours, and they can be pretty quick too when you do a little work.

Karlos G

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Only if you want fit a RS engine.

B1G_RST

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if you spat a rod ull no! ha done it before, had a hole on the block that my fist could get through, as for insurance,, am 19 and had my rs fully insured since i was 17(nearly 18) and when it comes to the engine,, id just go with tht direct fit xr3 lump,

gazm

looks a clean car - tidy for your 1st one - as been already said, losing all the oil on the floor isnt your head gasket. get the front jacked up ON STANDS and have a look underneath, clean away oil and see where it came from, then you can make a informed decision on what course of action to take. No good buying things you might not need if youre short on cash. wouldnt bother putting an rs lump in as your age, insurance will skank you. if you can fix the car and run for a few years to build your no claims up. lads your age always keen to get fast engines etc in their cars ! we were all there once !!!

B1G_RST

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600 a year for my rs at 19 ? considering my mates pay over a g for the likes of 1.1 saxos then i think its cheap as, dont think they class the rs as sports car now anyway more of a classic, people my age arnt all tits in cars, i stick to 30 round the towns,

studabear

i can't see a cvh

rs combi

where are you mate there must be someone close that could have a quick look see whats happened with it

Mark_

the car in your sig looks very intresting