Hi Guys
I know this is a silly question,but,here goes.I went on EBay looking for a few bits for my car.And for you that have used ebay you know that on some items you put your car year ,type , and engine size and when you look for a part it tells you if it will fit..Well apparently My Ghia Saloon 1.8 isn't the same as the 1.8 Hatch..because it always comes back that it won't fit my car ?
I am totally baffled by this
Wiz

 

if it's engine then it will either be zilver top or black top

the rest of it engine wise is excatly the same

 

The silvertop is the 1600 as fitted to the later Escorts, AFAIK there is only one variation of the 1800 and they all had a plastic cam cover.

Martin

 

the ecu's are also mapped differently and some cam profiles differ

 

If this is true, then it will be an age related thing.

For a given engine it's the same across the board, regardless of body type.

Later 1600's had the revised 'phase two' engine, nevertheless though it's still the same engine.

Martin

 

Well thanks for the reply's guys..its just that i have to replace the vss and when i put the details into the ebay thing the majority say doesn't fit this engine ?

 

what car is it for? if its for a focus it doesn't matter what engine as the vss goes into the top of the gearbox

 

I guessed you might have been using the compatibility chart in Ebay, don't take much notice of this, it isn't accurate!

Martin

 

Ok guys thanks very much for the help

Wiz