After a top day at croft (i was on cumbria stand next to the rs 200) on the way back at about 4pm, driving down the A66 to get back on the M6, got to somewhere called Bowes and the S2 engine goes boom, smoke, oil and water everywhere, pieces of piston and metal all over the road....

i have some pics, i will try to workout how to put them up but it is not a pretty sight, my mechanic mate says there is a 2" round hole in the block, so it is rebuild time

i dont know if anyone on here went past, a few peeps did and gave us a beep, i was in a black turbo and there were two red ones with me, luckily my mates lass was in the rac, so we got on the phone, they tried to palm us off and send a patrol out asking questions like: was there a loss of power and what colour the smoke was

eventually after argueing with them they sent us out a truck after about 90 mins, so my baby got carried home and is now sat on my mums drive looking very sad

i have just seen a 1.8 zetec bottom end for sale on ebay, as my mate is a mechanic he is putting it back together for me but does anyone know what is involved in fitting these, i would be grateful for any help i really want it back!!

cheers guys

very p*****d off ste

 

anyone

 

www,zetecinside.co.uk i think thats the address, it has all info in zetec engine conversions etc, hope thats helps m8, were you the one i walked past ,when you were going home your car cut out after you started it on the stand,and was a bit of a pig to start again, gutted for you m8, my turbo went on the day too, pissa aint it, sayin that it aint as bad as your luck

 

yeah that was me mate, i thought something was going to be up when that happened!! i have a diaphram dump valve on it at the mo so it makes it run like shite, the rebuild is on the way now though, took the head off last night and luckily it hasnt damaged it at all, the bottom end has rather a large hole in it though...

i am thinking of going for a low comp bottom end and a high lift cam now, the zetec route seems a bit complicated

so when all the engine is out i am going to get it minted up under the bonnet with a bit of bling

i want it to run ok power but this time with reliability! the low comp bottom end seems like a good option, then it is going in for a couple of bits of paint (just being picky!) then a spax suspension kit, white escos alloys (i think!) and it should be how i want it, i am hoping to get rid in about 12 months and get myself a saff

i was so pleased with it sunday morning, then sunday night i just wanted to kick it!!! suppose its what you get for owning an rs (the mrs wasnt impressed at waiting around either!!)

 

sounds like it will be mint m8, good luck

 

Its also most likely just melted your engine...
This type of valve runs KE incredibly lean at cruise so if youd just done a lot of cruising at reasonable speed.......... boom

 

that must have been it then, bugger

when it is rebuilt there is a lovely bailey to go on, should that be better? hopefully it will run and tick over a lot nicer then, is that right?

 

ONLY if your bailey is a TWIN PISTON.

 

right ok, ill make sure that i get one of those - the hole in my block is absolutely huge, i can get my hand in it!!!, when it is rebuilt and i have everything done that i want to do can i bring it to you to be set up and to make it run properly?

is that what you do? if so how much will it cost, i am only in lancaster so not too far for me!!

 

Eeeeek. Sounds nasty.

By the way, if you want to identify a Twin Piston Bailey Dump Valve, you can do so by looking in the end of it. The Twin Piston one will have a metal rod protruding from the piston, where the Single Piston one will not.

Who is rebuilding the engine for you?

 

one of my best mates is a mechanic at the local ford dealer and he is doing it for me, just asked me to get him a few pints sometime!!!

 

the joys of owning an rst

 

Yes of course you can mate.
See the Company profile in this months Performance Ford for more details on what we do.

 

cossiecrew - tell me about it, im getting a saff next so i think im just preparing myself for the unreliability!!!

stu - cheers mate, ill get the mag over the weekend and ill be down as soon as its built, i have started to consider the zvh idea again now, i just dont know what to do with it!!

 

lol weve got a saph and a 3 door cossies seem to be able to take a little more shit than rsts i was sick off puttin engines in my old s2

 

i hope i dont have to keep puttin engines in!!! if it comes to that it will be going! bloody cars!!

 

listen to stu man, ya flash git

 

 

Hey... cant beat good advertising mate, and ifits sells a mag and keeps Nick in a job too then its cool...

Off Topic.. AFPMSL @ Your Siggy Carl





Sorry.

 

git!,
you can make it up to me by giving me a turbo for nowt havnt even looked at the shitter, got back put it in the garage , hockled on it and shut the door, it will live again , oh yes it will live again
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then prob die shortly after , bastard!!!

 

 

Ste - sorry to hear it

I went past you when you were parked up, I was in a white Merc van towing my trailer with the rallycar on the back. Almost sure there was a trail of oil on the road leading to where you were stopped.

Seeing the trail of oil I knew it was a serious one and not just a water leak or something so I didn't stop sorry

Hope you manage to get it sorted - and Im sure someone can help tho'

Tony

 

yeah that was me mate, it was a mix of oil and water i think, it streamed right across the top of the car - just need my new bottom end and ill get her up and running again!!! i have found a low comp one so think i will go for that, just need to get enough cash together