hello guys

iv just bought a orion it was ment to have an xr3i engine in it been looking around it and i have never seen a 1.6 xr3i with the dipstick on the front near the exhuarst manifold.

what do you guys think?

 

it aint a cvh then that for sure

 

does it hav a cvh head on it then,does the dipstick come up near the pulley end of the engine atall

 

its ment to be im new to the ford engines really lol
its the mfi injection unit i think the engine is a 1.8 bottom end with a 1.6 top end 4 higher compression.

help lol

 

yes mate it does come up near the pulley end

 

cud be a n/a zvh then but dont hold me to that though

 

hmm sounds like u got a zvh bottom end?cant remember where the dipstick is on the 1800 cvh is tho so it could be one of those i suppose

 

oh yeh forgot about the 1800cvh

 

i will put some pictures up tommrow if that gona help

me and my mate are gonna change it tommorow for a mk3 xr3i cobby engine

 

cabriolet...engine

 

why u gonna change it then it might b a bit more pokey then a 1600 cvh but again if ure not sure then might be a good idea

 

tbh honest mate its wank its seems proper fooked top end aint bad but pulling off seems sluggish.

 

oh right fair enough,maybe better changing the engine at least that way you know where ure at with it if something goes wrong atall

 

yeah me and my mate starting it tommorow we will put it in projects if you want to follow it its our first project and engine conversion what can go wrong

 

oh right ok then mate,tbh it shouldnt take you 2 long you cud hav it ready within the day if everything is just a straight swap

 

all the wiring is fucked in the orion at the min if we have any trouble we will ask we need to find an engine winch tommorow

 

oh right fair enough,good luck with it mate and hope it all goes well,yeh ask on here im sure sum1 will b able 2 help

 

ok mate thanks erm one qustion to start will the mk3 wiring must fit into a mk4 no probs rite ?

 

erm not 2 sure on that 1 mate im afraid ive only had mk4s but i wouldnt hav thought it wud be that bad just follow the wires and sensors and label them up and you should be fine

 

thanks mate if i have any trouble i will look for you to help if tht ok mate thanks ? erm u gonna keep a eye on our project them ?

 

yeh thats fine mate of course if i can help i will,yeh will keep an eye on how thin gs go of course,ive got a project going aswell its in the pics and video room hav a look let me know what you think

 

what is it mate i will have a look

 

its my mk4 escort estate,paul ripley started the post 4 me so it will be his name as the author

 

really nice tidy car one thing i wud of dun is tint them back windows look really good like that

 

yeh am going to get the rear windows tinted a light smoke at sum point just dont want it looking more like a hearse than it already does lol

 

dnt look like a hearse mate get them tinted a diffrent colour like a nice blue or and nice green in a black car tht is wot i wud do

 

starting the engine transplant today people hope it all gose well!!!

anylast minute hints or tips ??