ok people i have a predicament, my mk5 escort is slowly dying and i'm having box prob's so i'm changing my CVH 1.4 carb to a 1.6 zetec i'v got a donor car already a mk 6, who's got a clue on how much work it will be i no i'v gotta change the tank will i need to change the fuel lines too, and do you reckon i can get it done in 2 day's by myself i'll be working long days, and have a good idea of what i'm doing.

how much of the loom will i need aswell will it plug onto the existing loom or will i need to go back to the fuse board or the hole loom in the car, i need it done for sun so i can keep the misses happy and don't wanna risk the 200 mile journey i'v got with her in my car at the mo because she won't be happy if we spend it stuck on the hard shoulder

any help would be greatly appreciated, my balls are on the block at the mo

 

You'll need to swap the fuel lines over too as the EFi ones are high pressure, I'm assuming your going from carb to injection? Heck, i'd change em anyways! You may need to swap the fuel tanks too as the EFi pump is in there!

And the drivers side engine mount will be different, and possibly the gearbox mounts if your not keeping your old box?

I've not done this conversion, these are just some pointers off the top of me head!

 

change all loom etc!

basically use everything from the mk6 into the mk5.

not sure if the rear light connectors etc would be the same but if you use as much of the mk6 its going to be alot easier as the wiring for the fuel pump and the cut off etc will not be in the mk5.

also if the mk6 has any extras that the mk5 doesnt then it would also be easy to swap them over at same time.

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is it really wise tho trying to do the conversion in such a rush, would the car not do the trip as it is, you will always run into problems or niggles when doing a conversion in a short space of time!

 

i'd stick a 1.6 carbed CVH in it, the 1.6 zetec hardly pull better than the 1.4 CVH

but other than that you should just be able to swap everything, if you're not too clued up on wiring then it might be easier to swap the full loom

 

cheers for the advice lads yea i no i shouldn't rush i'm slowly being put off the idea and thinking about taking some holiday to get it done properly, i'm just thinking of economy aswell as extra power, and if i take the mountings off the donor car will they bolt straight onto mine