moomoo

Hi there, recently bought a very very clean mk5 escort 1.6 cvh efi cabriolet, got it for pennies still taxed and mot'ed but head gasket was gone, so i ripped head off, repaired the bugger sucsessfully and am using it as every day car now but am not happy with state of the engine it has a genuine 76k, 1 lady owner all the usual rubbish lol, it probably could be saved as only issue is an annoying flat spot but i rather stick a zetec in it, i have decided on a 1.6 zetec as i dont need performance, just something a bit more reliable and smoother..... i am competent at getting in there and having a go myself, just wandering if anyone is local to glastonbury who is also competent and experienced in this kind of conversion ( i will pay obviously) and also does anyone have any info to help me along the way.....most likely situation will be i buy a rotten mk6 and rrob the engine etc from that..... any issues i should be aware of etc

any help and info greatfull recieved

rsfido_1989

Personally for the work you will do drop a 1.8 or 2l... There are a few guides for mk4 but presume will be the same principle.

DAN P

iTrader: (1)

try find a xr3i 16v 130 mate and its not hard to do as yours is efi any way can use your clutch fly wheel and box just need engine and ecu

Oranoco

May as well stick the 2l in mate. The extra grunt might be useful and as it's from a rep mobile insurance is often quite cheap.

moomoo

dont want 2.0 ,1.8 is a possibility but i am 26 not 12, i dont need nor want power, its a car for my missues and it just needs to be reliable, reason i dont want 2.0 is because i dont want to start messing with sumps and stuff, i rather just buy a running escort and swap the engine part for part, 1.6 reasoning is as she is 22 its £300 cheaper for her to insure also lol. was considering a fiesta rs turbo lump to