bluntys1rsturbo

alright guys i feel im now worthy of being on this site as i now own a ford lol

here is the one in question
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...T#ht_500wt_949

i collected it yesterday morning very tidy and even the interior was spotless which i was surprised by, no welding looks to have been done but its looking dry underneath so its going on the ramps get steamed off then the following week a good coat of waxoyl

one thing i have noticed is that there seems to be a slight leak (diesel) on the front offside any ideas ? oh its been fitted with a 1.8 turbo diesel intercooled engine as well

tommytwotanks

looks very clean, nice find i guess you're going to put a gti front bumper on, and some bigger wheels

Omawarisan

Offside where for the leak ?

Escow-Van

Offside front is where the fuel pump is, may be worth checking all the connections.

bluntys1rsturbo

any ideas on what engine my van has in it ? or any tips on checking what it is as its had a engine change for a 1.8 intercooled turbo diesel and i wouldnt mind getting it remapped lol

Ben26

alright matey , yea thats not a bad van for the price, some people want big money for the escort vans even with non turbo engines and high millage 150,000+, does the engine pull ok.

I was thinking about puttin the TD engine in when ive done my fiesta


Ben

syko2005

escort vans are wicked
i bought my non turbod version to go work in a couple of month ago for 500 quid and i love it.
I park it anywhere, its mint on diesel and slow as fook which makes my car at weekends feel even quicker
Ive added some puma wheels to mine and gave at machine polish which really made a difference.
im now awaiting my mate to lower it for me. or should i say slam it

Ben26

that actually looks quite good with those puma wheels .

I was thinking about lowering it but cant seem to work it out how to do it / be bothered to really have a look

RS Grant

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Flip the rear axle to lower the back mate... https://passionford.com/forum/genera...scort-van.html




Cheers,
Grant

stuboy

cool i love a transit

bluntys1rsturbo

iv seen your van about stoke fella looks good. onto the other points/suggestions im not sure bout putting alloys on it but if i do i wouldnt mind some 16" mondeo ones.

the leak is coming from drivers side front by the bumper iv also got a leak coming into the van on front passenger side it seems like coolant ?
i also gave my van a good well needed t-cut and some cheapo tesco wax/polish it come up ok

does anyone have any idea what this td intercooled engine is that i have in my van ? it pulls ok and has a bit of turbo lag lol iv texted previous owner but no reply

Escow-Van

Re: Remapping,

Those engines are very (if not completely) mechanical, so if you want it to go faster, get your spanners and allen keys out

Fordmad!

I have one for work paid Ł600 for it 3 years ago reliable never lets me down, 90-100 miles on a tenner if not thrashed!

Best vans going!!

bluntys1rsturbo

reviving my old thread here

still got the workhorse passed its m.o.t last month after intially failing on a few bushes and welding.

anyway i was wondering what more powerful ford turbo diesel engine goes into an r reg escort van ?? as this gutless 1.8 td drives me insane

dangerousbrian

i used to have escort vans at work when they were about. i was talking to the mechanic one day about how slow it was so he opened the fuel pump up a bit..made quite a bit of difference but it was chucking out a fair bit of black smoke so had it put back to normal.

gus

iTrader: (1)

if there aint no smoke, its got no poke

(or words to that effect)

Bungle

no smoke no poke lol, Tools needed hammer and flat blade screw driver to get the black cap off the pump, 4mm allen key 14mm spanner,

Put the car / van in 5th, remove balck cap from front of pump with tools above, now nick ya mrs's make up mirror from her hand bag (wipe diesel finger prints off after use lol) use mirror to look in the hole rock the car back or forward untill you see a cam lobe looking thing with an allen key, then use above 4mm alllen key turn 30 / 40 degrees clockwise screw plastic cap back on with ya fingers as tight as possible,

Next shorten the actuator rod a few turns to start with, i advise using a boost gauge which needs to be tee'd into the pipe between the turbo and actuator,

Check boost your looking for 18 / 20 psi no more on standard cooler and turbo,

You want it to burn clean on boost so if its smoking flat out do the above but come back 5 or 10 degrees,

If its smoking offf boost play with the boost compensator (big gold nut to the right of the black cap) some say screw it in some say out try it and see what works for you,

You wont totally get rid of it though so dont try to, i went in with mine and controlled most of it with my right foot,

decat it aswell hth

Edited to say this will only work on lucas pumped td ' tdi's,

Does yours say 1.8 diesel or endura de on the rocker cover?

bluntys1rsturbo

appreciate your advice there fella but i want rid of this pathetic engine its not worth trying get more from it. there surely is a much better easier more powerful fix hence my 2.0 tdci suggestion???

i know alot og people have converted there escort vans to run rs2k or rst power but that is not going happen with me as iv got to use mine evry single day for work