Fiesta Ben

Has anybody on here ever re-build there 1.7 vct lump? i've heard that its a no go area on the bottom end (i cant see why this should be?) just after abit of info if anybody can help me.

the engine has done 100k and is starting to smoke blue when really giving it some.

hoping it dont have to get it done by a specalist

cheers ben

murdoch1.7zs

i think because the cranckshaft is laser alligned m8.
u would probaly be better gettin a full engine. it would be cheaper

i picked a 30k engine for £1400 and that was with the loom an ecu

u only need the engine so it mite be around £900

Fiesta Ben

I only paid £450 for the engine 2 and half years ago

i did think about getting another engine but i want to have a play with it

cheers

murdoch1.7zs

didnt see u had a 1.7 fez

i could just be valve stem oil seals that are away.

dont know if any1 has done any performance tuning on the 1.7 apart from the usual zuast, filter an chip.

i will sell u mine

Fiesta Ben

I know someone who has a turbo 1.7 (done properly with low comp pistons etc etc) ford dont even sell brand new short blocks no more

i know of a place that is fairly local to me that do zetec tuning so i better get in contact with them

tothefloor

pumabuild sell the short block. and im not sure but i think you can take the pistons and rods out without removing the crank.

Fiesta Ben

cool

could do with whipping the crank out to put a new set of bearings in really

tothefloor

pumabuild have done the whole rebuild on woodys fiesta. they had to take the crank out to bore the block to a 2litre. it can be done, the whole rebuild thing is hear'say in my opinion.

its the same as the 1.6, everybody says it cant be rebuilt but how do you balance the bottom end when building a super1600 engine?

woody9811

Pumabuild haven't actually carried out the engine work on mine, it was done by Swindon Race Engines and bored, stroked etc by them.

James

who is the zetec specialist in cornwall chap?

Fiesta Ben

I done the engine conversion myself.......

There is a company in plymouth who do alot with zetec's think there called paul ince