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11-11-2010, 08:40 PM
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Still? I've only had the car a week? My Mum's owned it since new. It's had oil changes every 6 months, got 80k on the clock and had a cambelt change 2 years ago.
Bar general servicing so far I bought 1 new wheel bolt.
Brakes and had a wheel straigtend out?
Theres a slight knock on the front end but thats it.
Not really a heep just cause the bodyworks abit battered ?
Take my 406 for instance, bodywork was almost imaculate bar 2 or 3 battle scars, yet it was a complete shed.
Bar general servicing so far I bought 1 new wheel bolt.
Brakes and had a wheel straigtend out?
Theres a slight knock on the front end but thats it.
Not really a heep just cause the bodyworks abit battered ?
Take my 406 for instance, bodywork was almost imaculate bar 2 or 3 battle scars, yet it was a complete shed.
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11-11-2010, 08:52 PM
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406 is running alright, Mum's driving it at the moment. Wouldn't go on the motorway for too long in it though as the driveshafts getting a little noisy due to the dirt in it because of the split boot.
Got a new CV boot and some grease, was going to clean the joint out and get some new grease in it but aint had the time.
Focus is nice though, missing the diesels lazyness and midrange punch though
Zetec SE engine does sound quite nice up around 4-6k though 
Got a new CV boot and some grease, was going to clean the joint out and get some new grease in it but aint had the time.
Focus is nice though, missing the diesels lazyness and midrange punch though
Zetec SE engine does sound quite nice up around 4-6k though
17-11-2010, 08:28 AM
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Another goodie turned up today 
Now heres my dilema... The mirror has a shiny black backing...
Do I put the blue backing on it, or do I get another black backing for the other mirror? Sort of think 2 black mirrors would look cool?
Now heres my dilema... The mirror has a shiny black backing...
Do I put the blue backing on it, or do I get another black backing for the other mirror? Sort of think 2 black mirrors would look cool?
17-11-2010, 09:16 AM
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I think the final straw was the one about your friend dying after having a drink spiked with antifreeze?
17-11-2010, 10:24 AM
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Forget your engine change plans, neither of those engine will go in a Mk1 Focus without a completely custom (read: expensive) rejig of the engine bay. Only 1 person's tried putting a Focus ST engine in a Mk1 Focus and it just turned into an expensive disaster.
The reason you have a shiney black door mirror as well is because it's a cheap nasty pattern one so it doesn't have the facility to remove the cover and replace it with your original coloured one. Still, assuming it fits, it's a door mirror so will do you to start with.
The engine management light os probably a lambda sensor and the high speed shaking and play in the driveshaft means you've shagged a universal joint tripod (almost certainly the driver's side). If you remove the driveshaft from the hub and pull it out of the universal joint casing there is a tripod assembly with 3 bearings on it, I'll bet one of them is missing and still in the universal joint. I have a full set of shafts for sale when this turns out ot be your problem.
Dude your reputation precedes you and you will ALWAYS be perceived as a complete and utter bullshitter. Live with it.
17-11-2010, 03:39 PM
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LMFAO. I was going to post up about that one myself.
Forget your engine change plans, neither of those engine will go in a Mk1 Focus without a completely custom (read: expensive) rejig of the engine bay. Only 1 person's tried putting a Focus ST engine in a Mk1 Focus and it just turned into an expensive disaster.
The reason you have a shiney black door mirror as well is because it's a cheap nasty pattern one so it doesn't have the facility to remove the cover and replace it with your original coloured one. Still, assuming it fits, it's a door mirror so will do you to start with.
The engine management light os probably a lambda sensor and the high speed shaking and play in the driveshaft means you've shagged a universal joint tripod (almost certainly the driver's side). If you remove the driveshaft from the hub and pull it out of the universal joint casing there is a tripod assembly with 3 bearings on it, I'll bet one of them is missing and still in the universal joint. I have a full set of shafts for sale when this turns out ot be your problem.
Dude your reputation precedes you and you will ALWAYS be perceived as a complete and utter bullshitter. Live with it.
Forget your engine change plans, neither of those engine will go in a Mk1 Focus without a completely custom (read: expensive) rejig of the engine bay. Only 1 person's tried putting a Focus ST engine in a Mk1 Focus and it just turned into an expensive disaster.
The reason you have a shiney black door mirror as well is because it's a cheap nasty pattern one so it doesn't have the facility to remove the cover and replace it with your original coloured one. Still, assuming it fits, it's a door mirror so will do you to start with.
The engine management light os probably a lambda sensor and the high speed shaking and play in the driveshaft means you've shagged a universal joint tripod (almost certainly the driver's side). If you remove the driveshaft from the hub and pull it out of the universal joint casing there is a tripod assembly with 3 bearings on it, I'll bet one of them is missing and still in the universal joint. I have a full set of shafts for sale when this turns out ot be your problem.
Dude your reputation precedes you and you will ALWAYS be perceived as a complete and utter bullshitter. Live with it.
Why you lot can't leave it be I have no idea but it's completley childish.
Infact I'm on quite a few other Forums, 2 local generic ones, a 306 forum, 406oc, a focus one and Welsh Ford and nobdoy mentions a thing? Or that have done in the past and have let it be? At the end of the day if I'm not causing an issue why should it keep being brought up?
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17-11-2010, 06:53 PM
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Decided to paint the new backing because the old one wont fit onto the new one cause it's a pattern part....
Primed...
Basecoat...
Just waiting for that to dry, then I can flat it with some 2000grit and laqure it
Primed...
Basecoat...
Just waiting for that to dry, then I can flat it with some 2000grit and laqure it
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Maybe if you had more time reading my thread you would have found out the steering shake was due to a buckled alloy.
Why you lot can't leave it be I have no idea but it's completley childish.
Infact I'm on quite a few other Forums, 2 local generic ones, a 306 forum, 406oc, a focus one and Welsh Ford and nobdoy mentions a thing? Or that have done in the past and have let it be? At the end of the day if I'm not causing an issue why should it keep being brought up?
Why you lot can't leave it be I have no idea but it's completley childish.
Infact I'm on quite a few other Forums, 2 local generic ones, a 306 forum, 406oc, a focus one and Welsh Ford and nobdoy mentions a thing? Or that have done in the past and have let it be? At the end of the day if I'm not causing an issue why should it keep being brought up?
cos they ain't googled 'bailes1992' yet
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Right got the brakes done today
Also changed the wing mirror...
Got the old one off and was greeted with this...
No where near as bad as my Pug mind
Give ti a clean up and rubbed it all down with some heavy cutting compound...
Rubbed the rust back to bare metal...
Put some primer on the bare metal...
And then I painted it.
Now I was told by some knowlageable guy on Passion Ford that because the wing mirror I had was a pattern part the backing from the standard mirror wouldn't fit and I would need to modify the mirror or the car considrably to get it to fit in the first place.
So I painted up a new one...
And low and behold it's exactly the same as the standard one!
Now the one I apinted up was a pretty good colour match, but I decided to polish up the standard one and use that one again as it was perfect...
Oooo look it fits
Oh and it bolted on no problems either!
Then the car was cleaned and given a coat of an all in one product I aquired while working for a detialing company...
And done
Not a bad days work by all accounts
Also changed the wing mirror...
Got the old one off and was greeted with this...
No where near as bad as my Pug mind
Give ti a clean up and rubbed it all down with some heavy cutting compound...
Rubbed the rust back to bare metal...
Put some primer on the bare metal...
And then I painted it.
Now I was told by some knowlageable guy on Passion Ford that because the wing mirror I had was a pattern part the backing from the standard mirror wouldn't fit and I would need to modify the mirror or the car considrably to get it to fit in the first place.
So I painted up a new one...
And low and behold it's exactly the same as the standard one!
Now the one I apinted up was a pretty good colour match, but I decided to polish up the standard one and use that one again as it was perfect...
Oooo look it fits
Oh and it bolted on no problems either!
Then the car was cleaned and given a coat of an all in one product I aquired while working for a detialing company...
And done
Not a bad days work by all accounts
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Couple of updates...
Today...
Right my Dad for christmas got me a lovely set of Piper fast road cams, but having a good thing about it there going to go back. The engine isn't in the greatest shape and I don't fancy rebuilding a new head etc etc, nor do I have the money to do so.
The money I get back will be going on getting cruise control fitted as I think I'l be doing a fair wack of motorway journeys this year and it'l be nice
Right last week I got some more goodies...
And today I cracked on with my track rod change...
Best tool in the world for changing track rods
Right while I was doing this I found play in the drivers side (O/S) inner track rod, so looks like I'm going to have to change that too. Not fancying it too much though
The new track rods have cured my 65mph+ vibration by about 70-80% BUT it is still there but this time it dies away about 90ish where before the vibration carried on and just got worse.
Hopeing the inner track rods will fix the rest of the vibration but not holding any hope.
Originally Posted by 30-11-2010
Right I've sat down and with a Budget of Ł200 decided what I'm doing in terms of Audio.
I have from my 406 a set of JBL GTO627 speakers, A Sony stereo, a Sub Zero SPLX Amp and an Infinity Sub.
Now the JBL speakjers are good, as are the stereo and the sub, but the Amp is abit of a paperweight but it'll do for running a sub.
I'm getting a sub box from Car Audio Direct, this is around 43cm long, my Amp is 39cm long so hopefully it will bolt onto the back of the sub box without much of an issue. But I've decided to tidy up the amp anyway...
This is how it looked before...
Now there are four screws on the top that were just there for show, I had to butcher one to get it out!
This was the amp with the cover taken off...
I rubbed the cover down with 180grit sandpaper...
Now these are the screws that were in the top 'for show'
I've fillered them in, plan is to sand them down, paint them mat black and just put them in hand tight...
There were a few dinks in the top of the amp...
Now take note! Last years student card is great for fillering...
Fillered...
I put it on the radiator for an hour, took uit back outside, rubbed it down and gave it a coat of primer...
That was yesterday, this morning it has dried and looked like this...
I rubbed the primer down with 2000grit and wiped iut down with a MF cloth and some methelated spirits...
And put down the basecoat ready for a few more layers of metropolis blue and then a laqure
I'm hoping to create a system thats easilly removeable, but more on that in the next week or two
I have from my 406 a set of JBL GTO627 speakers, A Sony stereo, a Sub Zero SPLX Amp and an Infinity Sub.
Now the JBL speakjers are good, as are the stereo and the sub, but the Amp is abit of a paperweight but it'll do for running a sub.
I'm getting a sub box from Car Audio Direct, this is around 43cm long, my Amp is 39cm long so hopefully it will bolt onto the back of the sub box without much of an issue. But I've decided to tidy up the amp anyway...
This is how it looked before...
Now there are four screws on the top that were just there for show, I had to butcher one to get it out!
This was the amp with the cover taken off...
I rubbed the cover down with 180grit sandpaper...
Now these are the screws that were in the top 'for show'
I've fillered them in, plan is to sand them down, paint them mat black and just put them in hand tight...
There were a few dinks in the top of the amp...
Now take note! Last years student card is great for fillering...
Fillered...
I put it on the radiator for an hour, took uit back outside, rubbed it down and gave it a coat of primer...
That was yesterday, this morning it has dried and looked like this...
I rubbed the primer down with 2000grit and wiped iut down with a MF cloth and some methelated spirits...
And put down the basecoat ready for a few more layers of metropolis blue and then a laqure
I'm hoping to create a system thats easilly removeable, but more on that in the next week or two
Originally Posted by 3-12-2010
Right another pointless update...
Yesterday I give the amp cover a few more coats of colour...
Then today I gave it another coat of colour...
Then while waiting for that to dry I decided considering I can't shift the alloys I have, I'm goign to refurb them and stick them on the Focus...
Before...
Give them a quick clean and started putting some filler in the kerb marks...
Then by the time I did that the basecoat was tacky and I stuck a few coats of laqure on...
Also sanded down the screws that I filled and got them in primer...
Also the cover for the amp has to be slid back in through little gaps in the lid... it's going to be a tight squeeze I think...
Also I found a new lambda sensor with the plug on for Ł45 or without the plug for Ł35?? But they wanted to know the size of it... After jacking up the car... i realise dit was accessable from the top of the engine...
Yesterday I give the amp cover a few more coats of colour...
Then today I gave it another coat of colour...
Then while waiting for that to dry I decided considering I can't shift the alloys I have, I'm goign to refurb them and stick them on the Focus...
Before...
Give them a quick clean and started putting some filler in the kerb marks...
Then by the time I did that the basecoat was tacky and I stuck a few coats of laqure on...
Also sanded down the screws that I filled and got them in primer...
Also the cover for the amp has to be slid back in through little gaps in the lid... it's going to be a tight squeeze I think...
Also I found a new lambda sensor with the plug on for Ł45 or without the plug for Ł35?? But they wanted to know the size of it... After jacking up the car... i realise dit was accessable from the top of the engine
...
Originally Posted by 3-12-2010
Didn't realise I was going to get much else done today... So for another update 
After I primed the bolts I pushed them into the work bench and painted them matt black
Started sanding down the alloy...
Also decided to grind down the numbers on the alloy...
Anyway finished the amp, smeared some copper grease on the edges of the panel and slid it in with a little vibration...
Some of thescrews chipped which is annoying, so waiting until the Laquer has hardend and then going to remove them and maybe look at getting something else to replace them, or just paint them better
After I primed the bolts I pushed them into the work bench and painted them matt black
Started sanding down the alloy...
Also decided to grind down the numbers on the alloy...
Anyway finished the amp, smeared some copper grease on the edges of the panel and slid it in with a little vibration...
Some of thescrews chipped which is annoying, so waiting until the Laquer has hardend and then going to remove them and maybe look at getting something else to replace them, or just paint them better
Originally Posted by 5-12-2010
Right feeling allot better about this engine now
Noticed this morning when you switch the car on it blows light blue smoke for about 5-10 seconds, after that it goes back to the grey smoke that it always chucks out!
This tells me that the valve stems are slightly worn and letting some oil in while the engines switched off This is pretty good news, aslong as I keep an eye on it, it should be alright! When it does get bad it's easier to find a new head and have it rebuilt and stick it on.
The grey smoke I think is somehow down to the fueling, there are no other headgasket signs! The water level stays the same and the theres no mayo in the oil!
The oil I THINK has a petrol smell to it, though I'm not 100% sure. This could be down to the start/stop driving the cars had most of it's life (Current oil is about 6months/6k old) or the overfueling could be washing the bores. If it is washing the bores then I need to be worried, this means the oil is being diluted with petrol, also means that the oil burning is worse than I think as the petrol would be topping it up.
Other than that the oil is a nice colour and it's used this much oil in 484miles...
Also this is the colour my calipers are going...
Noticed this morning when you switch the car on it blows light blue smoke for about 5-10 seconds, after that it goes back to the grey smoke that it always chucks out!
This tells me that the valve stems are slightly worn and letting some oil in while the engines switched off This is pretty good news, aslong as I keep an eye on it, it should be alright! When it does get bad it's easier to find a new head and have it rebuilt and stick it on.
The grey smoke I think is somehow down to the fueling, there are no other headgasket signs! The water level stays the same and the theres no mayo in the oil!
The oil I THINK has a petrol smell to it, though I'm not 100% sure. This could be down to the start/stop driving the cars had most of it's life (Current oil is about 6months/6k old) or the overfueling could be washing the bores. If it is washing the bores then I need to be worried, this means the oil is being diluted with petrol, also means that the oil burning is worse than I think as the petrol would be topping it up.
Other than that the oil is a nice colour and it's used this much oil in 484miles...
Also this is the colour my calipers are going...
Originally Posted by 9-12-2010
Anyway I was getting fed up with having no CD player and really wanting my radio from the Pug... so I went to spares world and picked up a Sony stereo ont he cheap. It was an Ex Display refurbished model.
I brought it home and set about changing the radio over...
Love finding build dates
Put the blank in...
And put the new radio in which tunes straight to BBC Somerset?
Tha plan is to put this radio in the Peugeot and get my good sony radio back.
I then tested the sub box out for size...
I wanted to mount the amp straight on the back of the box but I had an issue...
If I mounted it straight on these it would short them out ??
So found some spacers
I put routed the cable nicley and put a hook on the box to hold it to the box...
Mounted the amp...
Fitted the sub...
And tried it out for size again
Chuffed to bits with it
Then brought it into the warm
I brought it home and set about changing the radio over...
Love finding build dates
Put the blank in...
And put the new radio in which tunes straight to BBC Somerset?
Tha plan is to put this radio in the Peugeot and get my good sony radio back.
I then tested the sub box out for size...
I wanted to mount the amp straight on the back of the box but I had an issue...
If I mounted it straight on these it would short them out ??
So found some spacers
I put routed the cable nicley and put a hook on the box to hold it to the box...
Mounted the amp...
Fitted the sub...
And tried it out for size again
Chuffed to bits with it
Then brought it into the warm
Originally Posted by 13-12-2010
Pulled the sparkplugs out and on one of them got greeted with this...
I shit myself for a split second then realised when I filled up with oil I got some in the spark plug gutter after my Dad scared me
After some oil dripped in the cylinder while I had the plug out I had to take the car for a thrash to clear the blue smoke screen
And got this done today too
Still got a few things to do but it works
I shit myself for a split second then realised when I filled up with oil I got some in the spark plug gutter after my Dad scared me
After some oil dripped in the cylinder while I had the plug out I had to take the car for a thrash to clear the blue smoke screen
And got this done today too
Still got a few things to do but it works
Today...
Right my Dad for christmas got me a lovely set of Piper fast road cams, but having a good thing about it there going to go back. The engine isn't in the greatest shape and I don't fancy rebuilding a new head etc etc, nor do I have the money to do so.
The money I get back will be going on getting cruise control fitted as I think I'l be doing a fair wack of motorway journeys this year and it'l be nice
Right last week I got some more goodies...
And today I cracked on with my track rod change...
Best tool in the world for changing track rods
Right while I was doing this I found play in the drivers side (O/S) inner track rod, so looks like I'm going to have to change that too. Not fancying it too much though
The new track rods have cured my 65mph+ vibration by about 70-80% BUT it is still there but this time it dies away about 90ish where before the vibration carried on and just got worse.
Hopeing the inner track rods will fix the rest of the vibration but not holding any hope.
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Anyone been watching the inbetweeners? This chap reminds me of of the charactor Jay Cartwright! ''When I was twelve I thrashed Lewis Hamilton to become National Karting Champion. Fact.'' Some mothers do 'av em!
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02-01-2011, 04:46 PM
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The 406's come with an FMIC standard.
Induction kit, played with turbo and got it from 16 to 18psi and upped the fueling to match.
Then started running it on cooking oil and advanced the pump slightly, upped the turbo to 22psi and upped the fueling again. Made the car much more driveable, had no more smoke than normal and I used to get a little dump from the intake every so often
1st gear was useless too, to make a quick start you'd have to pull off in 2nd and rape the clutch
I got 0-60 down from about 14s to a much nicer 10ish but even standard the Focus feels a little more nippy.
I loved the 406 and if I could find a nice example I'd have another at a click of a finger. Would love a nice diablo red estate dropped 30-40mm on eibachs with 206 GTi alloys. A 2.1TD engine with a 1.9TD fueling setup, would be my dream 406! Maybe sometime in the future, the Focus just dosen't suit me at all but it'l keep me going for a few years
02-01-2011, 06:01 PM
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Ar ive had a few zx volcanes and dturbos with bosch's, loads you can do to the bosch pump, did lots of pump tuning to my old 306 and fitted a k03 at 23psi, used to sit on vts's and r5 gt's, 2.1 engines aint needed for whats capable on the xud9, 170-180 is easily possible with a t25, but most people fit 11mm heads to the pumps but i dont see the point, your focus neeeeeeds coilovers lol
02-01-2011, 06:52 PM
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Ar ive had a few zx volcanes and dturbos with bosch's, loads you can do to the bosch pump, did lots of pump tuning to my old 306 and fitted a k03 at 23psi, used to sit on vts's and r5 gt's, 2.1 engines aint needed for whats capable on the xud9, 170-180 is easily possible with a t25, but most people fit 11mm heads to the pumps but i dont see the point, your focus neeeeeeds coilovers lol
Be like a petrol then At the moment it's just a case of tidying up to be honest. Just ordered two metropolis blue doors on ebay from scrappys, going to buy a few litres of paint. Got access to a gun and compressor and going to do a few panels.
Need to get a new bumper though.
Wondering weather to get a MK1 Bumper and smooth it?
Ooo and I've also got some prefaclift skirts comming like the one in the picture above
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Anyway to ignore the digging and to carry on...
Right hopefully with a bit of luck this weekend this lot will be fitted...
2 new droplinks,
2 New inner track rods,
Air Filter,
Oil filter,
Sump plug,
and some fresh oil
This also turned up today...
Lovely new O2 Sensor
I also recived a set of Focus MK1 Skirts...
And a door that is damaged and the wrong shade of metropolis blue. I've sent a ebay message to the seller saying item is not as described but he aint replied. Suppose I'm going to have to open a paypal dispute?
Hopeing to paint my calipers Sunday too
Oh... and what might this be
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sam i know why your engine light is on its the map or tmap sensor thats the issue. its located behind the alternator between the exhaust manifold pipes it looks like a maf sensor kind of. change that and the light will go out and you will get more power out of the car for sure. had a friend with a focus same engine as yours. change it and you will notice the difference
btw some tips.....
buy a new aux belt because you have to cut off the old one and you need a special tool to put the new one on. you can usually buy it with the belt.
i too hope youve grown up!
btw some tips.....
buy a new aux belt because you have to cut off the old one and you need a special tool to put the new one on. you can usually buy it with the belt.
i too hope youve grown up!
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Nice project fella.LOL at the peguot nacking a drive dhaft,theres a suprise.I love the mk1 focus.s there a good car.My dad has one which im using a lot at this time of year.
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there is a special tool for the belt for that engine which isnt a ford engine. the tool is for refitting the belt hence cutting the old one, the haynes says its to be cut. plus you may as well cut it and replace it i mean better safe than sorry and belts like that dont cost much
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I have a new O2 Sensor
Going to get a garage to change it though because I can't get the bloody thing to budge
On the other hand I tried to change my track rods today.
So I jacked the car up...
Got out my nice new Ł75 track rod removal tool imported freshly from America...
Removed the outer track rod, locknut and the boot...
Went to undo it...
And if you have a look closley you will notice there is nothing on the end of it to remove it
The new one looks like this...
You can see the hexed end to put a spanner or the tie rod removal tool on.
The standard one had nothing!
Got a stilsons on it, nothing.
Managed to get hold of my Mum's mates husband to works for Ford and he said post 2002 cars need to have the whole steering rack replaced Apparently his was Ł350 with his employees discount. Managed to find a new refurbed ones on Ebay for ~Ł100.
Oh and yeh, I reckon I've grown up anyway
Going to get a garage to change it though because I can't get the bloody thing to budge
On the other hand I tried to change my track rods today.
So I jacked the car up...
Got out my nice new Ł75 track rod removal tool imported freshly from America...
Removed the outer track rod, locknut and the boot...
Went to undo it...
And if you have a look closley you will notice there is nothing on the end of it to remove it
The new one looks like this...
You can see the hexed end to put a spanner or the tie rod removal tool on.
The standard one had nothing!
Got a stilsons on it, nothing.
Managed to get hold of my Mum's mates husband to works for Ford and he said post 2002 cars need to have the whole steering rack replaced
Apparently his was Ł350 with his employees discount. Managed to find a new refurbed ones on Ebay for ~Ł100.Oh and yeh, I reckon I've grown up anyway
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there is a special tool for the belt for that engine which isnt a ford engine. the tool is for refitting the belt hence cutting the old one, the haynes says its to be cut. plus you may as well cut it and replace it i mean better safe than sorry and belts like that dont cost much
I know the tranny vans need a tool to get the aux belt back on.
17-01-2011, 05:03 PM
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Are you sure.Im sure these aux belts a tensioner that you can put a spanner onto to tensioner and take the tension off and remove the belt.My wifes fiesta has a 1.25 16v engine which are similar to the 1.6 16v.I changed the aux belt on her car how i have mentioned above.
I know the tranny vans need a tool to get the aux belt back on.
I know the tranny vans need a tool to get the aux belt back on.
16-02-2011, 03:18 PM
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Little update, not too much. Finally got the tool to change my track rod so did that...
Old track rod...
Threadlock on the old one...
Fitted...
Decided to service the car while I was at it. I tried to take the oil filter off using one of these...
What a load of crap! Couldnt get a grip on the filter at all. In the end used these gloves to get it off...
They worked perfectly
Anyway while I was at it I decided I was fed up of squeely brakes so have a little tidy up.
Took them apart, got the pads out and give both sides a lick of paint...
The pads had some rough edges, so this was all filed away...
Before...
After...
Then greased up the sliders...
And the pins...
Greased up the pads...
And then stuck it all back together
Much tidier I think
Timing belt got changed, had a phonecall which went abit like this...
Dropped the car off at 8am for a timing belt.
8.30am I had a phonecall...
"Hey it's Gwyn, yeh your car was trying to commit scuicide"
"What you mean?"
"Well the camshaft pully is made of plastic and had a crack in it, as soon as I put a little bit of pressure on it, it collapsed and snapped"
"Niiiiiceeee"
Whos fecking idea was it to make a camshaft pully out of plastic? Jesus christ.
He gave me to pully and told me "Be Proud Of That"
Oh how I love my car.
On the other hand in relation to my EML.
Diagnostics show that the catalyst isnt being efficiant. The cat has only been on there a year after the old one started rattling. Bearing in mind the EML has been on for ~4 years I think the post cat sensor is knackered.
I have a spare front sensor, just need to find out of the front one will fit the back
Old track rod...
Threadlock on the old one...
Fitted...
Decided to service the car while I was at it. I tried to take the oil filter off using one of these...
What a load of crap! Couldnt get a grip on the filter at all. In the end used these gloves to get it off...
They worked perfectly
Anyway while I was at it I decided I was fed up of squeely brakes so have a little tidy up.
Took them apart, got the pads out and give both sides a lick of paint...
The pads had some rough edges, so this was all filed away...
Before...
After...
Then greased up the sliders...
And the pins...
Greased up the pads...
And then stuck it all back together
Much tidier I think
Timing belt got changed, had a phonecall which went abit like this...
Dropped the car off at 8am for a timing belt.
8.30am I had a phonecall...
"Hey it's Gwyn, yeh your car was trying to commit scuicide"
"What you mean?"
"Well the camshaft pully is made of plastic and had a crack in it, as soon as I put a little bit of pressure on it, it collapsed and snapped"
"Niiiiiceeee"
Whos fecking idea was it to make a camshaft pully out of plastic? Jesus christ.
He gave me to pully and told me "Be Proud Of That"
Oh how I love my car.
On the other hand in relation to my EML.
Diagnostics show that the catalyst isnt being efficiant. The cat has only been on there a year after the old one started rattling. Bearing in mind the EML has been on for ~4 years I think the post cat sensor is knackered.
I have a spare front sensor, just need to find out of the front one will fit the back
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