Top end rebuild on my Escort Cossie (update 29/06)
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Originally Posted by rstoughy
After a discussion tonight with Carolyn i think i might move the escort on in the next couple of months. I just dont seem to like it as much as i liked my silver Saff
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OK,
Long overdue update. As some of you will know i have been having some running problems with a missfire on boost. I have replaced just about everything working from the cheapest upwards.
All the usual things have been done,
Sensors
Dist Cap
Rotor Arm
Plugs
Leads
Coil
Ect Ect
After checking the Voltages at the ECU everything seemed fine so i removed the rear bumper to get into the Fuel pump wiring and check everything out there. What i found was not pretty and i was very lucky not to have wrecked another engine.
I cut the plug out and cut back the wires to find clean cable and soldered in some fresh wire and gave the car a blast. No change missfire still there.
I decided that i would order up a Hi-Flow fuel pump and fit that just to eliminate the pump as well.
Ordered it up last week and on Thurs night decided to get the car up in the air and soak the tank strap bolts ready for removal.
This is what i found,
Braided hose from the pump to the filter indicating that it already has an uprated pump fitted
Decided that i would go ahead and remove the filter and tank anyway and replace the pump as it has been paid for.
Filter looks like its not been changed for a long time so fingers crossed it might be the problem.
Dropped the tank down and drained out the 1/2 tank of fuel
Removed the pump and found it was a 033 which is good as ive ordered up a 023 so i am upgrading
pump is wraped in foam like stuff but it fell apart while i was removing it, anyone know what its there for? i'm guessing for noise but not 100% sure
Long overdue update. As some of you will know i have been having some running problems with a missfire on boost. I have replaced just about everything working from the cheapest upwards.
All the usual things have been done,
Sensors
Dist Cap
Rotor Arm
Plugs
Leads
Coil
Ect Ect
After checking the Voltages at the ECU everything seemed fine so i removed the rear bumper to get into the Fuel pump wiring and check everything out there. What i found was not pretty and i was very lucky not to have wrecked another engine.
I cut the plug out and cut back the wires to find clean cable and soldered in some fresh wire and gave the car a blast. No change missfire still there.
I decided that i would order up a Hi-Flow fuel pump and fit that just to eliminate the pump as well.
Ordered it up last week and on Thurs night decided to get the car up in the air and soak the tank strap bolts ready for removal.
This is what i found,
Braided hose from the pump to the filter indicating that it already has an uprated pump fitted
Decided that i would go ahead and remove the filter and tank anyway and replace the pump as it has been paid for.
Filter looks like its not been changed for a long time so fingers crossed it might be the problem.
Dropped the tank down and drained out the 1/2 tank of fuel
Removed the pump and found it was a 033 which is good as ive ordered up a 023 so i am upgrading
pump is wraped in foam like stuff but it fell apart while i was removing it, anyone know what its there for? i'm guessing for noise but not 100% sure
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was the fuel that came out of the tank ok? sounds like a very similar problem to what i've just been through! the fuel at the bottom of my tank was RANK.
hopefully the new bits tomorrow will fix it
hopefully the new bits tomorrow will fix it
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New pump and fitting kit arrived today. Thanks Phil (Bosch-Man)
Spent a couple of hours tonight waxoiling up in where the tank sits and around the rear end so i will get everything fitted up tomorrow night
Spent a couple of hours tonight waxoiling up in where the tank sits and around the rear end so i will get everything fitted up tomorrow night
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Hunter,
looks like its just been forgotten about @ every service
New one fitted and the tank is bolted and plummed in so i will get the fuel back in over the weekend and give it a try
looks like its just been forgotten about @ every service
New one fitted and the tank is bolted and plummed in so i will get the fuel back in over the weekend and give it a try
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Originally Posted by StickerPaul
Hope the new fuel filter sorts the problem out Paul.
Keep up the good work.
Keep up the good work.
like i said i will give it a burn over the weekend so fingers crossed
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Nice to see your progressing, hope you get it all sorted out asap.
My car is in the bodyshop justnow getting a tidy up as we speak, i was wandering if i could pop round sometime and chat about that engine i was needing a hand with, as i'll be ready to take the head off etc... quite soon.
My car is in the bodyshop justnow getting a tidy up as we speak, i was wandering if i could pop round sometime and chat about that engine i was needing a hand with, as i'll be ready to take the head off etc... quite soon.
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Geesh! You been standing about that Capri's too long........I thought it be running by now!! lol!
I'd hope that that will have it sorted, esp after the Chop marlarky with the filter & tank.
If your still wanting shot of the Escort, my m8 is looking for one.....! Heading up to Sunnyhill over the weekend at some point to test drive one.
I'd hope that that will have it sorted, esp after the Chop marlarky with the filter & tank.
If your still wanting shot of the Escort, my m8 is looking for one.....! Heading up to Sunnyhill over the weekend at some point to test drive one.
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Robin / Martin,
Took it out last weekend just after i got home from the Capri Club day and no change, missfire is still there
Spoke to Ahmed this week so have some odds and ends coming from him and also pushing the sparkie to get my loom done so hopefully this will sort it out
Robin,
I have been told by Ahmed that once its running right i will like it (alot) so i need to keep it untill then at least. Someone else tried to get me to part with it tonight as well you know who you are
Will keep the post updated as things progress
Cheers.
Took it out last weekend just after i got home from the Capri Club day and no change, missfire is still there
Spoke to Ahmed this week so have some odds and ends coming from him and also pushing the sparkie to get my loom done so hopefully this will sort it out
If your still wanting shot of the Escort, my m8 is looking for one.....! Heading up to Sunnyhill over the weekend at some point to test drive one.
I have been told by Ahmed that once its running right i will like it (alot) so i need to keep it untill then at least. Someone else tried to get me to part with it tonight as well you know who you are
Will keep the post updated as things progress
Cheers.
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Originally Posted by rstoughy
New pump all fitted up and now in the tank, will get it bolted up over the weekend
Did you have to drill the hole for that yourself? I take it you have to aeroquip that up to the filter then............. Joy
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Kenny,
Latest is i'm waiting on Andy to do the loom and waiting for some more parts to arrive
Just cant be bothered with it at the moment seriously thinking of getting rid soon.
Latest is i'm waiting on Andy to do the loom and waiting for some more parts to arrive
Just cant be bothered with it at the moment seriously thinking of getting rid soon.
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Update
Picked up my new parts from Ahmed today and have just got off the phone to him so i will get them fitted tonight and see what happens. Hopefully it will solve the problem
Picked up my new parts from Ahmed today and have just got off the phone to him so i will get them fitted tonight and see what happens. Hopefully it will solve the problem
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Thank Łuck!!!!!
New board ect fitted and no sign of a missfire
Looks like it might have been the chip all along.
Car is only boosting to 14psi and dropping back to around 10 so i think i need to wind up the actuator a bit
Looks like i will have to MOT it now.
New board ect fitted and no sign of a missfire
Looks like it might have been the chip all along.
Car is only boosting to 14psi and dropping back to around 10 so i think i need to wind up the actuator a bit
Looks like i will have to MOT it now.
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Originally Posted by C1ARK
thanks for the run Paul
Originally Posted by C1ARK
cant believe you just put here back in the garage would of wound that actuator up and went for a big run
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The idle is still a little up and down but there is no sign of the stutter it used to have. I'm putting that down to the plug gaps as they have been gapped all over the place to try and get the thing to run right. Will spend a bit of time on it at the weekend and get them gapped properly again.
If theres anything i can do to help with yours just shout. I have odds and ends of sensors kicking around if needed
If theres anything i can do to help with yours just shout. I have odds and ends of sensors kicking around if needed
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Originally Posted by StickerPaul
MINT
That would look so nice on your RL7's Paul
That would look so nice on your RL7's Paul
If i thought there was even a chance of them fitting then id have them on but at the moment the only non original pannel on the car is the N/S door so i dont want to be cutting away the arches and stuff.
Plans for it at the moment are to bleed the brakes to try and get some pedal back and get a decent head unit in it.