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zetecs were designed to be a throw away item, rebuilding them is always a costly adventure.
bearings £100 Pistons £300-400ish oil seals £80 Cambelt £50 water pump £35 full gasket set £100 then machining £100 ish i ask why bother even after you have done all that you still have worn out cam gear rods etc etc. spend £650 get one with everything all new. there are two real options with zetecs buy an old one for 50p and run it until it goes bang then get another one for 50p and do the same again or buy a new one. if you are totally confident that the head is good then you could just buy a new short block but it seems like a lot of bother for an old engine.
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For me, getting VAT taken off the price of UK goods really helps take the sting out of the high shipping costs to the USA. I have had some items show up on my doorstep from the UK in less than a week. ( I never pay for speedy delivery) |
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They charge you, then they charge you for charging you and then they leavy a tax on that as the act of charging you and charging you for charging you has obviously added some value.
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I take on board all the comments lads. I wanted a pre 95 so I wouldn't have to bother with cat etc. I spent ages looking for one before this came up.
The deal for new zetecs thats often on the internet is amazing. Brand spanking new 2.0L with 140+ bhp for £700!!! But then I would have to fork out for ignition and injection systems and a cat. And then have to face stricter emmision tests. Mind you I might get a 12 Plate Or a 13 plate if it keeps soaking money up like this. Dunno what to do now.
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if your going to go down diffrent engine route i might be after a set of 2.0 silvertop cams |
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This is what i did and found an st170 engine in the scrappy with only 33k on the clock, by the time i sold the inlet manifold, starter motor etc it only owes me £200 (im still quite chuffed with this fact!) You couldnt rebuild an old zetec for that much |
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Not worth the expense, by the time you have added bearings and gaskets it will be close to GBS crate engine price.
I would buy another second hand one. |
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Seeing the engine Borers tomorrow. I'll make a decision after that. It's not looking good for this engine though.
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can i have the cams then
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I'm going to hang on to them Baz. Sorry.
The cheapest the engine guy can get pistons for is £75 each so that makes this engine scrap. I'm still going to hang on for a Zetec so I'll put the head and sump etc away until something turns up.
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