That’s why I was so gutted yesterday, been burnt before. Thank the lord this one had a different ending.

Here is the patient after a little clean =)

9 minutes ago, RoomsterRay said:

Here is the patient after a little clean =)

 

Congrats, it's hideous but looks clean, I only like the Fabia I and the Yeti, everything else looks ugly to me.

4 minutes ago, sepulchrave said:

 

Congrats, it's hideous but looks clean, I only like the Fabia I and the Yeti, everything else looks ugly to me.

Thanks I think lol.

my missus had one before me, when she got it I thought it looked like ****, but it grew on me, and needed something with a lot of space, and this has loads of room in the boot, they deffo grow on you.

Edited 13 February, 20197 yr by RoomsterRay

1 hour ago, bigjohn said:

Ford Capri 2.0 Pinto (fortunately valves missed , just replaced belt and all was OK)

 

 

The Ford Pinto engine was designed so that the pistons can't hit the valves if the timing belt breaks.

That's a smart looking Roomster 

2 minutes ago, TMB said:

 

The Ford Pinto engine was designed so that the pistons can't hit the valves if the timing belt breaks.

 

Indeed - I rather tested this! 

 

Was told later there was a high lift cam version fitted into a sporty Cortina  GT with a 4 into 2 into1 gas floweed exhaust where the valves DID hit if the cam belt failed.

 

 

1 minute ago, bigjohn said:

Was told later there was a high lift cam version fitted into a sporty Cortina  GT with a 4 into 2 into1 gas floweed exhaust where the valves DID hit if the cam belt failed.

 

 

 

Nasty.

53 minutes ago, RoomsterRay said:

Here is the patient after a little clean =)

 

Yay - I missed the post where you mentioned all was well. 

 

Car looks in great nick and at 63k miles a 1.9pd is not even run in and it should tug the Roomster along well!

 

Enjoy, just give it regular oil changes and make sure you use the correct oil (anti foaming to drive the unit injectors). 

 

My last car had this engine and is still going strong under new ownership after 215k miles.

 

 

 

7 minutes ago, TMB said:

That's a smart looking Roomster 

Thank you very much TMB =)

5 minutes ago, bigjohn said:

 

Indeed - I rather tested this! 

 

Was told later there was a high lift cam version fitted into a sporty Cortina  GT with a 4 into 2 into1 gas floweed exhaust where the valves DID hit if the cam belt failed.

 

 

 

Nah, the only difference was the twin choke carb on the GT, same as the RS2000.

 

The 1600 pinto could get tangled up.

9 minutes ago, bigjohn said:

 

Yay - I missed the post where you mentioned all was well. 

 

Car looks in great nick and at 63k miles a 1.9pd is not even run in and it should tug the Roomster along well!

 

Enjoy, just give it regular oil changes and make sure you use the correct oil (anti foaming to drive the unit injectors). 

 

My last car had this engine and is still going strong under new ownership after 215k miles.

 

 

 

Thank you bigJohn, yes will stick to the recommended oil change now I’m on top of it all. Just had it serviced with Castrol Edge Turbo Diesel and all the filters changed. 

Yea it pulls well.

215k miles? That’s impressive, what’s your secret?

My father in law had a Passat, bought it with about 140k,  think it finally gave up at about 385k (maybe a little more) after he drove through a puddle.

 

and you know what his secret was? He never changed any filters, oil or the cambelt, did a lot of miles daily though, true story.

Edited 13 February, 20197 yr by RoomsterRay

18 minutes ago, sepulchrave said:

 

Nah, the only difference was the twin choke carb on the GT, same as the RS2000.

 

The 1600 pinto could get tangled up.

 

Probably was the 1600 in question - I replaced a failed MKIV 1.6 failed engine (dreaded oil pump hex shaft rounding issue!) with one out of a scrap MKIII GT which had have the fancy exhaust manifold that was standard on GT's (didn't transfer as it would have exhaust fitment issues). Never took the head off though. I did fit the progressive Weber twin choke carb and manifold  as it was way better than the horrible Ford single choke version. Car ran well but the Cortina body turned to dust after a few years.

 

Think all GT Cortinas had a 4>2>1 exhaust - even the MKI 1.5GT (pre crossflow)

 

 

My Capri was a 2.0 Auto Ghia - wish I owned it now as they seem to be worth a fortune!

 

Edited 13 February, 20197 yr by bigjohn

14 minutes ago, sepulchrave said:

The 1600 pinto could get tangled up.

 

Yes I stand corrected. It was only the 2.0 that was safe.

32 minutes ago, RoomsterRay said:

Thank you bigJohn, yes will stick to the recommended oil change now I’m on top of it all. Just had it serviced with Castrol Edge Turbo Diesel and all the filters changed. 

Yea it pulls well.

215k miles? That’s impressive, what’s your secret?

My father in law had a Passat, bought it with about 140k,  think it finally gave up at about 385k (maybe a little more) after he drove through a puddle.

 

and you know what his secret was? He never changed any filters, oil or the cambelt, did a lot of miles daily though, true story.

 

No secret - regular oil changes and good servicing and possibly some luck. Keep an eye on the vacuum pipes (hard and soft) that operate the EGR, Turbo variable vanes and anti shudder valve. Also don't "baby" the engine too much so the you keep the variable vanes er "varying".  I never had a variable vane issue but I did have one of the small hard vacuum pipes rub through with vibration (easy fix though).  

[EDIT] If you ever have what seems like an injector issue or it drops a cylinder replace the injector wiring loom first. Mine is still OK but it is a know fail as the wiring sits in hot oil and eventually has issues.

 

Enjoy...

 

 

Mine was in a 2003 Superb I 100pd.  I owned it from 18 months old for about 10 years. Even now under new ownership it is still on its original battery, exhuast and clutch.  Was showing some signs of rust though unlike my (well my sons now) 2001 Octavia owned from new.

 

I know my way round body work, welding  and rust proofing as I used to restore and build(etype replica) cars but I've decided I'm to old to be bothered these days! Superb didn't need any welding but things like wheel arches, sills and strangely the boot lid around number plate lights were starting to show some signs of decay.

 

Edited 13 February, 20197 yr by bigjohn

14 minutes ago, bigjohn said:

 

No secret - regular oil changes and good servicing and possibl some luck. Keep an eye on the vacuum pipes (hard and soft) that operate the EGR, Turbo variable vanes and anti shudder valve. Also don't "baby" the engine too much so the you keep the variable vanes er "varying".  I never had a variable vane issue but I did have one of the small hard vacuum pipes rub through with vibration (easy fix though). 

 

Enjoy...

 

 

Mine was in a 2003 Superb I 100pd.  I owned it from 18 months old for about 10 years. Even now under new ownership it is still on its original battery, exhuast and clutch.  Was showing some signs of rust though unlike my (well my sons now) 2001 Octavia owned from new.

 

I know my way round body work, welding  and rust proofing as I used to restore and build(etype replica) cars but I've decided I'm to old to be bothered these days! Superb didn't need any welding but things like wheel arches, sills and strangely the boot lid around number plate lights were starting to show some signs of decay.

 

So what are you saying there John, give her a good thrashing once in a while?

Edited 13 February, 20197 yr by RoomsterRay

3 minutes ago, RoomsterRay said:

So what are you saying there John, give her a good thrashing once in a while?

 

Yup - jut give the turbo something to do!

 

Should be economical in a Roomster - even my Superb barge did 50mpg+

 

Edited 13 February, 20197 yr by bigjohn

8 minutes ago, bigjohn said:

 

Yup - jut give the turbo something to do!

 

Should be economical in a Roomster - even my Superb barge did 50mpg+

 

Always been a VW man, have owned exclusively VWs but my last car for no particular reason was a Ford Focus 1.6 tdci, got a years trouble free motoring from her to be fair.

but never had any attachment to it, but have noticed the Skoda compared will cruise along happily in fifth even at around 30 mph, not something the Ford would be happy with, would have to drop into third to pick the power back up.

also the Skoda even at 70mph, put your foot down and there is a nice boost, again compared to the Ford any speed was got from gradual build up.

punchy little engine, impressed with it so far, but don’t really know it well yet.

Edited 13 February, 20197 yr by RoomsterRay

21 minutes ago, bigjohn said:

….and strangely the boot lid around number plate lights were starting to show some signs of decay.

 

 

My Fabia is going there. Seems quite common with them.