Bit like a fisherman I have caught a 'big one'. Hauled the engine & box out of the Mondeo during the Saturday afternoon gale. Was getting a bit exciting at one point as I tried to control the flapping bonnet (I know, should have taken it off) whilst trying to haul out the engine. Next step is to seperate engine and box and get rid of the shell of the Mondeo, then I can really start getting one with it.
One bit of good news is I sold a couple of pieces off the Mondeo and got another £32....currently I have a better than free engine. All I have to do now is fit it!
Monday, 19 January 2009
Sunday, 11 January 2009
Getting there....
Well, did have some good news.....sold a whole lot of spares + the wheels to a guy at work.....and recovered a big chunk of my outlay so the engine is now quite cheap.
On the downside it is becoming more hassle than probably worth getting a whole car just to take the engine from...should have just got an engine on its own. Regardless, I have removed a lot of ancillaries, drained down the coolant, etc, so hopefully either one night this week or next weekend will see the Zetec lump released from the engine bay.
On the downside it is becoming more hassle than probably worth getting a whole car just to take the engine from...should have just got an engine on its own. Regardless, I have removed a lot of ancillaries, drained down the coolant, etc, so hopefully either one night this week or next weekend will see the Zetec lump released from the engine bay.
Sunday, 4 January 2009
Free petrol!
Well started on dismantling the Mondeo yesterday, despite the negative temperature. Removed most of the front end lights/grill/etc ready for resale, and also drained most of the fuel out of it - nearly 50 litres!!! So that is about £40 credit to the running total! Rigged up an ingenious (well I thought so) system to pump it out via the fuel rail straight into a can. Also noticed the aircon pipes run across the gearbox so will either have to work round it when I lift out the engine or there may be a small hole in the ozone above my house......
Good run out today with the Apple County Kits guys - despite having to take a 15 mile diversion to get to the pub despite being only a mile from it! Roads were slippery and I was terrifying myself and other road users with locking wheels as soon as I touched the brake - the servo assistance was giving a bit too much power. Have done some internet research and find I can fit the master cylinder direct to the pedal which will solve the above problem and also assist with clearance for the induction system.
Good run out today with the Apple County Kits guys - despite having to take a 15 mile diversion to get to the pub despite being only a mile from it! Roads were slippery and I was terrifying myself and other road users with locking wheels as soon as I touched the brake - the servo assistance was giving a bit too much power. Have done some internet research and find I can fit the master cylinder direct to the pedal which will solve the above problem and also assist with clearance for the induction system.
Friday, 2 January 2009
Change of direction
Happy new year to all.
Well, plan A to use the original Ford ECU appears to have been shelved. Looking at the massive number of inputs/outputs to the ECU means there is going to be a big risk the engine will not run correctly once in the 2B. A bit of internet research has thrown up the Megasquirt ECU which can be brought for about £300 fully built and tested, and is mappable via a laptop.
Subject to anymore change in plans the Mondeo should be stripped out this weekend. Hopefully!
Well, plan A to use the original Ford ECU appears to have been shelved. Looking at the massive number of inputs/outputs to the ECU means there is going to be a big risk the engine will not run correctly once in the 2B. A bit of internet research has thrown up the Megasquirt ECU which can be brought for about £300 fully built and tested, and is mappable via a laptop.
Subject to anymore change in plans the Mondeo should be stripped out this weekend. Hopefully!
Monday, 29 December 2008
Plan A....
Well, along with my sparky talented mate, I have come up with a plan. The ECU is the biggest challenge & concern, so the plot is to muck with the electrics whilst the Mondeo is a runner, cutting wires to the ECU one by one for the systems we do not need - aircon, power steering, etc - to see what, if any effect they have on the running of the engine. Probably going to do this new years day....
Saturday, 27 December 2008
If all else fails, read the manual
Invested in a Haynes Manual today, mainly as I wanted to understand the electrics side of the engine a bit more (I am more of a carb and points man, myself) before I started ripping apart too much and mucked something up.
Looking throught the various elements of the ECU, the main areas where there are going to be challenges are the vehicle speed sensor (heard if not fitted engine will shut down on overrun) and the exhaust gas recirculation system (EGR) which is a load of emmissions stuff which recycles bits round the engine and back to the fuel tank and inlet. Bulky and power sapping.
The good news came when I looked under the bonnet and noticed all the stuff for the EGR was missing....looks like it isn't fitted to this engine (later black top Zetec-E). The Haynes manual is a little annoying as it is all about the silver top engine which was fitted up to April 1998....seems to assume this one is the same which was in this shape Mondeo up to September 2000. On first inspection noticed things like the power steering reservoir is in a different postion (as should be in the way of the ECU). My car is a late 2000 so assuming there is nothing nasty in place of the EGR stuff I may have struck gold.
Looking throught the various elements of the ECU, the main areas where there are going to be challenges are the vehicle speed sensor (heard if not fitted engine will shut down on overrun) and the exhaust gas recirculation system (EGR) which is a load of emmissions stuff which recycles bits round the engine and back to the fuel tank and inlet. Bulky and power sapping.
The good news came when I looked under the bonnet and noticed all the stuff for the EGR was missing....looks like it isn't fitted to this engine (later black top Zetec-E). The Haynes manual is a little annoying as it is all about the silver top engine which was fitted up to April 1998....seems to assume this one is the same which was in this shape Mondeo up to September 2000. On first inspection noticed things like the power steering reservoir is in a different postion (as should be in the way of the ECU). My car is a late 2000 so assuming there is nothing nasty in place of the EGR stuff I may have struck gold.
Friday, 26 December 2008
The beginning..
Well the Pinto in my 2B continually refuses to start on demand, and is sounding a little tired, so I am doing the logical thing (I think) and upgrading to a 2.0 Zetec conversion.
The idea of this blog is to assist others doing the same conversion, and also to acquire help from others along the way!
This is the Mondeo I have brought....!
The idea of this blog is to assist others doing the same conversion, and also to acquire help from others along the way!
This is the Mondeo I have brought....!
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