Ford EcoBlue engine reliability

[maingate]

My Mk 2 Cortina Estate disappeared one night (any key would open the door and the ignition). That same day we had a lot of snow which hung around for over a week. When it thawed my Brother in Law rang me up to say it was parked just down the street from his house.

 

[alcam]

I think that is why we had to keep fetching my dad's Cortina home from the same place in a nearby village on a Friday night, someone was using it as a free Taxi home

It wisnae me .
Unless your dad lived in Edinburgh?

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Kev, couple of the main reasons for liners is that they are replaceable rather than having to rebore the block and they can be made of a harder wearing material (usually a steel alloy) than the ci block.

I knew the reason for liners Chris. Everyone knows you need them to do a cruise, see RobMac

 

[barryd]

Yeah, not sure why that thought came into my head Kev.

I quite liked the Cavalier, I remember hiring one many years ago and thrashing the Hollyhocks off of it down the M1.

My girlfriend in the 80s had the 2 litre SRI cavalier. It seemed fast as f*ck back then. She would drive me and my mates all over in it to country pubs on the lash. The downside was she drove like the feckin Stig and it was utterly terrifying.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

You wouldn't want to get in with me then if a girl can scare you.

 

[alcam]

You wouldn't want to get in with me then if a girl can scare you.

He probably would . Notorious double adapter

 

[bartman]

Common phrase employing the word 'bargepole' comes to mind!

And also somebody else's bargepole in case it gets contaminated.
Ah I remember the excellent 2 litre TDCI engine in my good old Mondeo. Went almost twice round the clock. I also read that the 2 litre Peugeot Hdi engine in my motorhome is essentially the same Ford engine under licence. Unfortunately unlike the chain cam in the Mondeo it has a belt driven cam, but at least not one that goes through the sump on its journey!

 

[TeamRienza]

My mechanic shocked and stunned a casual customer who brought his status symbol Jaguar in for some work.
It was pointed out that the engine Jaguar was using was a Ford engine and to rub salt in the wounds it was a Transit engine.
Not a happy man.

Davy

 

[davef]

In the 70s I had a mk1 Cortina estate. One day I dived quickly into a shop to get something leaving 4 year old son in the car. Came out to find the car trying to start lurching forward - I had left it in gear with handbrake on and taken the ignition key out. Son was grinning as he twisted a screwdriver in the ignition - luckily it didn't start!

 

[YeoBlade]

In the 70s I had a mk1 Cortina estate. One day I dived quickly into a shop to get something leaving 4 year old son in the car. Came out to find the car trying to start lurching forward - I had left it in gear with handbrake on and taken the ignition key out. Son was grinning as he twisted a screwdriver in the ignition - luckily it didn't start!

Wow! At 4 . What does he do for a living now

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Car repossession.

 

[YeoBlade]

Car repossession.

Thought I knew him!

 

[alcam]

Wow! At 4 . What does he do for a living now

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