Hi, Guest
03-30-2012, 09:39 AM
UPDATE:
Clearly this engine has been totally disassembled and cobbled back together again.
Every fastener was marked with pink nail polish (pretty sure they don't come from the factory like that), but none were tightened back to the mark.
All but 2 of the cylinder head bolts were finger tight and one even was barely started into the thread. I took it out with my fingers.
All the pan bolts were just finger tight. All the valve cover bolts were just finger tight.
One of the camshaft gear bolts was just finger tight. The timing belt was extremely loose.
Every single cam bearing bolt was just finger tight or totally loose.
All the bolts holding the bottom half of the block to the upper half (don't even know the proper name - cradle maybe?) was totally loose or just finger tight.
There was even a piece of duct tape trapped between the head and the block.
Giving Topspeed the benefit of the doubt, clearly they shipped me the wrong block.
Clearly this engine has been totally disassembled and cobbled back together again.
Every fastener was marked with pink nail polish (pretty sure they don't come from the factory like that), but none were tightened back to the mark.
All but 2 of the cylinder head bolts were finger tight and one even was barely started into the thread. I took it out with my fingers.
All the pan bolts were just finger tight. All the valve cover bolts were just finger tight.
One of the camshaft gear bolts was just finger tight. The timing belt was extremely loose.
Every single cam bearing bolt was just finger tight or totally loose.
All the bolts holding the bottom half of the block to the upper half (don't even know the proper name - cradle maybe?) was totally loose or just finger tight.
There was even a piece of duct tape trapped between the head and the block.
Giving Topspeed the benefit of the doubt, clearly they shipped me the wrong block.
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2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P
2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway
New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come
* New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed *