zetec differences PLEASE help

[ezspoolin]

i really need to know this so any help will be greatly appreciated


can someone educate me in the differences between zetec in the escort, focus, and contours

i have a focus and need to swap for different motor, well we have very few foci and quiet a few contours and escorts

so if anyone could take a pic of a contour zetec out of a car that way i can see the differences, between them, i think the mounts are the biggest differences

any help would be great

[striker2]

i have some pics in this thread here. (http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showthread.php?t=14039)

If you need any more pics just ask and i can get them as i still have an engine on the stand.

[AliasJerk]

you are best off going with another Focus Zetec, those were the best of the the Zetec. Family, plus your motor doesnt have VCT. the Escort ZX2 had a zetec, but it was a VCT zetec, same thing with the contours, they were also a VCT zetec.

Plus the Focus zetec is pretty readily avalible, shouldnt be too difficult to find.

[Big Daddy Kane]

What is your location?

[striker2]

you are best off going with another Focus Zetec, those were the best of the the Zetec. Family, plus your motor doesnt have VCT. the Escort ZX2 had a zetec, but it was a VCT zetec, same thing with the contours, they were also a VCT zetec.

Plus the Focus zetec is pretty readily avalible, shouldnt be too difficult to find.
IMHO the pre98 "silvertop" zetecs were/are the best. they are by far the stoutest factory zetec block avaiable. the main bearing journals are actually bigger than the billet ones avaiable for the focus :crazy: they are also easy to find and you can use focus rods, pistons, and bearings for a rebuild.

[Big Daddy Kane]

Europe (and I believe early 95 Contours) had a Zetec that said something like "DOHC 16V" in block letters on the valve cover instead of the styled "16V Zetec" we're used to.

I wonder if there's anything different other than the valve cover...

http://www.zetecinside.com/xr2/pictures/register/stephan/zetec9.jpg

[striker2]

there is no difference between 95 and the 96-97 engines other than valve cover lettering and some of the sensor connectors.

[ezspoolin]

i am in utah

and well i actually have a pos spi, but they are WAY to expensive
so why not just swap the the zetec? its a better motor theres more aftermarket support and they are easy to find everywhere else, so there is a jyard with a contour here with a nice low mileage zetec

so tats where i am at, oh and btw you guys are a MUCH lrger help than any of the focus guys

[ezspoolin]

i have some pics in this thread here. (http://www.contour.org/ceg-vb/showthread.php?t=14039)

If you need any more pics just ask and i can get them as i still have an engine on the stand.

pics of the mounts and mounting points on the block would be great

thanks for the help

[MScotts]

There's a thread currently running over on MEG regarding fitting a Mondeo 'silvertop' to an Escort. The comments after the OP provides the differences and what would need doing, albeit the other way around lol.

http://www.fordmondeo.org/forum/showtopic.php?tid/758966/