Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Zetec Performance Difference Between Focus and Contour 96'

I got the motor for 150 bucks pulled which was pretty cheap considering being handed a motor without worrying about shipping, etc.

I'm basically doing the same parts for the same reason as you BP. I'm hoping to land the head as it would very sweet to have.

You probably already know this but... Have a machine shop check it out to make sure that nothing bad happened to it. You'll probably want to have it hot tanked/boiled to get off all of the old crud anyway.

I was lucky enough to get a new '96 Zetec for the same price. That's going to be my turbo motor. (I actually bought it for $500 but sold $350 worth of parts that I didn't need.)

Have you taken the oil pan off of your '96 Zetec yet? I'm hoping that there's oil squirters for the pistons. I heard that they got rid of them on the later model Focus Zetecs.

BP

Mmm just checked the motor and I believe it does not have oil squirters. How big of a hurdle is this going to be? Should I just sell what I have and go buy another motor? How would I be able to tell if the motor has them?

btw BP you have a pm in focaljet

I didn't know any zetec had oil squirters. But anyways, I don't think it's that big of a deal. In fact, I saw a high hp dsm engine with the oil squirters removed for some reason.

Actually your right Kremit. I somehow forgot that the newer zetez does not have oil squirters, why I don't know but I don't believe they are really needed from what I hear. The svt foci do have them tho and there are cgi WRC blocks that have the option of having them.

It's really not a hurdle. It just would have been nice for added insurance against detonation.

I thought from reading Mad Mole's Mondeo Madness that the Pre-98's had oil squirters. Maybe it was just the older CVH style engines.

BP