Zetec 1.8

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Comment by Adrian Southgate on October 1, 2015 at 21:45

Glad you sort of sorted it Dave, just got to get the 'stuck' bit swapped out now then.

Comment by Dave Price on October 1, 2015 at 21:10

I've sorted it! It would appear that by forcing the engine round I have stretched the timing belt. Took the exhaust manifold of watch how the exhaust valves were working, and saw none were stuck open. Cut the timing belt off, then slowly turned the crank, turned a treat, smooth as silk! Then turned each cam all turned a real treat. I guess may be the tensioner was seized and this stretched the belt through the first revolution.

Ade, the oil looked good. I think the water was just on the outside of the engine. The bit I saw in the inlet manifold was possibly some that must have landed there when I was blowing water out of the spark plug wells.

It is looking like a reasonable engine now

Comment by Adrian Southgate on October 1, 2015 at 18:04

I agree with Steve, deffo head off job just to be on the safe side. Did you try draining the sump oil and was there any water in it?

Comment by Steve Kerswell on October 1, 2015 at 14:38

I'd whip the head off Dave, sorry to be a pessimist. I would try different things if it was mine, remove the belts and see if the cams rock, beware of valve to piston etc. Then rock the crank to see if it's free, line up the marks, put on a belt and give it a heave, plugs out, oil in bores etc.

Comment by Dave Price on October 1, 2015 at 13:26

The water on the top is what was blow out of the spark plug wells.  Blown out by compressor and airline.  Still yet to establish what is cause the end to lock up.  It is not the inlet valves, so I am now looking at the exhaust valves