Hi all, there is a lot of talk regarding contacting Ford to age your engine. Is this still needed if you have the original cars V5, stating the engine number etc. I have used the engine number, after the chassis number, on my vin, as per the original. atb Chippy

Probably depends on your tester but strictly speaking - yes. The powers that be are slowly becoming aware of 2.3L Duratec Powered Mk II Escorts are not powered by 1970's engines...

Note - I have not been through an SVA test so could be talking b@ll@cks

[Edited on 27/4/06 by stevebubs]

Hijack!

Urm, i was looking for my v5 last night and couldnt find it, assuming it doesnt magically appear from the ether before SVA date, what will the consequences be?

Can I point the tester at the block and he'll go wow, thats an old crossflow, which wasnt manufactured after X date, or will he not care and make me pass all sorts of emmisions wierdness?

If so, what are my options?

cheers


David

Write a nice polite letter to Ford (someone here must have the address, or I could find it tonight) and they'll send you a letter in return. I got mine about a week after writing.

All you need to tell them is the engine number, which is stamped on a lug at the top of the block.

My tester did look at the letter, although he did recognise that it was an old X-flow. Theoretically though, you could still make a new X-flow, as Burton Power will sell you almost all of the parts - if you've got £10,000 or so...

David

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Originally posted by David Jenkins
Theoretically though, you could still make a new X-flow, as Burton Power will sell you almost all of the parts - if you've got £10,000 or so...

David

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If the engine on the V5 is of the same era as the vehicle on the V5, that will suffice for SVA engine age. As has been stated, a V5 for an Escort with a Zetec etc in will not.
If yours is a Sierra donor with pretty much any Ford Pinto / V6, the V5 will do.

Marcus

Just take a copy of the Burtons catalogue and show him the engine age table in there. He'll mutter something about the engine number being difficault to see and everything will be fine.

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Originally posted by 02GF74

do they make the block? I know they sell aluminium x-flow cylinder heads.; the rest you can buy new.

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Why build an old crossflow when Ford sell short zetec motors brand new for under a grand?? Cant understand it. Easy route to a new current reg surely??

For me, the crossflow is a traditionalist thing, as is the size of a book chassis. They're simple to build and maintain, parts are all still available, and they produce enough power for me.
If I were building a track car, it wouldn't be a Locost, but a Fury / Phoenix etc with a Zetec on throttle bodies.
There's something about the sound of a crossflow too.

Marcus