Finally got the silvertop 2.0 zetec out today due to low oil pressure, Took main bearing caps off and the bearings are scored aswell as the crank. Also measures sump depth and pickup, There is about a 1cm beween the pickup and bottom of the sump.

My question is, do i change it to a blacktop, it it worth the extra effort? has it got noticeable more power? Is the exhaust on the same side? will the engine mounts fit?

Regards Lee

Hi there i had a 1.8 silver-top nothing wrong with it but got a new crate zetec blacktop 2.0

im doing the change now its not the hardest thing in the world but if you could find a good 2ltr silvertop it would be straight swap ovisly so no changes at all!

I dought your notice the extra power a blacktop has , if there actually is any but i guess finding a good silvertop is the issue ..
i have my 1.8 still but ovisly you won't want to swap a 2ltr for that so i wount offer it you ...

cheers

Also

Exhaust is on same side , Same fitment

Engine mounts on mine are the same, but i heard somewhere some cant be used with both silvertop blacktop

I swapped from a 1993 silvertop to a 2003 blacktop.

More or less the same, intake and exhaust the same, only bit was the nearside engine mount needed fettling a bit, holes in different places. Nothing that wasn't sorted with the drill and welder.

Plus fabbing an idler for the belt as the water pumps go different ways. Also had to fab a new mount for the laternator but that was down to my layout and chassis spacings.

Good luck.
Steve

I have just swapped from a 2.0 silvertop to a 2.0 blacktop.
Both engine mounts bolted straight on and are in the same place
but i have had to fab a new alternator mount and idler pulley bracket.

Andy