IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING GETTING THIS TRANSIT BACK UP AND RUNNING!!! BUT ITS ALIVE........

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baz meredith 🤙

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@martyntemple1487 5 ай бұрын

A north/south engine with a simple dry belt. Heaven!

@garethjones8047 5 ай бұрын

When I was a Mechanic I used to love doing timing belts on these. So easy to work on, and great long lasting engines

@Nelson1234 5 ай бұрын

God I forgot about the dreaded plastic clutch ratchet Baz thanks for reminding me thats where I learnt a lot of new swear words

@Gneeznow 6 ай бұрын

The sound of that transit engines brings back some memories, in Ireland the Gardai used to use them as patrol vans and when we were teenagers our ears were tuned perfectly to detect a transit diesel approaching because we'd be hanging around and up to no good, normal teenager stuff 😂 the cops could never sneak up on us because you'd hear this engine coming a mile away

@bazmeredith 6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@cahilla54 6 ай бұрын

I’m 26 now. I’m probably the last generation to actually remember these being in service by the Gardai. They may as well have had a megaphone announcing that they were coming

@MP-po6fj 2 ай бұрын

We did repairs to 12 of these for a courier company some where so worn out and others were decent and newer. But none of them lay down. The famous straight D. 2. 5 bannana engine

@TheWatchman1893 Ай бұрын

Real joy on start-up, Now thats a singer sewing machine right there

@carlsiddorn3340 6 ай бұрын

O wow I remember doing belts on them 30 years ago still got the locking tools in my box still better than the new rubbish

@waynebrinkley6284 5 ай бұрын

Great bit of old school, not a scan tool in sight 😂. Love it Baz, great job. 🤙

@simonbailey2151 6 ай бұрын

Awesome work as always, Baz. I have to say it sounded more like a Massey-Ferguson sewing machine than a Singer one, but she runs.

@Jcrevo 5 ай бұрын

That noise …I’ll never forget we had an old smiley with a trailer on the back and we used to pull it in and out of the unit everyday with an old Granada Scorpio estate 2.9 efi on the back 😂

@ginobragoli1448 5 ай бұрын

Not cheap those diesel pumps! Well done another one kept on the road.

@mikeberry304 6 ай бұрын

My mate fixes loads of 2.5 DI transits , mainly ice cream vans , he has loads of spares for them , he's got one in now , both rear springs snapped , and flicked up and battered the floor on both sides , out with the black tape on the dash like the old days , I've still got my timing kit for them , don't we love those 20 foot alternator belts 😂😂😂, single wire solenoid valves , those were the days , good old mechanical systems ❤😂👍

@leesmall9684 5 ай бұрын

Used to get a good bonus on those timing belts. Didn’t have to take the front end off and could do them in about 15min.

@kevwatson3661 5 ай бұрын

As you were saying Baz , different style video , no radios 📻/phones /colleagues around .. slightly more relaxed ☺️, though how you generally keep calm , is honestly beyond me at times 😁. Had old Rover M reg diesel with PSA Lucas CAV pump which eventually failed at 150k. Wish you had been doing videos 10 years ago , definitely would have attempted replacing it .

@MP-po6fj 2 ай бұрын

Lol love the videos me dad always said Running like a bird. Your words Look at that Running like a little singer sewing machine Ex VW ford dealer tech 95 to 2010. Love the channel and all the videos pal. Great expert motor tech and fussy too Well done

@GhostLead65 6 ай бұрын

Great job Baz.The good old days of simplicity.

@pete3042 5 ай бұрын

Nice one think I'll be doing one of these shortly, current symptoms are it cuts out and goes into limp mode, so mechanical pump looks like the way to go

@sparky5916 5 ай бұрын

U can do it mate!!!Ha ha piece of cake!!

@sammytheseal2307 6 ай бұрын

Haha, the clutch pedal quadrant. Those were the days. A nice idea in theory, if only it actually worked 😂

@tonyr1963 5 ай бұрын

Hi Baz. That Di takes me back. Started serving my time in 1980 and went on to spend ten years in the motor trade. Finished up at a vehicle hire company in Newcastle Upon Tyne. They had a mostly ‘Ford’ fleet. Everything from Fiesta’s up to a couple of Cargo 7.5 tonner’s. The clutch quadrant was a doddle in the Transit compared to doing one in a Fiesta or Orion. Lying upside down in the footwell. Doing it mostly by feel as your hands and arms would get in the way of seeing 🤦‍♂️😂 Loved the 2.5Di in the Transit: easy to work on and reliable as the day is long. Thanks for the memories Baz, and keep the content coming mate. I wish you the best.

@astrostrotch 6 ай бұрын

You can't beat the sound of a gnarly old diesel Transit with a rotary pump. Oil, filter and cambelt and they'd last forever.

@mikejba 6 ай бұрын

Great stuff Baz, another one kept from the scrap bin! They don’t make them like that anymore either.

@cliffperry8470 6 ай бұрын

Yes them LDV banners engines are the best ford running gear. They did do all the heavy work . Nice to go back in time . Great mun . Ps spoke to you up in the garage show in Birmingham on the Launch stand .

@marcmorris-kb9ry 6 ай бұрын

Back in 2000 in the Uk .i had a client that brought Telecom grey transits... I would quite regulary to 4 cambelts on the trot... Then on 2 occasions i managed ten in a day..😂😂😂...its just taken me 2 hours taking a head off Nissan Patrol in 38 degrees in Spain...no escping the spanners...

@woodant1981 6 ай бұрын

"We're a little rusty" - perfect words for an old transit😂

@brandywell44 6 ай бұрын

Well done Baz. Must feel good to get a long termer repaired, up and running perfectly, out the doors

@zoidberg444 6 ай бұрын

The transit of my childhood. Oh how I miss those days. Somehow the same company that manufactured something like this actually thinks wet belts were a good idea...

@scotspie501douglas7 6 ай бұрын

great video Baz not a wet timing belt in site brings back memories basic engines no ulez there

@marktelfer6654 6 ай бұрын

Smashed it. My first car was a k plate nova saloon 4 speed ha as you say good old days. 👍

@Danthecapriman 6 ай бұрын

Love the Video Baz!👍 These old Transit’s are brilliant old things, everything a van should be! Non of that electronic crap on the modern rubbish😁 I used to work on them when British Gas were still using them and rarely had any trouble with them. I’ve owned a few myself since then too. Absolutely love em! I just wish they’d rust proofed them a bit better.

@beekeeperkev 6 ай бұрын

Those clutch ratchets were fitted on nearly everything Ford made back in the day, there was a manual conversion which locked the pawl up to stop the teeth wearing, presuming that’s what we used to call the smiley face Transit

@lesnorris 5 ай бұрын

Those drill bits sticking out worry me, very dangerous, should put something on to blunt them a bit of wood ,anything.

@bazmeredith 5 ай бұрын

There's only me and I know they are there

@lesnorris 5 ай бұрын

At least your glasses should save you eyes

@jamesward5721 5 ай бұрын

Bodywork's the real killer on these - I doubt there's many others who have repaired more of these than me, I have uncountable hours spent fixing rusty transits for customers - to the point I don't accept them in any more because it's endless. There isn't a lower panel on them I don't have the dimensions etched into my head & I could draw the chassis sections out to the mm. The mechanicals are great - engine/gearbox are a doddle - but the steel Ford used to make them out of was pish & remains pish. The newer they are, the worse they rust. 2012 onwards are irreparable IMO - there's nothing solid to weld the new stuff to on those.

@seangreenwood8331 6 ай бұрын

think about 1 year after m reg Ford brought in the pats system on the back of the pump which was a pain in the arse,ive also converted my ratchet clutch pedal to a manual one

@trisrush9155 6 ай бұрын

Ah the old DI…. No cam belt , no problem… bulletproof! That was until the prince of darkness was involved…

@jasonwiggins7894 5 ай бұрын

Great video baz

@Chris-jy3dm 5 ай бұрын

Did you tighten the bolt on the tensioner baz ?

@Chris-jy3dm 5 ай бұрын

Did a clutch cable on an escort van back in the 70s what a pig on my back under the dash 🙈

@Chris-jy3dm 5 ай бұрын

Runs sweet baz👍

@michaelrobinson5592 5 ай бұрын

Very good video 👍👍👍

@torquesteer2657 5 ай бұрын

Cracking vid Baz 👌🏼

@seangreenwood8331 6 ай бұрын

ive got a 1994 transit..changed my epic to a bosch 10 years ago and its never missed a beat since

@secretsix6 6 ай бұрын

my old partner van had a Lucas pump with an immobiliser ten minutes with a grinder an a new solenoid never failed to start after that till the day i scrapped it 10 years later

@tomcurran65 6 ай бұрын

Nice one!

@noelconnor8539 Ай бұрын

On the button as they say 😂😂😂😂

@billywhizz98 6 ай бұрын

Good result

@simonhughes3705 6 ай бұрын

well done baz. is that a turbo di aswell?

@noelconnor8539 Ай бұрын

Jst love the old school motors ,simplicity,! as was HENRY FORDS MOTTO ,JUST A PITTY ITS NOW ALL COMPUTERS

@jussih1147 6 ай бұрын

Good old transit 🤙🏻

@donaldjack9766 6 ай бұрын

Great video Baz .. funny enough im in the exact same position..96 smiley with epic pump eml and limp mode internal stop solenold at fault.. where did you get the Bosch pump from and at what cost if you dont mind me asking ? I can repair the epic but would rather bin it .

@bazmeredith 6 ай бұрын

I'm not sure where we got it from but I'll find out

@donaldjack9766 6 ай бұрын

@@bazmeredith Thanks mate 👍

@a13dut 6 ай бұрын

Hi Baz, I just commented on an older video but I gathered it may be easier to catch you here. I am wanting to improve my diagnostic knowledge in the coming year- can you suggest a launch diag tool that you think would be suitable? I’d love to spend the 6K on the Euro Tab 3 but i don’t quite have that to throw down all at once 😂🤙

@bazmeredith 6 ай бұрын

Grab yourself an mot 4 buddy have a look on the launch website such a capable tool sub 1k

@a13dut 6 ай бұрын

@@bazmerediththanks man- appreciate it! My boss actually told me about your content and it’s got me out of some trouble already. Keep it up. I enjoy it all.

@bazmeredith 6 ай бұрын

@@a13dut next diag video I do I'll use the MOT 4 for you so you can see it in action 🤙

@Cantwait-y8s 6 ай бұрын

Great stuff pal. The video takes me back a year or 2 😂. Can I ask if memory serves me right them pumps were fitted to a turbo Di engine?

@bazmeredith 6 ай бұрын

Think so ye

@Cantwait-y8s 5 ай бұрын

Can I ask how did you get the turbo to work on it for boost pressure ?

@carr16v 22 күн бұрын

Where did you get the pump from? You have to change the pedal box and fit a cable. Injector pipes also. I'm on my third pump.

@Swmechanics 6 ай бұрын

Balance shifts is the cam shift

@garyparker5012 6 ай бұрын

There is nothing I haven’t done on those old transits I worked for Ford for 25 years before going to an independent garage Brilliant motors but all spoilt by emission laws and electronics on all this new tut

@aidyk 5 ай бұрын

hi did ya use the stock injectors for electronic pump. ? or did ya swap the bosch pump and injectors mate.. ?

@garyatkinson5699 5 ай бұрын

Baz help me out a little please, changed an air filter on a fiat Ducato van and now the bloody mass air fault is showing on diag machine ! Only 4 screws nothing disconnected at all , how is this possible ????

@ThatOpelVectraC 6 ай бұрын

well done baz,also is this the same peugeot engine they used in the ldv 400 and ford granada? cause i know the banana engine is fords own which this isnt

@-DC- 6 ай бұрын

Granada Sierra and LDV used a Peugeot XD, 2.5di is a Ford Engine.

@user-vh2yb2ul9l 6 күн бұрын

It looks like your fuel primer is on backwards. I thought the arrow should be pointing to the way the fuel is pumped.

@alanadair2367 5 ай бұрын

I have spent 2 years on of welding my old mk5 up but I know it’s going to be worth it 👍

@garywinterbottom6073 6 ай бұрын

2.5 banana di bombproof. 😊

@fire44x 6 ай бұрын

Put a clutch ratchet on a cortina not any room Just had this transit engine in boat over heated would not start all 4 injectors seized new injectors and away cooling water filter blocked and heat exchanger could not cool