MK 1 Escort RS 2000 Re Assembly Episode 6 ST170 engine build up & Cam-belt kit Nightmare

[@michaelgates4641]

Brilliant video, very clear too! I’m envious of how clean and tidy your garage is. Awesome stuff.

[@performanceclassics1986]

Thanks Michael. Appreciate the comment 👍

[@E11isxn]

New subscriber already hooked after 1 video !! 👍🏻 brilliant content keep it coming !

[@performanceclassics1986]

Jack Ellison Thsnks Jack 👍

[@chaybinks7884]

Inlet cam is double the tq of the exhaust. Also you don’t tighten the cam pulleys until after belt is tensioned.

[@performanceclassics1986]

I do remember loosening off cam pulley bolts to allow the belt to drop on pulleys properly. It’s been so long ago now I can’t remember everything too clearly. With regards to the torques, my mate who is a ford technician has the official ford technical data, and that’s what I used.

[@marty3469]

Hi mate, great looking motor . I know what you mean with them heater boxes, I modified one for my mk1 Zetec Escort van using caravan electric heaters and used a thermo fan from a motorbike instead of the original fan blower, only went this way cause the Zetec head interferes with the water pipes and I'd changed the shape of the heater bubble, ended up putting a variable dial for the fan cause when on full blast it sends the vents over my shoulder into the loading bay lol 👍

[@performanceclassics1986]

Marty 🤣 very good. Thanks 👍

[@m0ogy]

Great video again

[@jameswilson8820]

The exhaust pulley is a very worthwhile upgrade I have 9deg on my focus st170

[@performanceclassics1986]

Thats great to hear James. Hopefully it will provide a decent power increase 🤞

[@jameswilson8820]

@@performanceclassics1986 Yes it is very noticeable up the rev range 😁

[@performanceclassics1986]

@@jameswilson8820 👍

[@dudleywordley6986]

I thought that you had to a bar in the slots at the back across both cams to make sure they are perfectly trimmed up..

[@tonyreshad3489]

For that engin you need a zetec blacktop can belt kit , that’s what you eventually got regards Tony iv built 3 of them in various stage of tune for my Mk indy hill climb car

[@performanceclassics1986]

Thanks Tony i will remember that. Good info. Thanks for that 👍 all the motor factors just said we don’t do a kit for the ST engine 🤷‍♀️

[@patrickh7368]

This no keyway thing is strange.... but watched one engine set with a special pin to locate the crank at TDC (like yours) and parallels to set the camshafts, then the Cambelt was fitted and tensioner released before the pulley nuts/bolts tightened to set the relationship between all three shafts afterwards.....😳

[@performanceclassics1986]

Patrick H Yeah its apparently the done thing these Days. I just always thought they all had key ways but it looks like i need to get with the times 🤣

[@garyhurst386]

Love youre attention to detail , you must work at sellafield to afford to do these cars, a good investment though , had many car that i wish i had kept

[@performanceclassics1986]

Gary Hurst Thanks Gary. Yeah i work at Sellafield but not for Sellafield. Thats the beauty with classics, any money spent isnt money lost eh 😎

[@bobthesnobscotland2821]

Cheers 🥃

[@Shughesy]

Great videos you have mate, I’m just about to redo the cam seals and a new belt. Do you know where I could find the torque settings?

[@performanceclassics1986]

Thanks very much. Is your engine also an ST 170??

[@81adamlittle]

As far as I'm aware the pulleys for the timing belts on the 170 engine are main dealer only.

[@performanceclassics1986]

adz81 Its been a nightmare but ive got there now and its all built up. Ive been told that the cam-belt kit for the ST170 is the same as the kit for a black top Zetec which are more readily available. I did eventually get that idler pulley from TMS motor spares and it was identical to the original. What a fight it was to find though. Ive made a note of all part numbers for future services

[@jasonvile2057]

Hi... What ratio was your taller first gear for the T9? Thank you

[@performanceclassics1986]

Hello Jason, that’s got me looking into old paperwork 🤣. That’s a long time ago. Originally first gear was apparently 3.65:1 and the conversion takes it to a more useable 2.98:1 Hope that helps

[@pagshomegarage514]

You may have already commented on this but what did the engine come out of? Was it out of a FWD or RWD?

[@performanceclassics1986]

It was out of a FWD MK1 ford Focus. It was s 2004 model. Most ST 170 engines were from around 2004

[@tonyaylott4114]

Craig I've got a pinto but been thinking of changing to a st 170, just not to sure at the moment, I have a rocket box, can this be used on the st?

[@performanceclassics1986]

Tony Aylott As far as im aware Tony, any gearbox that fits the pinto can also be used on the ST engine as the bell housing bolt pattern and input shaft are the same. Maybe do a bit of research first but i don’t see why not.

[@jameswilson8820]

Did you get the head skimmed and cnc ported

[@performanceclassics1986]

All i did with the head james, was have it aqua blasted, re ground in all valves, fitted new valve step seals and thats it really. I did consider having a friend polish and port it but decided to just leave it alone. Its always something i can do in future if need be 😎

[@danieleltis7972]

Curious as to how much the engine rebuild is costing, I’ve a st170 in my mk2 escort

[@performanceclassics1986]

Daniel Eltis I actually will be briefly covering cost in the Nxt Episode 😎

[@JoseMartins-wn2mg]

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[@craigorford9932]

Are you going to Dynamat the floor

[@performanceclassics1986]

craig orford Ive got a box of Silent coat which is very similar to Dynamat and yeah i do plan on doing the floor before the carpet goes down. I did the underside of the roof in an earlier video.

[@dannyellis971]

This engine seems to be extremely hard to find. 🙁

[@performanceclassics1986]

Where are you from Danny?? They are very common in the Uk but ive heard a few people saying they are pretty much non existent in Australia for example...

[@dannyellis971]

Oh yeah I’m from Australia.

[@performanceclassics1986]

@@dannyellis971 yeah i believe they are very rare over there Danny. Theres loads in the uk but obviously shipping costs would be a fortune 🤦‍♂️

[@dudleywordley6986]

Timmed

[@performanceclassics1986]

dudley wordley Yeah thats Right. At 10 mins in the video, theres some footage of fitting the bar into the cam slots 👍