MY MK2 FIESTA HAS PICKED UP MULTIPLE FAULTS OVER WINTER!

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Welcome back all,
In this weeks episode I'm back working on my first classic, the Mk2 Ford Fiesta that I have owned since I was 18. This car only really comes out in the summer now and is stored throughout the winter months. Over the past winter it seemed top pick up quite a few faults and overran the MOT due date. In this video I rectify many of those faults and get it back on the road again with a 12 months ticket!
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[@paulmcdonough1190]

Good drinking game , take a shot everytime Mitch says "MK 2 Fiesta " 😂

[@Mk2Mitch]

Sounds like fun 🫡🤣

[@dalailama1405]

Spent the 1980-90,s driving cars that would always be over heating The joys of being young and skint

[@paulriggers1558]

your company has a good policy on MOTs, it stops any pressure being put on you or your mates to be "lenient" on any faults, a fresh pair of eyes is not a bad thing, remember, too much information is better than not enough, especially regarding the tinworm... your tappets are a little noisy, reset them the day after a good run out, so that they have settled back in after standing 6 months your fiesta was the "new shape" when i was a lad, i made good bonus servicing them, no bloody points + condenser to do like on the mk1s.... + wetbelts hadn't been invented yet... PS i think it's a nylon washer on the sump keep it up young man

[@richarddinning6901]

This is a learning channel just like Marcus Hayes and Adam Smith and the good think is you guys are ford guys. Thank you mitch 🙏

[@ianlaws3857]

Back in the day , I owned one of these and the only fault that occurred was a wire coming of the starter motor . I sold it to the mother in law then it got nicked never to be seen again

[@cogboy302]

I drove a '86 Mk2 Fiesta 1.1 Ghia for 6 years as my daily. It was 6 years old when I got it, but by the time I sold it, it'd had lots of welding. The girl I sold it to wrote it off three weeks later. Had a '91 Sierra 2.0 twink. It dissolved. Had a '91 Mk3 Granda Cosworth hatch. It dissolved. Bought a 1980 Mk2 Escort RS2000 as a track day toy in 2002. Six months after buying it I discovered it was rotten as a week old pear. At the time, uneconomical to repair, without a replacement shell, which I couldn't find. Still got a 1988 Mustang 5.0GT I bought in 2004. Never been welded. Needs a 5p size hole in the right footwell patched, otherwise sound. Would suggest that the Yanks used much better quality steel to build their bodyshells from. Ford Europe had an unwritten internal rule that they didn't want cars to last more than ten years, otherwise nobody would buy new ones. Might explain why the Sierra & Granada had large holes stamped into the inner sills, just in front of the rear axle, to collect muck and grit and salty water, to make the sills and rear arches rust out. I'll never buy a European Ford again.

[@2toneleo]

Well done Mitch mate and glad to watch another great video.. I’ve been a massive fan of XR2 Fiestas and owned over 16 of them but unfortunately I sold them years ago when prices were so low.. big regret now .. I’ve always owned Fords .. had 13 cortina’s and they were mrk 3s .. had 3 XR3s and had several Sierra sapphires .. now I’m just a carer driving a Vauxhall zafira 1.7 diesel.. just not the same as the old days .. I did have a Mercedes 190e 2ltr automatic that was 24 years old and only covered 48 thousand miles but had to sell it 6 years ago because of my own health issues.. I regret selling them all .. I even had 5 ford escort vans and one though I had a one door piece on the rear which you hardly see any more unfortunately.. anyway keep your content coming because it so inspiring and it’s lovely to see your progress.. looking forward to seeing more of the VW van and your Escort car and the Fiesta but keep the escort van going 👍👍 cheers fella 👍👍

[@robs_rc_cars]

Absolutely love mk1 /mk2 fiestas.. back in early 2000s had a 1.0 mk2 fiesta popular + and left it original.. after that bought a mk1 fiesta xr2 and in black ended up selling it to buy a mk2 fiesta xr2 in black left that original.. had few months. Sold it bought a red xr2 that was highly modified.. had few years.. sold it and bought a blue mk2 xr2 standard ended up highly modifying that. Absolutely love the mk2 fiesta and if had known they’d of fetched good money years on think I’d of stored these

[@paulvaughan2162]

Reshelled mk 2 fiesta diesel. same colour blue. I Had 3 mk 2 fiestas. and 2 mk 1 fiestas. The days when you could work on cars.😄

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

IMO ..The MK 2 Ford Fiesta was the best Fiesta that Ford ever made ..Had the pleasure of owning one in the very early 1990s. A912JVT was the reg number. It had a powerful 957 cc engine that produced a whopping 45 BHP. It had the upgrade of electronic ignition so no points to change like on the MK 1 Ford Fiesta Classic cars do NOT like to be "Stood" ..... Fetch it out of the garage and "move" the car ..even if you only drive it around the block for 10 minutes once a month... and run it up to temperature so the fan cuts in..If it rests...IT RUSTS! Classic cars really do not like to be just "Stood" EDIT... I was been nosey so I had a look at the MOT test on your car...I see on the MOT it has a slight oil leak (But not excessive) Have you any idea where the oil is leaking from and is it an easy fix? If it is cheap to fix it might be worth fixing..If you ignore small problems on classic cars (Or on ANY car for that matter) They soon turn it into big expensive problems. I always like to keep "On top" of the repairs on my car. For example... The starter motor on my Toyota Celica is just starting to fail... It fails to start the car (But just intermittently) Every 20 or so turns I just get a "Click" and it is starting to get worse. If I turn a blind eye to it..It will fail totally. Found one on eBay for £60 and my local garage will fit it for £30... Getting fitted next Thursday. One less thing to worry about. Keeping on top of small repairs is paramount... I would investigate the oil leak on your lovely MK 2 Ford Fiesta and if it can be fixed cheaply... Fix it. She is worth it. Ignore it and it will get worse. Thank you for this video. Double edit..... The surface rust on the sills needs to be addressed also ... Please believe me rust spreads like cancer on a classic car.

[@TARTANATORscotland]

Nice work takes me back to the good old days

[@millie1107]

As said, it's great to see the MK2 out n about and it went and got it's 12 months ticket.

[@barrywood5357]

Nicely done young jedi Keep it clean and be safe Waiting for more escort content Crack on

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you! Escort content this week 😎

[@richardpearson4248]

Great video mitch looking forward to next one 🇬🇧👍

[@rossmclaren71]

Great to see the Fiesta out again 👍

[@otherworldme]

Another good one well done on MOT hope to see you at your Cricketers event!

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you! Will be great to see you at the gathering 😁

[@frankowl8692]

Nice to get a few much needed jobs ticked off and a clean MoT 👍🏻

[@derekbrown7835]

Lovely motor, time to get my E28 ready for the summer 👍

[@djemmay]

Amazing work Mitch. What a great example of the mk2.

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you! 👍🏻

[@andrewjackson9741]

Love old fords nice work 👍

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you 😎

[@micktuck5377]

Nice to see it out again with no dramas, still looks lovely

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you! 👍🏻

[@Allford.adventures]

hummm never new about the spring, mine must be missing lol. great to see a fez vid :)

[@Dan23_7]

This car is so cool Mitch, and you don’t see blue cars about either let alone Mk2 festers. Oh man I wish my starter was as easy as this one to do. I’ve got a new one to fit on my 2003 beetle 1.9 pd tomorrow. A million bits to move before 2 bolts for the starter 🤦🏼‍♂️.

[@Badboyrich1982]

I had a mk2 EXACTLY the same as yours, lovely colour:) I had 15s on mine, I wish I had a picture :)

[@georgemorrison6689]

Still looks mate, there are always faults with cars your not using regularly, I have seen a few people from years ago fitting starters to the fiesta when it was just dirty connection on the starter wire make sure you give it a good clean, enjoyed your video thanks for sharing

[@Chilled_Mackers]

Aaah, the good old days, when you could re-use a bolt.

[@TheDaftApple]

Love that car

[@Mk2Mitch]

Cheers!

[@davidmackenzie5971]

Mate you have 12 months on your blue beast,go for a long cruise, so the MK 2 does not feel alone and un loved in the shed 😢😢😢 🤠💯❗

[@Mk2Mitch]

We are going to the Isle of Wight in a few weekends time for a big old cruise 😎

[@projectclark123]

Love your videos and love your cars 😊

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy the videos 😁

[@Scotts23]

This lovely little fiesta is a proper credit to you mitch 👍

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you pal 👍🏻

[@FanaticQuattro]

Great video! Would be interested to see the other cars you have.

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you! I may get them all together soon and do a video on them all 😎

[@declanmulraney1363]

Fantastic car mate.

[@Mk2Mitch]

Cheers pal!

[@iannorton4463]

Great to see you again fella 👍. Funny thing,,, I wish I lived near you so that I could set your tappets for you pal..After being on the spanners for 40 years nearly it just niggles me when I hear them rattling. Haha never mind A, keep up the good work dude ✌️👍

[@Mk2Mitch]

Cheers mate, I will get them adjusted up for this summer! Been a job I’ve needed to do for a while 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@kevindoyle5402]

Love that mk2 Mitch.Don't make em like that anymore.Such a shame cars are no longer geared towards you being able to somewhat look after them yourself.Glad you got it through!

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you pal, the cars certainly have came a long way from back in the 80’s!

[@seanodriscoll8153]

Hey bro i got your reply on another video today thanks for that and I’m just out of hospital two days now after having a heart attack but getting back to normal hopefully and didn’t have my phone with me in hospital, love your channel bro and I’ve been driving a m6 fiesta for good few years now put a bit of money into it and have to say brilliant car very reliable. Even the fiesta in this video had a few of them great little car and a good friend of mine has one since new 27.000 on the clock 👍

[@Mk2Mitch]

Hi pal, sorry to hear about your heart attack. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery 🙏🏻 I love fords, your Mk6 Fiesta sounds like a proper trooper!

[@seanodriscoll8153]

@@Mk2Mitch Thanks buddy for your reply I’m getting better day by day and doing my best to keep fit, my little fiesta is a great car and in spotless condition and could of sold it again and again, I’ve had so many ford cars in the past 30 odd years rebuilding and selling them off for a profit but some are just too good to sell but have to be sold, I’m a retired mechanic but my love for cars will always be a part of my life take care brother 👍

[@dale3852]

Wish you had a mk1 golf mate

[@Bananassking]

Multiple faults in a Ford??…REALLY????…NAAAAAA that NEVER occurs!!..😂

[@phatfiesta1]

Hi Mitch top vid as usual my friend 😊 a question was your fez resprayed?

[@Mk2Mitch]

Cheers mate! Only a few panels were sprayed, most is the original paint still!

[@alisonhowes8498]

number plate made itself illegal as well. Keen plod will take a few notes from you plus the MOT tester wasnt on the ball if it was on at that time

[@Mk2Mitch]

Plates were white and yellow 🤥

[@Captain_Scarlet_SIG]

Isn’t simplicity beautiful 😘

[@charliecoco2115]

Can't believe how black the coolant in that system was, hope you flushed it all out thoroughly for the new radiator Mitch.

[@Mk2Mitch]

Admittedly I didn’t but a thermostat and a coolant flush is on the cards next 👍🏻

[@apb3251]

My dad had an E reg one, I remember there was a little switch in the glove box am that had a red light, when switched in it disabled the battery as a form of immobiliser. It seemed to be stock but not sure if it was after market

[@Mk2Mitch]

Must’ve been a aftermarket fit. Great idea though 👍🏻

[@robertgibson7716]

that water is vile id give the system a good flush then put your new anti freeze in. The tappits are clattering mate get an old set of feelers and set them running an old guy showed me this trick so if its 25 thou put fellers in when running if it feels slack turn off nip it down a bit and try again and always work to the rule of 9 if 8s down adjust 1 etc keep your vids coming my type of engines

[@paulriggers1558]

DON'T use the rule of nine, it's a valencia motor, not a kent no.1 cylinder valves "rocking", adjust no4 cylinder, no.2, adjust no.3, 3 - 2, 4-1

[@Scotts23]

After 6 years of ownership and also mitch being a full time mechanic I believe that he knows his car better than you or anyone else watching this video

[@christophernugent620]

happy days bro,👊👊another year did you go traveling to europe in the camper van,,whats going on with the mk2 soon on the road cant wait ,,,,,,,,,

[@Mk2Mitch]

We went to Bruges in the camper in December! Mk2 Escort is getting there, new video on it coming soon 😁

[@MrSportster12]

Love working on old cars, so simple. Corsa B owner.

[@bigcahoonaburger8550]

What no diagnostic kit, lap top? My first car MK2 in maritime blue, I learnt how to do tappets, coolant, oil changes you name it. Now I look at my car and think how much plastic do I need to take off and fault codes do I need to find before I even look at a spanner.,

[@Mk2Mitch]

Crazy how far cars have came! I love working on the old ones 😎

[@MrRedfreds]

Classic cars = deep pockets 😮

[@ivanfernyhough3851]

You need deeper pockets for modern ones.

[@user-qc9cm1bg2k]

Nice video Mitch , are you after any alloys for your mk2 escort . If so I’ve got a set of super light alloys for sale 13x 7”

[@Mk2Mitch]

Cheers mate, not on the hunt for any wheels yet! Thank you for the offer though 👍🏻

[@user-qc9cm1bg2k]

@@Mk2Mitch no probs let me know if you are I’m on the Isle of Wight and there brand new still in the boxes

[@TheFordFamily843]

Are you going to retro rides next weekend mitch?

[@Mk2Mitch]

Hi pal, sorry only just replying to this! I missed it this year but would like to go next year 👍🏻

[@Cous1nJack]

Numberplate has turned black too

[@Mk2Mitch]

Magic 😎

[@67bulteel]

Are you sure it’s a “ mk2 fiesta?” 🤔🤔😂😂

[@ivanfernyhough3851]

Ofcourse its a mk2.

[@Mk2Mitch]

Not sure, is it???

[@Cycle.every.day.]

It's the profile pic car

[@Mk2Mitch]

That’s the one 😎

[@RSCOZZY]

What car is it again? 😜

[@Mk2Mitch]

Not sure??? 🤣

[@nancylorenz6442]

Would I be able to have a chat about using foley from this video? I produce a audio drama/comedy podcast and the Ford Fiesta mk2/Mazda 121 1988 (same car, basically) is the “mascot car” of the main character crew and it features in the next episode. Let me know.

[@Mk2Mitch]

Hi! Please drop me an email - [e-mail]

[@uncensored5104]

VOSA don't care if you MOT your own vehicle, so why would the garage where you work?! Im a tester and never had anyone test one of my own cars for over 30 years now.

[@Mk2Mitch]

Company policy, can only MOT fleet vehicles 👍🏻

[@andybrooks7908]

That thing is crying out for a 2.1 zetec turbo

[@Mk2Mitch]

Lots have been converted! Mine will be staying either the original engine 😎

[@andybrooks7908]

@@Mk2Mitch a friend of mine built a mk2 zetec turbo about 18 year ago when u could buy a mk2 fiesta for a couple of 100 quid those were the days

[@andrewbranford2032]

Why can't one of your colleagues mot it for you it's not his car then?

[@Mk2Mitch]

Company policy, only fleet vehicles can be MOT’ed on site

[@andrewbranford2032]

@@Mk2Mitch well that place were a little advisory mad I would go elsewhere lol

[@stephenburgreave2525]

Multiple faults aren't unusual on all old cars its all part of the fun. But far much better than a useless £22k EV that needs 15k new batteries that would make my arse blow

[@Mk2Mitch]

I agree, would much rather fix these minor faults than fork out thousands on parts for a modern vehicle 😆

[@Bob-_-Smith]

I miss the days when engine bays were so accessible. Can’t stand modern cars.

[@Mk2Mitch]

I agree, forever cutting my arms up fixing modern vehicles 🤦🏻‍♂️