ONLY ONE PROBLEM SO FAR (touch wood). Bet after I write this the car will blow up on the way home or something!!
Faulty thermostat.
Injectors are a bit noisy too.
The car has a lot of dead spots, this is sorted out by chipping the car, but the only problem with the Ford Zetec engine, is that every time you do a mod eg. exhaust or K&N air filter, you will need to get the car tuned & chip re-mapping on a rolling road, to get the most out of the mod, so PUT THE CHIP IN LAST!! After the K&N, exhaust & cams.
Don't BOTHER with a power boost valve for this model, it doesn't work!!
After doing all this, you will need to tow a petrol tanker around with you, I can only just get 170 miles town driving after all this, so the running costs are HIGH!!
An OK report, but a bit inaccurate...
Unless the engine has been replaced it is not a zetec, it is a CVH. If it is the zetec then this should have been in the report.
Just a little niggle though important if you are looking for a car like this.
The XR2i was fitted with an 8v CVH between 1989-1992 the engine is rated at 110BHP 0-60 in 8.9secs and a top speed of 119mph.
The CVH was replaced with a 16v Zetec engine then known as the Zeta engine. production was 1992-1994 it is only rated at 105bhp 0-60 was the same at 8.9secs top speed was poor at only 113mph.
The CVH is lower geared and demands skill with the gear changes in order to drive quickly. The Zetec was geared for economy and makes a better motorway cruiser. The true hot hatch however is the CVH version as it has a far better power to weight ratio and it also feels more responsive.
Further to the last comment, the 1.8 16v Zetec fitted to late XR2i's was low on power due to the introduction of the RS1800. Ford didn't want the XR2i to out-power the top of the range model and so restricted the engine with the filter, exhaust and cat. Fitting an aftermarket exhaust, filter and de-cat will improve this cars figures to more what you'd expect from a Fiesta fitted with an 1800 engine.
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