Ford Transit Connect Engine Swap

Jason and nigel replacing a ford transit engine.
Ford transit connect engine swap. A forum for all things ford transit related. Anyone able to point me in the right direction. I ve bought a 2004 transit connect with a snapped cambelt and i ve decided to swap the engine for one that i e heard running with lower mileage the donor car is a 2004 ford focus 1 8 tddi my question is will this fit i m gonna be changing the timing belt on the. So it s a win win.
Mon apr 11 2016 8 22 am. Engine issues the ford transit connect doesn t seem to have many common engine faults it is generally down to negligence on behalf of the owner driver head gaskets issues low oil causing problems and the most common. Hello all i m new to this forum and also a new connect owner i ve got a few questions that hopefully somebody can help me with. Yes ford s euro division bolted up the powertrain from a focus rs into an older transit connect van but it s not from the mental hot hatch we have today.
Ford has recalled about 230 000 model year 2014 escape 2014 2015 fiesta st 2013 2014 fusion and 2013 2015 transit connect vehicles due to coolant leaks. Avis28 transit addict posts. It has been imported to the north. By avis28 wed apr 13 2016 7 18 am.
Watch for engine temperature warnings and. Meaning the maximum potential cost is lower and a more powerful engine. The running gear is from a first gen. Generally it is recommended changing a timing belt at 70k miles.
07 connect r2pa engine swap help. Then the shop i ve been talking with did some research and talked with some ford engineers and they concluded that doing a full drivetrain swap was a much lower risk option because then you know that your engine and transmission are going to mate up and the ecu is going to work with them. 07 connect r2pa engine swap help. The transit connect is fairly new to our shores but it s already working up a few variants including an azure dynamics converted ev version and an upcoming lpg cng powered model.