Fiesta Mk5 Zetec S Engine Rebuild! Part #3 

26:17 lmao, fair play getting them told how it is respect

No need to apologise. Great to see the content

I admired your enthusiasm. Not been a professional mechanic and done all these works just by learning and experimenting.

A year ago I could just about change a tyre. Thanks to watching James I’ve developed the confidence and skills to tackle servicing, suspension work and lately engine rebuilds. I don’t know the proper names of every component nor do I care. However, anyone who has the nerve to make and produce videos and post them publicly is to be respected and commended. Thank you James for doing your thing ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Im a mechanical engineer Such a polite down to earth guy!! And your mechanical aptitude is a amazing. Everyone learns by trial and error . That's how some of life's great inventions were conceived. Good stuff keep it up!!

i'm coming up to 70 never stripped an engine but after watching you i'm going to buy a motorbike and strip it down and rebuild it thank you keep them coming

Hi I’m an old guy have a Zetec S amazing car for year enjoying your strip down learning a lot keep the videos coming compulsive viewing Thanks

Trust me James I'm a professional engineer and you're doing a great job this is how we learn don't forget we all make mistakes that's how we learn.

Absolutely brilliant, I know the very very basics of maintaining an engine but these videos are amazing for a more in depth look and handy for the tools, absolutely great keep it up and I will continue on enjoying watching

You`re doing very very well for a young bloke working at home... Keep up the good work!

I trained as a mechanic and I made a tonne of mistakes but learned from them. The only person who hasn’t made a mistake is someone who hasn’t done anything. Don’t take any notice of the keyboard warriors you’re doing a great job. Much respect for being self taught, you had me fooled... keep up the great work and content, always look forward to watching your videos 🤙🏻

Watching you strip this engine down was fascinating. I could watch this stuff for hours. Very inspiring mate. :)

Welcome back! The poxy rain just hasn't stopped.... On and off all weekend!

Mate, its people like you who post these videos and show that you dont need to be ripped off by a "garage " and that you can do it on your driveway. I've had no training and im more than capable with my Halfords socket set(lifetime guarantee btw). Obviously the ones who pick up on ur mistakes are no mechanics themselves as they would have no need to watch vids abt fixing cars. Keep up the gd work 👍

Brilliant video. Your a brave guy stripping that engine down, fair play James 👍👍

Love this series so far james. Love it. Also dont feel the need to explain yourself about naming the wrong parts or doing it wrong etc etc. Probably half the people commenting wouldn't have the balls to get stuck in like you do. Keep it up mate i enjoy it 👍👍

Well said, those who have never made a mistake have not made anything, great show, very enjoyable.

Awesome progress! The structural part found at the bottom of the engine is known as a girdle or ladder frame, great to hear that you do this for a hobby and have taught yourself everything! Motivating me to carry on restoring the engine for my Golf!

Watching you from Phoenix, Arizona. Great Job.

Just want to say James, just watching your content I have learnt a tonne and not only that you've also inspired me to start my own channel. Top content mate, well done!

To be honest with you I don't understand jack shit about cars and mechanics but for some reason, I got hooked on your videos, keep them coming.

I myself have tackled every job possible when it comes to cars, I love you're vids keep up the good work

Ignore any negative comments, I am retired now and was a mechanic for many years, you are doing a fine job.

Well done that man. Great videos. I'm just about to replace a blown head gasket and your video has shown me the traps not to fall into. I'm working outside and it's cold, wish I had a garage I could pull the car into. Keep up the good work. All the best.

Been watching your vids for a while now, I like the fact you sometimes don’t know the name of parts and you make mistakes and don’t edit them out to make yourself look ‘professional’ it shows you are willing to have a go and encourages people like me to have a go too!! We all learn from our mistakes, so ignore the know it all haters and keep the wicked vids coming!!

loved watching these videos when they came out, looking forward to watching more on this build as i will be doing the same to my mk1 focus with the same engine. I've owned it from new and it deserves a good overhaul as the car have over 160,000 miles on it.

What a top guy Greg is. It's so nice when.someone offers to help.

James content is spot on. No need to apologise 👍🏻👍🏻

Just do what you do!! You are doing a grand job. Some who call themselves pro are not as proficient as you. And I enjoy it!!

Ebay should wake up and start sponsoring some of the vids!! Great job so far, very interesting stuff for someone who never saw the inside of an engine!

Dont worry about what people say dude, im a mechanic and i know you wouldn't struggle to work in a garage dude!

I used to be a mechanic now is just hobby, but i know engines in and out. I drive a focus with the same zetec se .. Never took it apart so i am learning from you now :)

I like your videos as it shows the issues we’d all encounter working on the drive , thanks for the videos.

You have my respect.Keep going with your work. Great job.

Great video as usual. Really enjoying seeing an amatuer mechanic cracking on and getting stuck in.

James excellent vids I love watching them you obviously have most of the tools to do the job man after my own heart

Bet your glad you cleared a space in the shed for the engine with the rain we've just had. Keep up the good work 👍

Good work. I am enjoying it. Great narrative and exceptional mechanical knowledge. I am going to tackle my grandsons Fiesta, so have found this so very helpful. Thank you.

Thanks for that little statement at the end James puts a few people back in their box too many armchair mechanics out there 🇬🇧🛠🔧

Fair play James. Your comments at the end are valid . Love the content. And channel.

Only thing you should ever apologize for is that cup of tea. LOL. Forget the negative comments. Your doing great

I have an st220 but i just find your video's satisfying to watch. Big up.

Really enjoying this series buddy... I have a zetec s running throttle bodies and other performance parts we blew it up at blyton park and a re gonna have to rebuild so enjoying watching your progress

Great video james looking forward to the rebuild

Your videos have given me huge confidence to do a lot more on my driveway than I would have taken on in the past... It's precisely because you are an amateur who doesn't always get things right that makes you so relatable. Keep doing what your doing 👍 And to the pedants out there that are so bothered about the right name or whatever... They can sod off and make their own videos 🤪

Just come across your channel and a new subscriber. Thoroughly enjoying your content, great work 👍🏻

Great vid James, don’t worry about the keyboard muppets, the world is full of them. Myself and 99.9% of your subscribers love your vids. Keep up the great content.thanks Scott

got pretty into the videos, i had a van last year and i wish i had tackled some of the issues myself after 2k plus in bills which sunk me, great videos look forward to more :)

You would put some qualified mechanics to shame James with your work, Carry on doing what your doing 👍

You certainly have much more confidence than I do. I have a similar engine to that in my MK6 Fiesta, nudging 118 thou but still seems to run sweetly. To me it looks like there was a bit of blowby on those pistons note the carbon black colour just below the rings but with most petrol engines at this mileage point that's to be expected plus with thrashing. I look forward to seeing more progress on this project!

No disrespect intended, however after going in that deep. Change the shell bearings, de glaze the bores, check the speck on the rings and crank journals. Good work, enjoy your content.

You're doing a great job mate you carry on enjoy watching

Could've fooled me, I thought you'd had at least some mechanical training. For self taught, you're doing awesome. I got scared off when one of my cars caught fire and downed tools for years. Since the Astra rebuild, I've had tools back in my hands and feeling inspired and confident so well done! Question time: Why do the pistons come out the top of the engine? Can they not be pulled through the bottom where the crank goes?

Keep doing what you're doing James you're a talented lad that's for sure these in depth videos are brilliant, for a guy who's still learning you're doing alright mate👌

I get it all the time "Why didn't you do it like Mr so & so" and "You don't know what you're doing". Plainly, I haven't got a clue what I'm doing because things are new to me! Good on ya mate, you tell em. People don't understand that we all have to learn 😂

25:30 Who hears small girl saying hi or hey?

i am really glad that you made this series of videos mate...at least i am gonna be able to do my own fiesta because ive got a blown head gasket and coolant is mixing with oil

James, it doesn't matter with these ford engines where the sprocket line up. That's why you use the timing kit on the cams and crank. Set the timing with the tool, fit the sprocket and finger tighten the bolts, fit the belt, then torque the bolts. Hope it helps

Make sure you check and double check for debris when you get to re-assembly. Last thing you need is a blocked bearing journal because a bit of dirt got stuck! And ignore the numpties. What you do is bloody good for an amateur. You should be proud.

Get the block cleaned. You wont regret it good work man time equals knowledge

What’s important is you do what you need to do to get the job done and learn from your mistakes and not from peoples bad comments on the do’s and dont’s

great video you work like i did back in the 80's when i used to rebuild ford motors

Don't worry about people keep up the good work😉👍👍👍❤❤❤👀👍

Organised chaos, just the way I like it... good job James:-)

No need to apologize I love your video's and I have learned so much from you and I look forward to every video you make. I mend my car at home too.

Tip: use a small butane torch around hole of the pulley to heat and expand it will cone off without any special tools...you can also use the torch around other parts of the vehicle to free up parts that are seized on

thank you for another video...best wishes...keep up the good work...

Not sure what hone you’ve got mate but i used a flexhone when I rebuilt my l200 and the bore came up like new, it’s a great tool, good luck, cheers, Chris.

been waiting patiently for the next video

Helping me no end with my learning mate, spot on

Just keep doing what you're doing. It's good to know that 'almost' anyone can do it....as long as one has plenty of tools and a big enough hammer.

Great video as always mate! Your channel is one of my favourite to watch. You are really down to earth and explain things simply. Maybe one day you'll persuade me to do more in depth work on my own cars all I do at the moment is servicing through fear of buggering it up.

Love this kinda content bud. Would be cool if you could do this to something in the VW group like a 1.9TDi or similar. Keep up the connection with your subs as well nice to have a proper community 💪

As your there id reccomend changing the bearing shells, that brown is most likely copper coming through a sign of quite some wear, I would personally for peace of mind, as you said 120000 mile engine with some thrashing and an unknown service history I'd personally change them

I always thought you was a mechanic 😂 but I never judge you cos I have no clue what to do. Really find your videos really interesting 😁

LOVELY JUBBLY, you tell them James, I'm 53 and still learning.

Nice one greg .. cheers .. We can see the next installment, in the series...

Hi James another good one as always you probably are going to but i would change the crankshaft bearing shells while you are there. James you do what you want to do its your channel 👍missed you not doing any videos for a while till today. James you are doing a very good for a noob working on cars the stuff you have done already is amazing good on you 👍

Your learning journey is goin great dont bother yourself with criticism thats not constructive your doin just fine fair play mate

Engine teardown is going well. Home mechanic myself and watching your videos is making me want to rebuild an engine as well but not enough tools and no where to do it currently. Honestly think engine should get painted a Ford blue just to be a bit different and think it would look well.

Hi i can relate wat you saying about leaning as you go i done few jobs on mymk5 golf again im doing the jobs on mydrive way but likeing the vidoes on the fiesta keep up the good work on cars cheers.

Brilliant content as usual, don’t get disheartened by the knobheads posts Your knowledge has come on massively and your videoing technique and presentation is great Keep it up dude

Hi James I'm just a novice learning all what you do don't know why people just don't get what exactly you are trying to do via your channel. Anyway great content 👍👍

Hi James,these videos are interesting to watch,how the engine inside looks, replace the parts and rebuild,the Fiesta will be a nice car when it's done,👍

Good job. Please make sure to replace the bolts for the crankshaft bearings and connecting rods. Those are stretch bolts. Also it's definetly a good idea to replace all the bearings (crankshaft and piston) while you are in there. The connecting rod caps have a specific orientation as well well as the connecting rods itself so make sure to install them correctly ;-) For the cylinder bores I would also hone it slightly with a flex hone (180 grid) and lots of oil. Keep up the good work :-)

Legend! Love the videos, zetec teardown.

Ignore the idiots who moan at you, subbed a few hours ago. Your channel is amazing, videos are really well done and I find them incredibly interesting and great to watch. You're teaching me a few things tbh! Keep it up, you're doing bloody great pal!!

Great content enjoyed watching them all especially with your little helper! Encouraged me to have a go at my Mito which I found had damaged rear brake hoses/seized rear callipers/damaged hand brake cable etc etc - a result of a dodgy repair elsewhere. So I replaced and repaired it all the rear brakes :-) Thanks for the encouragement to have a go ...

Another good video James. I had one of these in silver some years ago. Loved it. Great to see the strip down. You will always get people criticising mate. ,sadly the way it is now. Your doing good things so don't let it get to you. Look forward to the next one.

+30 re-bore on block, new pistons and rings, new shell bearings small end and big end on con rods, fast road cam and new bearings, at least. The big end bearings are shot mate.Resurface head, port and polish.Dowel inlet and exhaust to head. Uprated oil pump. Uprated fuel pump and injectors. Have a good one mate.

Time to Clean!. I use a bench grinder wire wheel to do all the bolt cleaning. Zip lock bags to store, put notes in. Old pots and pans from my wife for cleaning solvent. I work on my cars laying on the ground in my car port in °110 heat in Phoenix.

never mind the comments mate theres always someone who can do it better lollol its great for us your videos mate those of us who dont know much keep them coming james always look forward to them

don't need to apologise. im loving this content

Keep up the good work James very mechanically minded what you do always good content everybody needs a Greg 👍👍

Hi! great content again ^_^ I'm currently working on ford Y5A engine fitted in scorpios and galaxys and it's nice to see that somebody does actually care about similar engine ^_^ Tip: since your cylinder walls have visible marks, check your cylinder's ovality - if its in spec. I didn't do that at my first rebuild - just honed + new piston rings and needed to fully dissasemble it because of that. Rings just weren't able to seat in (oil full of steel "dust" from cylinder wall and rings). Wish you luck!

They are cracked bigend con rod's and should only be put to the con rod it came from and in the same way

The conecting rods and their caps are matched to each others and should not be swaped between them since when their cast they are cast as one piece and the caps are cut/split off the rods which makes them only fit one way truly. Anywas you have my respect, i'm not a mechanic or have i ever said i was one but just like you i love tinkering around with engines and cars. Im now in the procces of retireing my astra mk4 3 door hatch for a complete overhauld and maybe some mods. Im not in a hurry and may take a lonk time but its worth it!

New T shirt merch idea "I am not a mechanic"... 😂 I would have one.

Forget the trolls , you are a credit to tinkerers all over the world.

Love these engine videos so interesting to watch