Originally Posted By: pbm
Originally Posted By: sonofbumperbolt
Originally Posted By: pbm
Looks good. What OCI did you run? Did you ever have the 'valve seat dropping' problem that's fairly common on those engines? Does the car currently have 171K , 217K or 271K? (100K after you bought it or 100K after you changed the head?)
OCI 5,000 miles
Funny story. I had a lifter go bad at 171k and started making noise. Machine shop disassembled and inspected head. Decided to rebuild. The intake seat for the #4 cylinder fell out in the hot tank. I then bought a head from J&C Enterprises with upgraded seats.
Car currently is at 271K. Head was replaced at 171K. I bought the car with 117K on it.
Thanks, that's impressive.
Your original post was accurate but silly me read into a little too much and caused my own confusion.
I know this is about an Escort but that CVH engine was also used in some Foci (Focuses) ...the Focus also used the Zetec and later the MZR (which it currently still uses)....all were capable of very high mileages with decent maintenance.
The Focus CVH also had valve seat issues. I just sold a Zetec powered Focus with 195K on it and it ran excellent and used no oil. They are a very durable engine IMO.
