How many People with the SPI had a Valve Seat Failure?

[BluBlue]

Originally Posted by Donnyd21

$2600!!!! I am in the wrong business, wish you were close I would have done EVERYTHING for $1100

And I would have paid you gladly. Unfortunately I needed the thing for work and I could only be without it (and work) for a little while (8 days).

I was the meat in a rock & Hard place sandwich.

[Dark 007]

Originally Posted by TheGlassMaker

$2600 for a refurbished spi. I did a $800 zetec swap.

Sent from 34.0764° N, 118.4296° W

Really?!? Did that included all parts & labor

I've talk to a few mechanics from my home town (South Chicago) and they claim that, that type of swap is impossible!!


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[TheGlassMaker]

Yes.

engine, harness, ecu, alternator, intake tube, and passengerside motor mount was 500.

I Spent 300 on water lines, vacuum lines, powersteering line, timing belt, throttlebody, thottle cable and a few other odds and ends. The down pipe for the converter and the flex pipe was a mixture of cut up spi and zetec pipes. With a new universal flex.

I did it myself with the help of a co-worker.

Here's a write up I did.

http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=296946



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[Dark 007]

Originally Posted by TheGlassMaker

Yes.

engine, harness, ecu, alternator, intake tube, and passengerside motor mount was 500.

I Spent 300 on water lines, vacuum lines, powersteering line, timing belt, throttlebody, thottle cable and a few other odds and ends. The down pipe for the converter and the flex pipe was a mixture of cut up spi and zetec pipes. With a new universal flex.

I did it myself with the help of a co-worker.

Here's a write up I did.

http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=296946



Sent from 34.0764° N, 118.4296° W

This is extremely useful. I shall bookmark your write up for probable future reference, thanks.


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[digger658]

I think my daughter's Focus SPI dropped a valve on no. 4. It will start and run but rough. When I rev it up there is a loud popping sound at the higher rpm during the rev. Drove it down the road and could hear the popping sound continuously.

When I pull the no.4 plug wire it makes no difference in how the motor runs. I pull any of the others the motor dies. Exhaust or intake valve maybe?

What are my options?

[TheGlassMaker]

If its still running your in a good spot. Stop starting it, revving it and driving it. Because it sounds like you have lost all compression in that cylinder. The seat has probably came loose and hasn't dropped off the head yet. If you keep messing with it, it fall and it can and most likly will destroy the head cylinder wall(s) piston and/or rod.

Pull the head a get that rebuilt before its too late. You got lucky, fix it while you can.

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[Ispi]

2003 SPI with 158,000miles bit the dust. New member of the dropped valve seat club. Happened 2 blocks away from home so I got it to my garage. I consider myself lucky. Tires and battery are like new (what a shame). Deciding what to do with it. Would need piston kit, rebuilt head, etc. I am now driving my backup car so I have time.

[Donnyd21]

Originally Posted by Ispi

2003 SPI with 158,000miles bit the dust. New member of the dropped valve seat club. Happened 2 blocks away from home so I got it to my garage. I consider myself lucky. Tires and battery are like new (what a shame). Deciding what to do with it. Would need piston kit, rebuilt head, etc. I am now driving my backup car so I have time.

You can fix it yourself for about $500 in parts.