honer Member 18 Member For: 16y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 08/09/14 08:01 AM Posted 08/09/14 08:01 AM (edited) Hi AllI recently cracked the block in my BF Typhoon by over tightening the turbo feed oil filter (use a torque wrench!)I brought a motor from a wreckers that was out of a Typhoon in the low 100,000km range. After giving it a look over when I got home, I have found it's an FG block, built 2010 (according to the sticker), and having all the usual identifiers, notched engine mount, 2 possible dipstick locations, extra sensor thread cast into the block. This excited me as it should have quite less km on the engine as then the odo would have read. Possible a warranty job? After a further look, I saw that the aluminum on the front cover, and head looked very "bright" and still have some shiny bits on it, so now I'm wondering if it was a replaced with an FG long motor. Are there any other visual identifiers which may indicate this was a long motor replacement? It's worth noting that this thing doesn't appear to have been tuned (at least majorly), stock injectors as well as standard turbo flapper and actuator. Edited 08/09/14 08:03 AM by honer
Panda Eyes flame magnet Legacy Donating Member 5,674 Member For: 18y 4m 1d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 08/09/14 08:07 AM Posted 08/09/14 08:07 AM get the engine number off the block and call ford- they can identify what it is for you.
honer Member 18 Member For: 16y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 08/09/14 09:06 AM Author Posted 08/09/14 09:06 AM Good idea!Except when I just went to check, no engine number engraved :(
Smackers XR6T Red F6310 Member 175 Member For: 21y 1m 8d Gender: Male Location: A small country town on the Murray River South Australia Posted 08/09/14 09:41 AM Posted 08/09/14 09:41 AM When Ford replaced the engine in my old G6ET under warranty (with a new long motor), the block was all nicely painted gloss black from ford instead of the usual horrible old "as cast" rusty block
Panda Eyes flame magnet Legacy Donating Member 5,674 Member For: 18y 4m 1d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 08/09/14 10:28 AM Posted 08/09/14 10:28 AM Good idea!Except when I just went to check, no engine number engraved :( its hot.
Spyathe Legacy Donating Member 872 Member For: 12y 10m 19d Gender: Male Posted 08/09/14 10:50 AM Posted 08/09/14 10:50 AM Only if it's just been running though
hawlass Legacy Donating Member 1,161 Member For: 18y 10m 9d Gender: Male Location: left right out Posted 08/09/14 10:53 AM Posted 08/09/14 10:53 AM Didnt someone on here have no engine number on a replacement block from Ford?, caused issues at sale time from memory.
Kosij Legacy Donating Member 2,045 Member For: 15y 1m 7d Gender: Male Posted 08/09/14 11:58 PM Posted 08/09/14 11:58 PM Yes, new longs from ford have no numbers!Remove trans and have a look at the sticker on the back of the motor, May idem it it a tad better.If rear dipstick has been blocked off you know it's fg converted. Not much else you can find out.
honer Member 18 Member For: 16y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 09/09/14 02:51 AM Author Posted 09/09/14 02:51 AM Kosij, thanks very much for that!Sticker says it was manufactured April 2010. So I guess I can assume it's a FG long motor then? Sounds like I've had a win for once.
Panda Eyes flame magnet Legacy Donating Member 5,674 Member For: 18y 4m 1d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 09/09/14 07:24 AM Posted 09/09/14 07:24 AM nice
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