No major problem, the highest speed limit in the UK is 70 MPH.

 

going up to 80 in 2 years time

 

please dont get me wrong i dont break the law ,never had a speeding ticket ,lucky me. no seriously, i dont know much about cars but i know that my car was much more responsive than this before i gave him it.

 

can anyone shed any light on this problem please.

 

If you could get another 3 MPH out of it and achieve 88 MPH you could go back in time and take the car to a decent garage instead.





Take it back mate, it's not right let them sort it, you've paid for it.

 

There's only really two ways you can have the wrong cylinder head, and that's by him mistakenly fitting either a VVC head or an 8v head. Neither of which are a straight bolt on so highly unlikely....

More likely that either the timing isn't quite right (how does the car run in general?) or that the throttle cable or something daft hasn't been refitted quite right.

 

thanks but should he not fix it free because i gave him the car to do head gasket and he told me he started it up after forgetting to tighten cam bolt or something like that. he then said he had to replace cylinder head because he ruined the head all together, i now have an mgzr that is not reponsive at all , i am paying 138.00 every 6 months for tax for a hot hatch. not to mention the insurance , isnt it illegal if he refuses to right the problem he has caused. i have used this mechanic for years, what do i do now.

 

it says 16v twin cam on engine , could he have put a whole new engine in and not cracked on, surely not ,and if he has where do i stand. car does not miss or anything like that it just feels like a 1400 or similar. im gutted now cos after waiting two weeks for car back ,i will have to go and give him it again tomorrow if he accepts it..

 

any 16v 200/25/ZR will go faster than 85MPH. in fact i imagine even the 1.1 8v would go faster than that.

perhaps the spark plugs aren't all firing? there are lots of things that might have been put back together incorrectly, having the wrong engine is probably the least likely possibility.

anyway, stress that you need the car when you take it back! all mechanics (like everyone else) make mistakes from time to time, it's how they deal with them that matters. if he wants you to pay him to correct his mistakes take your car elsewhere, there are plenty of others that would like the work.

 

You really need to take the car back
To the guy that repaired it and
Tell him its not right , try and
Keep it polite as he may have made
A geniune mistake

 

sounds like timing might be out or something.

"ive heard" even the 1.4 has no trouble hitting 100 and beyond

 

sounds like timing might be out or something.

"ive heard" even the 1.4 has no trouble hitting 100 and beyond

My first ever car, a base model Fiesta 1 litre could even make 100mph (on a downhill slope...), so a 1.4 should easily do that all day long.

Sounds as though the 'mechanic' has borked your engine - or at the very least, not done a proper job in fixing it.

 

He's already admitted to one mistake, chances are he made another. Go back, firm but polite and get it all taken apart and checked over again

 

yea, you all have given me hope that he has not changed the engine and maybe he just changed the dip stick cos it does seem to be a different one. but i cant imagine an established mechanic trying to do something like that. i would be disappointed.
even my little coolant bleed screw seems to be different but it could be my imagination my missus says.ha , i have my engine number here and am eager to check it tomorrow first light. if i can find the engine number that is haha

 

You seem pretty sure its a different engine...he would of replaced the head

 

My 214 16v will do 70 in second... Sure it could do more than 85...

I had a knobby lorry on the m40 today when I was pulling onto it after being at the services... Slowed down when I tried to fit in behind and sped up when I tried to get in front...

Was only a short slip road... Was up to 70 in no time... Just glad it was warm and has guts!

 

Lol 70 in seconds.

 

The engines in the F/TF have a different dipstick arrangement.

Timing would be the first place to look, followed by a blockage in either the exhaust or induction systems.

 

You sure it just doesn't need a GOOD service? No obvious weird sounds or odd running is making me suspicious....new fuel filter, plugs, maybe leads, air filter, oil and filter. Run some redex through it too.

 

when i got mine back tonight i took it on the express way and was worrying that it seemed to be getting up to speed very slowly yet it was stable [no missing] i knew i needed to test it, it only reached 85 and i had to put it into sport mode for that, so something is wrong somewhere. wont sleep tonight now haha

 

thats what he said he has done ,replaced the whole head with a recon one [1800cc] but why doesnt it run properly then. does a 1400 fit on a 1800 block ?

 

Not directly no...

 

The 1.4/1.6/1.8 (non VVC) heads are all the same. Only the VVC and VHPD heads are different.

 

could a 1400 head be fitted onto an 1800 block [mgzr] cos this mechanic said he has had to put a recon head on but did not charge me for it because he said it was his fault, fair play to him for owning up to that one ,but could he have put a 1400 head on, would one fit, it does say 16v twin cam on the cover. it also has a dizzy cap

 

zr should defo not have a dizzy cap theyre wasted spark ignition.

 

They are the same for the 120.

 

so if it is an 1800 head ,maybe it needs throttle cable adjusting or something like that. when i gave him my car to do hgf ,it was running great, since he has given me it back its very slow.

 

My vote goes for camshaft timing a tooth or two out-take it back, the mechanic who did the recent work should be sorting this out. He sounds a little incompetent being honest...! :lol:

 

could the timing be out and the car not sound like its missing when being driven cos this did not sound like it was missing when i drove it. it just did not have any poke. could the timing be out and it feel ok

 

Yes, one cog out would allow it to run ok, but nowhere near full power.

 

i hope its this then. will find out tomorrow . how long should it take to set the timing, what writing does a keiser engine have on the rocker cover, does it say k-series. i cant recall.

 

at poor peace i pray to the dolphined seas,, please let my car be ok.

 

Didn't notice the dizzy cap.

As mentioned the ZR uses the newer wasted spark variant of the engine, not the older dizzy cap version.

Major bodge if he has retro fitted a dizzy head to your car. That needs changing to the correct type.