MY NEW ESCORT RS COSWORTH MIGHT COST A FORTUNE TO FIX
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The Ford Escort RS Cosworth is a rally version homologation special of the fifth generation European Ford Escort. It was designed to qualify as a Group A car for the World Rally Championship, in which it competed between 1993 and 1998. It was available as a road car from 1992 until 1996. The powertrain was only fitted to this version of the Escort, a longitudinally mounted Cosworth YBT, a highly tunable turbocharged 2.0 L (1,993 cc) with a bore x stroke of 90.8 mm × 77 mm (3.57 in × 3.03 in) Inline-four engine[1][2] which had an output of 227 PS (167 kW; 224 bhp) in standard trim. Tuning companies have achieved power outputs in excess of 1,000 bhp (746 kW; 1,014 PS) 
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That black under seal needs to go . Full under body resto needed 👍 keep up the great work Adam
The under seal is what’s saved it
I think this must be the first RUclips video I have seen working on an Escort Cosworth cheers Adam 😊
I think your headgasket is fine to be honest because you aren't losing fluid and there is no white smoke. Just go through the cooling system and make sure your thermostat is actually opening when it reaches temp, also you can get different temp ratings so make sure you have the right one. As for the hot start make sure your fuel relays arent on the way out or they haven't cheaped out of the spark plugs with low temp rated ones. Might worth cleaning up the earth points.
Yes, the thermostat open on very high degree, the radiator fans should be kicking on aswell, a common thing on older fords is the radiator fans get stuck, i would check with the hand when the car is off if the radiator fans can be spinned easy.
What a cracking project Adam. Thanks for keeping it real, top vid , commentary and production. Oh and what a car! The red rocks!
I would get the radiator out , get it flow tested or cleaned out , if you're doing a timing belt do the water pump at the same time. Also the ramps have mechanical locking pins in them , the car won't fall down on you , it will be safe , have confidence 👍👍 good series this bud , keep up the good work 👍
Flow tested 😂 it's a Ford radiator stick a hose pipe in one end and see what happens at the other
That is so sweet having your own hydraulic ramps! Don`t worry about it dropping, it should have a built in safety so if the hydraulics fail it will be caught mechanically. Those hydraulic lifters beat the crap outta using fixed ramps, it makes things SO MUCH quicker and easier. All the best with getting that beautiful Escort Cossie back on the road mate!
Thanks Dave
@@Adam151082 Word of advice though, after the first time you use it go round and check the floor bolts are still tight. It's not uncomon for then to settle after a few uses and you don't want a rocky lift!!
I was thinking that trying to put a new blower resistor on mine. You need to get in a fetal position with the passenger seat slid right back while having hands half the size of normal hands, while you can't even see the screw and are feeling around for it, with a stubby screwdriver. With a ramp I'd have it done in 10 seconds. Without a ramp it couldn't even be done and I just left it loose 😂
love your videos, Adam. You're always so cheery. Good luck with the motor, you'll get there!
Get after it Adam 💪🏻 Looking forward to the preventative maintenance and watching you make it your own👍🏻
An absolute dream car of mine, I’m
Glad you got one as you always put 1000% into every build ❤
I would definitely do the water pump and flush the radiator out first.
One car I bought, low mileage, only local runs into town, always serviced, took it on a run, it started to overheat, when safe I opened the radiator cap, it was brown soup, took many flushes to clear out, all the sediment was moving in the system, once flushed out and new antifreeze it was fine, something was missed over the years a proper coolant flush.
As above......... i've seen it a few times where old antizreeze breaks down over time and you get sludge in the lower areas of the rad and engine. Also make sure you have the heater on full hot too, i've seen problems (although not on a Cosworth) where the Matrix is full of air and for the life of us it looked like a head gasket gone....... If you want a 100% head gasket or not test, go to your local garage and get a sniffer test done on the coolant (it's a test that looks for exhaust gasses in the coolant and you get a chemical reaction if there is showing a good or bad head gasket).
Yeh your right , flush the system , replace the water pump and thermostat. Then look at head gasket. Also check your fan is working. Bridge the fan switch at the radiator to make sure it’s running.
Remove the switch from the fan. Use a split pin or bit of wire. Bridge the connection. Switch on the ignition and the fan should run. If not your radiator fan has gone. Also check that the radiator itself isn’t clogged with dirt in between the fins.
Make sure to use deionized water in stead of tap water 👍 limescale is not what you want in you coolant system
Air in the system I would say Adam, or get a sniffer test done & see if it detected coolant in the exhaust gasses that will tell you if the head Gasket is gone or not
Definitely worth changing the water pump as it's been sitting so long, glad to see you managed to mot the cossie before you test drove it😉
Great video ADAM this is the content that everyone wants to see thanks
Congratulations on the new car. Just watched the latest video.
Hope I'm not stepping on your toes but please re-check your rear brakes, the pistons need to be set so they locate into the pip on the brake pads. In the video ,the pad with the pip is on the outside unless all four have locating pips which is unusual. I'm local to you and am a mechanic and mot tester with a passion for old fords so have some experience. Please get in touch if you need a hand diagnosing possible head gasket trouble.
Thanks! Will do!
also do your wheels again Adam. What do you think the taper on the lugs are for? You need to tighten them up a bit at a time you melt or the wheel isnt centred on the hub. If you fully tighten one up before getting anything on the others then you are trapping the wheel in that position and the wheel is not only out of centre and likely to act like imbalanced wheel at speed, but its dangerous as it causes lugs to come undone. You try that on a big 4x4 with a heavy BFG on it and you will 100% have a wheel come off within 250miles. I like you mate but why buy all the tools when you cannot even be bothered doing things correctly?
I would also add that on some rear calipers like that you have to wind the piston back our slightly to get it set on the threads again for the handbrake adjuster mech inside, Im pretty sure I remember if you wind it out too far you have to wind it all the way back in and then out a bit again to set it right, you can only adjust it outwards not back in, or something along those lines.
Adam I love watching your videos and know you will get everything sorted, will take time but you have the ability and support to make it an amazing car, dont give up just walk away when you need to.
Love the videos mate. Keep up the good work. What a garage setup you have now!! Belta
Shared your content as you should have way more subscibers as your channel is awesome.Keep doing what your doing Adam.
Love all your videos and fair play for doing all the work yourself
This video takes me back to my teens and early 20's. The ford thermostats do often go wrong so changed plenty of those!
So been looking forward to this vid .👌🏻
Been waiting for this patiently
Going at her all ready. This is the content we needed. 👍
Defo need longer videos 😁 nowt better then chilling on a Sunday afternoon when the other half is at work and watching Adams videos 👍
Hi Adam.congrats on the escort.looking forward to the future vids 👍
Great vid yet again adam, cant wait to see the progress on this escort! Outstanding as per
enjoyed this vid, thanks man
loving these vids mate top content cant wait see her finished
Instant subscribe. A likeable dude doing his own mechanical work on an absolute classic of a car. Very good work!
Could the problems you're having be caused by a knackered/blocked radiator? It's been sat for 6 years, right?!
EDIT: I'd feel uncomfortable under the car on a new lift too. But they do have a safety feature in case it fails, which is highly unlikely if it was installed correctly. I'd say give each post a knock before using the lift and keep up with the maintenance and you'll be just fine.
Adam love the videos and the cossie keep them coming
Also give us a quick walk through of the new ramp in the next one.
It must be so easy and quick to do small jobs now
Nice video Adam once again so pleased you've got a dream car and I'm sure your going to have some good content on it 👍
- you’ll get there eventually, but in a way it’d be boring if it was all done and mint - gives you a reason to make the videos we enjoy - thanks
Just recently Subbed to your channel! I love the retro aspect to your channel, Maybe it’s a sign I’m getting old!! 🤔😬😂
My advice is to ignore people in the comments telling you to change water pumps, pull the radiator etc. First thing you need to do before throwing parts at it or pulling anything apart is perform a compression test and leakdown test. That will tell you definitively whether the head gasket is gone or not. First rule of fixing anything; diagnose the problem before trying to fix it.
No. Absolutely no real reason to start looking at the the head before snagging out the cooling system. Agree don't start throwing parts at it but bleed it, flush the rad etc.
Head gasket would be pressuring the header tank a think it's just air locked
@@Cloudy67245agreed.
I'm.new.to the channel,.but have to say, very informative and clear instructions with good view of what you're doing. A lit of channels miss this, but it's super interesting. Good job. Can't wait to see more. Just an FYI, I had a choice 17 years ago to buy escort cosworth or r32 gtr. I went with the gtr and have kept it since. You can tell by my username I am a cossie fan, and had a 2wd saph, and a 4x4 saph 20 years ago. Have always wanted an escort cos since 👍
Awesome video Adam as usual, can’t wait for the next episode 😮😊😊
Thank you for explaining the simple stuff to guys like me. And showing how to do stuff.
Please keep on doing it like you're explaining it to kids :D :D
I would like to learn how to do stuff on my own EsCos.
I am a Nissan freak don't know much about Ford but I must say I really like your Escort Cos worth it looks great I'm really enjoying your channel too I love how your having a go yourself I wish you all the way best in getting your super car Finnished 👍 🇬🇧
Brilliant watching you work at your lovely car 🤘
Love this channel real life
Another class video Adam
Really pleased you have your dream car Adam ,just work through the problems you'll get there, brilliant video.
Get a head gasket leak testing kit, cheap enough and will/should show if the gasket is leaking, there will be many gremlins with a car being stood for a while unused, clean the electric connections, ECU plugs and sockets, aged wires breaking and shorting, octane booster in the fuel system.
Looks like the lift is gonna get some use 🤣🤣🤣 Cracking video Adam!
Always loved the escort cosworth, so I’ll keep my eyes on your progress 👍🏼👍🏼
Should check to see if the radiator top and bottom fill is the same temperature, if it’s not you have bad coolant circulation, don’t jump to head gasket yet, have the radiator checked, drill a 5mm pilot hole in your thermostat and fit it back into its housing with the bleed hole at 12 o’clock position
Adam you have scored on car looking Good I love your work
“Gently remove the anti roll bar!”. Great video, good luck with the project
I’m glad you’re also an advocate for the Ugga dugga torque settings
You can't mess about with torque settings 😉
for what hes done in the past he must own a TQ wrench though?
The other officially recognised torque setting is FT.
F**king Tight.
@@cogboy302FT is industrially recommended
@@krusher74 it’s only a 19mm wheel nut, if you know your impact gun has got 1000Nm of power available, torquing it is a waste of time
Adam class video. I hope you cleaned the hubs before putting those new discs on.
Beautiful escort especially in the red, really enjoyed that video, very well done, sure you'll get it all sorted with all the advice 👍 reminds me of my old mk5 radiant red xr3i 130, not quite the same i know 😂
It’s definitely a stunning car! This is a perfect job for you.. in terms of someone happy and willing to put in the time.. looking forward to seeing the videos
Stunning really?,dread to think what you judge as a bad car
I think you’re on the wrong channel
Love the gentle removal of anti rollbar! 😂
I held my breath when you were undoing those antiroll bar mount bolts. I had a Sierra and on all four of the bolts the captive nut inside the chassis legs sheared off. I had to cut holes in the floorpans to get a spanner in and also then to torque up new nuts & bolts.
Flush radiator and water pump is Rabs shout. Best of luck Adam.
Glad to see you finally landed your dream car. 👌🏼
Thanks Alan
Sunday roasts will never be the same again Adam, how are you going to explain to the Mrs where the roasting tin has gone? 😂 Top work mate 💪
Those OEM front arms and bushes will ride so much nicer on the road. Polybushing is way too hars for road driving, I did it on my Impreza and in the end I turned them all back to OEM. Nice work Adam !
great video mate
Your a Top bloke Adam, Beautiful cars ... you'll work it out, It's all part of owning an old Ford!
Good luck pal hope it's fixed soon
Love this car, looking forward to many vids of you tinkering with it, im the same in my garage with my mint restored m3 e46, wouldnt mind an escort cossie too
I had same car I’m the day had similar problem made check the expansion tank inlet out let collars ,
Remember mine was blocked solid so water couldn’t enter or leave the tank. I had to drill mine out it was blocked solid. With a check mate blow down pip or you squeeze silicone pipes see if it squires in.
Was glad to see the back of mine. Very fast. Well I sat on 9 points at one time lol
Circulation problem, you didnt appear to bleed the system, air vent on top of t stat, also pull off 8mm pipe at turbo return, if no water then remove turbo feed pipe from the 8mm brass pipe coming from the back of the t stat to check its clear, this can choke up. Id be removing the complete t stat assembly from the head to check in behind. The fact that theres no heat coming from the bottom hose shows no circulation. If it was the water pump Im sure you'd hear that.
no you wouldn't. If the blades have rotted or broken off you dont hear it it still spins as normal
Lovely cossie adam m8,hope ya get it sorted 👍
Hi Adam enjoy watching your vlogs and hope it’s not the head gasket. I had an xr3 that the head cracked on was well gutted anyway good luck and looking forward to seeing what you do with it
Loving the mechanical stuff it’s a lovely motor! Cutting out hopefully just temperature protection 🤷♂️ I had similar problems with temperature and expansion tank levels before - turned out to be antifreeze ‘silt’ blocking a small non return valve leading to the expansion tank
You bought the best Cosworth ford ever build. Just keep on working on it they are worth it.
Congrats on your new cossie Adam it's a circulation problem either water pump or radiator, don't think the headgasket is gone,best of luck.
Absolute delight listening to you Adam, my sons girlfriend is from your neck of the woods, so I'm biased hehe!
Adam love the vids keep it going👍🏻 the escort needs some standard wheels and that splitter taking off the front.
Good job Adam
awsome job bud! car looks class!
maybe water pump? :)
Mint this video. Great watch.
Another useful tip when you work under the car is always have a backup, even on a ramp. I use them plastic wedge shape car ramps. They're 50£ a set and can save you enough tme to crawl from under the car when it snaps down....
Got some good kit ther now mate 👌
I hope your keeping the new cozy
Adam st least we are now heading into winter so plenty of time in the garage to get to the bottom of the teething problems.
I wonder is the coolant tank cap holding pressure?
Get a sniff test kit for the head gasket.
Previous owner did love his red touch up pen. Be good to restore some of those bits to a more OE look.
Great honest content as always Adam. Would love to see an OEM overhaul like the Saph. Watching your vids make me want an Escort Cossie now… 🤦🏽♂️😂
U can access these arb bolts from the openings is the rails and get lube in before removal
I would replace water pump and flush radiator
Good luck with the restoration Adam
A great car your have there adam.
Best colour as well and great underneath.
💯 change the water pump and flush the radiator and system out also make sure the heaters hot on the windscreen setting 👍
Check the heater in the car is staying hot Adam, if not then it’s either air locked or there’s an issue with the impeller on the water pump, can’t really see rad being blocked coolant looked nice and clean when it came out.. also when you change any suspension components ie arms bushes etc it’s good practice to pre load the bushes before tightening everything up when it’s off the floor. Keep at it mate you’ll get there in the end 👍🏻
Totally understand what your saying about feeling uncomfortable under the car but you can hear the ramp going up each lock on it as it’s going up 👍🏻👍🏻
Nice 1 Adam thats what I like 2 see straight down 2 work on th car gutted it's over heating maybe it need a radiator flush through before u start the big jobs
Best of luck with ongoing work on the car now 👍👍👍
It's a lovely looking car it just takes time to get it sorted out but once it's done you will have one beautiful car just find some standard wheels but good luck with the project I look forward to watching more videos
Thanks Chris
Hi Adam, if it's been standing the rad may need a thorough flush, also worth checking the water pump impeller isn't loose on the shaft, and, I'd have the thermostat housing off and pressure flush each hose etc.. all before I'd worry about the head gasket. Alex.
Brilliant content
Keep the faith. You will get it sorted. Any chance of doing a vlog on your new car lift?
You could try taking the car to someone with an emissions tester. They can put the probe in the header tank and test for hydrocarbons on the coolant. It's not 100% accurate but it might help point you in the right direction. Or give you piece of mind.
Don't worry about the ramp it'll be fine with you under it. Just keep it regularly checked by professionals.
Looking forward to seeing more of the build, keep up the good work.👌
You can buy one of those rubber bulb testers to plug Into the top of the rad. You fill it with indicator solution that picks up hydrocarbons in the water. Samcrac uses one on his video's
Love the copper grease he’s left on the brake pad backing plate. Sheer genius.
We put a mk1 sierra xr4x4 back on the road after 20 years in the garage, first thing we did was flush through all the water ways, it still had the original anti freeze in it....we changed it all gave everything we could get to a good clean and some of it had blocked up, heads have never been off and its still on the original water pump and hoses, we have done 2500 miles since june 2022 without any issues now, in fact sometimes expecially on longer motorway runs, its running probably a bit to cool, but thats not a issue....
Air lock or water pump id say, or blocked rad would be my 2p worth lol
That clicking when you lift the car Adam is the anti drop mechanism working if you don't here that clicking then don't lift the car.
Poster car for me too, love them in red.
Can’t wait to see this progress, hopefully a full underside resto ?
Think the wheels need to go though, if they need a spacer that big.
No the wheels should stay they suit the car
Great job Adam, keep in mind though that polyurethane bushes are an essential upgrade to any Cosworth. I highly recommend keeping/fitting them everywhere possible.
Except the rear inner/outer trailing arms, don't polybush these.
@@davedree True, there used to be a 6 degree rear beam/arms combo for this, not sure if still available. It completely transforms the car.
I used to run the car after replacing rad water with the expansion cap off to burp the air out all ways worked for me
For me its the rad that's blocked, a dam good flush out should clear the overheating, a good quality rad flush will do the job, just found your channel, its great to see someone from our area with an interesting channel.👍👍
Try bleeding it with an expansion tank attachment kit. I got one of amazon for my scooby. Helps get any airlocks out the system. Took me like half hour to bleed it properly and for all the hoses to warm up.
That will be proper machine when you get it sorted 🤩