"I'm just a diy mechanic"!. The dept of your videos and the stuff you do go's beyond what most mechanics know about cars! The only difference is they have a computer that says wich bolt to take out in the right order😁. Coffee and this in the morning is just perfect!
05:17 "Everything on it is just awkward" - my thoughts exactly of Fords! Then I got a BMW and found out what awkward really means. Keep up the good work Steve!
I think bmw start the design process from the common parts that need replacing and build a car around them - with plenty of plastic clips that snap off
He's a genuine petrolhead just like the rest of us ..it's like someone has died in the family!! Just think of that m egane m8..you was all over him like a rash..that's how quick Steve's car was..Fast Fords..Steve best of luck with rebuild fella110%.☆
Nice to see it apart and confirmed the rings are reason. A few of us said it was the rings. no speculation as to why but I have a suspicion. I’ll be glued for the next one Steve.
Great video Steve, gone are the days you carry a box of spanners in the boot in case you break down while out. The modern engine is so complicated now. Your doing far better than i would
Great job and I'm glad that all the damage seems to have occurred below the piston crown and the turbo didn't get damaged (hopefully). I can't believe how much stuff there is to strip down just to get the head off of a modern engine !
Thanks so much Steve for taking the time to strip the engine to see what the failure was even though like you say the piston rings from cylinder 1 have dis-integrated. Also don't explain to your followers about your skill level as you should give yourself credit as you are willing to give anything a go and are very competent.
Nice little video to wake up to! Good job getting it stripped down Steve, we all knew it but we all had to see it! 😂😂 looking forward to the replacement engine install! 👌🏻
Unlucky dude hope you get it sorted and back up and running asap I thought mine was a gonner when I blew my head gasket at cadwell Park back in November last year.
Great job pulling that engine out. I never considered using a pully on some timber beams before. Will have to build something up and give that a go I think for when I swap mine out.
Hi Steve , my theory to the problem lays in the block or the serviceability of the head gasket. Situation you have is ,the engine had wear before you started using it for track. Now I haven’t followed many of your videos but I hazard a guess that with that flash turbo its above standard tune and running higher boost / power. The more performance you run the less reliability you will have . I don’t see there was anything wrong with the the tune of the engine as everything was running fine, it’s not detonation as this happens within the combustion chamber and there’s no damage to the face of the piston. You noticed a crack in the wall of cylinder 4 liner that is your clue . compression has squeezed passed the liner either through the head gasket or coolant gallery. Possibly in turn this may have caused a air lock and a coolant restriction in the engine, when this happens coolant doesn’t flow as it should and temperature rises rapidly causing hot spots on the cylinder walls. for it to damage rings and ring lands to fail . It can be repaired but as you guess it’s just as cheap to slap in another engine and have more fun 🤩
wow you done a good job on that old engine.it did you well around castle coombe.look forward to see how the new engine compares when it up to doing a track day
Nice Video Steve this has just happened to my son’s ST180 so when i get back to the UK from work i have to strip and rebuild his engine and this video has gave me a good few tip’s.
Nice content Steve thank you👍. When things in life go wrong i try to focus on the positive. Things happen for a reason maybe the next lap of the track if the engine blow could of been a disaster?? Keep ya chin up Steve you will be back behind Yobo's wheel soon😉👍👍👍.
Another great video. Regarding the turbo my experience with popped motors and turbo is the metal fragments in the oil go through the turbo bearings and destroy them. Rarely will a bit of ring land make ot past the valves and smash the exhaust wheel.
Replaced mine this week too and i can tell you setting timeing on those is a nightmare have done it 2 times now First when i blew a hole in Zylinder 4 and when i replaced the engine fully Both times check engine light came on and i needed to get the car to ford Because of the tools from amazon i got
Certainly looks like it's been hot in no.1 ring land failure is common issue with heat. Without logging afr we don't know what the ratio was but I bet it would help running it a few points richer to help with cylinder temps. Perhaps when you get the new engine filling down the ring gap a few thou to help prevent the rings butting up again.
I thought that was what had happened, massive amount of work involved to get to the piston, you need to find out the cause otherwise it will kill your replacement engine as well, probably down to detonation/tune .... best of luck with it Steve 👍
Hi Steve, I was so waiting for you to say at the end of the video it's going "In The Bin!" 😎 that would have be so funny, don't know if you watch Mighty Car Mods but well done on all the hard work. I am a diyer myself.
Great vid Steve. I’m no expert but I would say thats temp related, ring failure led to the piston going. I spose it could be rebuilt but as you said, get another motor. Well done on the strip down
Great video Steve Well at least we know those who diagnosed a ringland failure were correct. The mark on the piston looks like it's got very hot, surprised there was no damage to the bore. Whats also concerning is the crack in piston 4, there's no saying this wasn't done before the piston failure and the engine wasn't showing any signs of a crack, I'm not sure as said if adding shims to the liners would solve this as you'd then be comprising the cooling between the bores and as the cut out isn't the full width like the 5 pot volvo engine would it really stop a crack from forming
All that effort.... is really appreciated Steve! Fascinating to see the scene or the crime. I need to take our dv6 engine out of our mark 6 Fiesta. Glow plug snapped but needs a new timing belt and clutch anyway. Looks like the front comes off quite easy. Any top tips?
You are a mechanic steve very knowledgeable.. It got to hot!.. more than lickly head gasket gone, water mixes with oil in no1 cylinder heats up hotter than hell melted off piston ring, I melted a piston rod clean off on my old Escort mk4 Rs due to trying to keep with porsche Carrera lol, I managed to rebuild it my self head skimmed new gaskets second hand piston new rings, and shells, bearings.. ready to fight another day. I've got to do my timing belt soon on my Mk7 st, I'd like to see you make video for some pointers. 👍🏼
To say you’re not a mechanic you’re very knowledgeable, I’ve been looking for a vacuum leak for days on my Fiesta but scared to even take anything apart 🤣
Just found this video, and I feel your pain. My Focus ST also suffered engine failure, 5 weeks after warranty expired. Managed to bet a goodwill gesture from Ford, but still costing me a bit. I'm thinking I may have had the same issue, as breakdown man discovered a lack of oil, will be demanding full autopsy from Ford as to what issue is,
Looks like there was too much boost and too little fuel and the ignition was too high to me but it might be worth investing in some forged pistons when rebuilding the engine
Maybe on the new engine run a different type of coolant and run your fan on when you are on track. I also think you need to port your engine it will help with the engine gases.good video best of lucky
yup, I called it lol melted a hole in it, not the first time that's happened on this engine. I sent you the Ford 1.6 Ecoboost repair manual, give her a look, it might help you stumble through like it has me
Steve, Ford didn't bring the sleeve all the way to the top of the block. It ends just below the Head mating surface. that coolant passage between the cylinders makes for a thin spot that flexes and deforms under heat and stress. You said in the video that there was a little bit of movement right where cylinder 1 and 2 meet. This is a common problem. You can get the Mountune supported block or you can look at a couple of other options who are re-sleeving the block completely. That is probably why there was a clean spot above the failed area on piston one. J
@@kd2833 what can prevent that? Either better cooling ( which night not help ya with too much boost ) or file down the ring gap. In burgerland engines get granaded all the time because of 200 shot leans the engine out gets real hot closes the gap and breaks the piston.
Is the block really that bad, have you got a straight edge and feeler guage to check it's not warped. Just thinking you could have that bore decked and stick a new piston in
Dont know much about those engines but id say the extra power was just a bit too much for that piston probably not helped by too much heat. Hope you get it sorted and it doesnt cost you too much money.
in my opinion for some reason №1 leaned out and started to melt, then as soon as the material got softer the high pressure of the combustion blew past the top of the piston and broke it down. Good that you reacted fast and stopped pushing otherwise it could be a catastrofic faiIure with hole on the block etc and everything mangled. I still think this power level is the top the engine can handle in standard form and i still think new sleeves and pistons can be put in it which would open it up for more power while safe at the same time. But who knows what's ur next plans, maybe something even better :)
Very unfortunate Steve. Im no mechanic but looking at the piston I would say there has been a hotspot within the combustion chamber perhaps because of a blockage in the cooling channel. causing uneven cooling. maybe why the other chamber has a crack in it it too? insufficient or old coolant over winter causing freezing and expansion? just some thoughts
At least your turbo is okay. This is most likely down to the tune you think? I’ve heard about a few fiestas up to 350hp on a stock engine being fine for years.
Could be a couple of things ,it could have started with a crack in that piston then the broke up under load, or just started with a broken ring. You need the other 3 out to compare 👍
Not a mechanic, though I have interests like you Steve and do a lot of stuff on my car myself. But, for this failure. Is it possible that the map has something to do with it? Which made the injector spaz out and in turn made it run lean and cause the piston to melt?
i was waiting for that whole carport to come crashing down
Haha yeah I was the same.
Thought exactly the same
"I'm just a diy mechanic"!. The dept of your videos and the stuff you do go's beyond what most mechanics know about cars! The only difference is they have a computer that says wich bolt to take out in the right order😁. Coffee and this in the morning is just perfect!
05:17 "Everything on it is just awkward" - my thoughts exactly of Fords! Then I got a BMW and found out what awkward really means. Keep up the good work Steve!
I think bmw start the design process from the common parts that need replacing and build a car around them - with plenty of plastic clips that snap off
@@Stop..carry-on Yep, and every clip is a different design.
try a mk1 TT. the factory techs must have the hands of 5 year olds
This is why I have a suzuki swift/cultus :"D cheap and idiots can work on it as well (including myself).
Could make a nice coffee table out of the old block Steve!
My kind of DIYer with a whole front end dismantled 🍻
Who else Is up enjoying some spark plug Steve? 😅
I was just about to go to sleep but I love to see blown up engines.
@@warwickscram5925 if it’s someone else’s I don’t mind 🤣
I’m here watching
Why did the engine let
Go
Too much boost dodgy tune?
He's a genuine petrolhead just like the rest of us ..it's like someone has died in the family!! Just think of that m egane m8..you was all over him like a rash..that's how quick Steve's car was..Fast Fords..Steve best of luck with rebuild fella110%.☆
Yea that engine is toast 👌
ALLOE YOO TOOB
Everyday we learn something new is a good day. I know more than I did before I watched this. Thank you!
Nice to see it apart and confirmed the rings are reason. A few of us said it was the rings. no speculation as to why but I have a suspicion. I’ll be glued for the next one Steve.
Great video Steve, gone are the days you carry a box of spanners in the boot in case you break down while out. The modern engine is so complicated now. Your doing far better than i would
Cracking video, good to see you still smiling 😀 can’t wait to see the rebuild and you back on the track 🚙
Great job and I'm glad that all the damage seems to have occurred below the piston crown and the turbo didn't get damaged (hopefully). I can't believe how much stuff there is to strip down just to get the head off of a modern engine !
The joys of chasing power😁upwards and onwards Steve👍😁
Great video Steve, very informative. There is nothing like actually doing the post mortem.
Well done getting it apart, interesting to see the results.
One step closer to having it back one the track 👍
Thanks so much Steve for taking the time to strip the engine to see what the failure was even though like you say the piston rings from cylinder 1 have dis-integrated. Also don't explain to your followers about your skill level as you should give yourself credit as you are willing to give anything a go and are very competent.
Good luck with the rebuild Steve, good to see you having a go yourself.
Ps. I love the sound of the rain hitting your car port 😍👌🏼
Hey thanks Adam and good luck with the garage build. Iv been watching 😁 not at all jealous lol
I think it’s fair to say Steve ... that car keeps u busy
Excited for more videos from you Steve, this is really interesting!
Hi Steve, I know it is a sad subject, but ironically I think this is one of your best videos
Keep safe
Thanks Phil 😁
Love your stuff steve hopefully get it all sorted soon, love the vids and personality🏴
Nice little video to wake up to! Good job getting it stripped down Steve, we all knew it but we all had to see it! 😂😂 looking forward to the replacement engine install! 👌🏻
Keep up the good work n vids Steve. Can’t wait to see this back up and running.
Thanks for the great video again and especially when you share this experience.You have a big job up front again so good luck. 👍
Unlucky dude hope you get it sorted and back up and running asap I thought mine was a gonner when I blew my head gasket at cadwell Park back in November last year.
Great job pulling that engine out. I never considered using a pully on some timber beams before. Will have to build something up and give that a go I think for when I swap mine out.
Hope you enjoyed your cuppa well deserved
Nice one. Can't beat a bit of forensic analysis
Hi Steve , my theory to the problem lays in the block or the serviceability of the head gasket. Situation you have is ,the engine had wear before you started using it for track. Now I haven’t followed many of your videos but I hazard a guess that with that flash turbo its above standard tune and running higher boost / power. The more performance you run the less reliability you will have . I don’t see there was anything wrong with the the tune of the engine as everything was running fine, it’s not detonation as this happens within the combustion chamber and there’s no damage to the face of the piston. You noticed a crack in the wall of cylinder 4 liner that is your clue . compression has squeezed passed the liner either through the head gasket or coolant gallery. Possibly in turn this may have caused a air lock and a coolant restriction in the engine, when this happens coolant doesn’t flow as it should and temperature rises rapidly causing hot spots on the cylinder walls. for it to damage rings and ring lands to fail . It can be repaired but as you guess it’s just as cheap to slap in another engine and have more fun 🤩
Great video Steve my kind of diy mechanic love the content looking forward to the next one stay safe mate 👍 🍺
So easy to watch, keep them coming!!
wow you done a good job on that old engine.it did you well around castle coombe.look forward to see how the new engine compares when it up to doing a track day
Stay positive and keep going. Thanks
lots of useful info gained there for the future i would say steve.will all help putting the new engine back in,great video by the way
Great vid Steve! Good to see it stripped down
Thanks Steve Relaxing vid. Teardown and rain.
Great work and an amazing attitude to it onwards and upwards for yobo 🤙🤙
Nice Video Steve this has just happened to my son’s ST180 so when i get back to the UK from work i have to strip and rebuild his engine and this video has gave me a good few tip’s.
Sad news hope you get it sorted and thanks.
Nice content Steve thank you👍.
When things in life go wrong i try to focus on the positive. Things happen for a reason maybe the next lap of the track if the engine blow could of been a disaster?? Keep ya chin up Steve you will be back behind Yobo's wheel soon😉👍👍👍.
Really enjoying the content, great work mate
Good luck with new engine
Aaahhhh, the Welsh engine hoist support beams. Keeping a smile on my face just after my knee op................
Keep positive Steve you’ll have it back on the road in no time 💪🏻💪🏻
If you're looking to get rid of parts, I really fancy one of those pulley wheels as a paperweight!
Another great video. Regarding the turbo my experience with popped motors and turbo is the metal fragments in the oil go through the turbo bearings and destroy them. Rarely will a bit of ring land make ot past the valves and smash the exhaust wheel.
Life ain't so bad, it's just a car and bits can be replaced. I hope you had some good tea Steve, all the best to you and the family.
Your exactly right. Iv got a good life and family and it's just a car. Thank👍
Great attitude Steve, go in have shower then go shopping for some tea and forget about it 👍
Well done sir must heartbreaking to see that piston keep up good work.👍👍👍
You give us all hope!
Great job Steve
Replaced mine this week too and i can tell you setting timeing on those is a nightmare have done it 2 times now
First when i blew a hole in Zylinder 4 and when i replaced the engine fully
Both times check engine light came on and i needed to get the car to ford
Because of the tools from amazon i got
Looks like its been knocking to me. When the new engine goes in monitor the afr readings. Ideally it wants checking with a knock monitor too
Great video mate , keep up good work 💪
Keep um coming Boyo👍
Certainly looks like it's been hot in no.1 ring land failure is common issue with heat. Without logging afr we don't know what the ratio was but I bet it would help running it a few points richer to help with cylinder temps. Perhaps when you get the new engine filling down the ring gap a few thou to help prevent the rings butting up again.
Great vid Steve, was a good watch!
I thought that was what had happened, massive amount of work involved to get to the piston, you need to find out the cause otherwise it will kill your replacement engine as well, probably down to detonation/tune .... best of luck with it Steve 👍
Not enough ring gap for the cylinder pressure (boost). Absolutely text book failure.
Hi Steve, I was so waiting for you to say at the end of the video it's going "In The Bin!" 😎 that would have be so funny, don't know if you watch Mighty Car Mods but well done on all the hard work. I am a diyer myself.
Haha yes I do watch them.
Great vid Steve. I’m no expert but I would say thats temp related, ring failure led to the piston going. I spose it could be rebuilt but as you said, get another motor. Well done on the strip down
Great video Steve
Well at least we know those who diagnosed a ringland failure were correct.
The mark on the piston looks like it's got very hot, surprised there was no damage to the bore.
Whats also concerning is the crack in piston 4, there's no saying this wasn't done before the piston failure and the engine wasn't showing any signs of a crack, I'm not sure as said if adding shims to the liners would solve this as you'd then be comprising the cooling between the bores and as the cut out isn't the full width like the 5 pot volvo engine would it really stop a crack from forming
All that effort.... is really appreciated Steve! Fascinating to see the scene or the crime.
I need to take our dv6 engine out of our mark 6 Fiesta. Glow plug snapped but needs a new timing belt and clutch anyway. Looks like the front comes off quite easy. Any top tips?
You are a mechanic steve very knowledgeable..
It got to hot!.. more than lickly head gasket gone, water mixes with oil in no1 cylinder heats up hotter than hell melted off piston ring, I melted a piston rod clean off on my old Escort mk4 Rs due to trying to keep with porsche Carrera lol, I managed to rebuild it my self head skimmed new gaskets second hand piston new rings, and shells, bearings.. ready to fight another day.
I've got to do my timing belt soon on my Mk7 st, I'd like to see you make video for some pointers. 👍🏼
To say you’re not a mechanic you’re very knowledgeable, I’ve been looking for a vacuum leak for days on my Fiesta but scared to even take anything apart 🤣
Thanks Steve , found your video very interesting
Great video and hope someone can answer the reason number piston failed in that area. Take care
Mate I wish I was as confident as you! I will just take it apart 😂
Top video Steve keep it up👌👌
Good work Steve
Scary but fascinating amount of Piston ring on that sump bung steve
Just found this video, and I feel your pain. My Focus ST also suffered engine failure, 5 weeks after warranty expired. Managed to bet a goodwill gesture from Ford, but still costing me a bit. I'm thinking I may have had the same issue, as breakdown man discovered a lack of oil, will be demanding full autopsy from Ford as to what issue is,
I’m sure you can use the 1.5 closed deck block from a Cmax with 16v head from the st180
elbows deep in there Steve mate. My view is bad map has done it in simple as mate I am sure you will have back up and running soon.
Great video and a fascinating watch.
The big question: When you install the new engine are you going to run with the same tune?!
Looks like there was too much boost and too little fuel and the ignition was too high to me but it might be worth investing in some forged pistons when rebuilding the engine
Great video Steve 👌👍
I changed a turbo on my driveway with a friend easy good cars to take apart and rebuild
Nice one m8 been looking forward to this 👍
Maybe on the new engine run a different type of coolant and run your fan on when you are on track.
I also think you need to port your engine it will help with the engine gases.good video best of lucky
John Deere cool gard, they run it mini migilia race cars.
great vid steve, dont think the wifes going to be too happy about the bedding tho lol
Great content keep it coming 👍
Well just what i said and was one of the first give my self pat on back cheers Steve
Haha well done
yup, I called it lol melted a hole in it, not the first time that's happened on this engine. I sent you the Ford 1.6 Ecoboost repair manual, give her a look, it might help you stumble through like it has me
Steve, Ford didn't bring the sleeve all the way to the top of the block. It ends just below the Head mating surface. that coolant passage between the cylinders makes for a thin spot that flexes and deforms under heat and stress. You said in the video that there was a little bit of movement right where cylinder 1 and 2 meet. This is a common problem. You can get the Mountune supported block or you can look at a couple of other options who are re-sleeving the block completely. That is probably why there was a clean spot above the failed area on piston one.
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Not enough fuel on map, That engine is not a loss steve plus would make good content rebuilding it
Ring gap was to small like I said in your last video.
Rings expanded to much created to much heat up and down the bore.
What can prevent that ?
Yo
@@kd2833 what can prevent that? Either better cooling ( which night not help ya with too much boost ) or file down the ring gap. In burgerland engines get granaded all the time because of 200 shot leans the engine out gets real hot closes the gap and breaks the piston.
Is the block really that bad, have you got a straight edge and feeler guage to check it's not warped. Just thinking you could have that bore decked and stick a new piston in
"it's quite dramatic when an engine blows", just shows how amazing modern engineering is!
is a forged one going in?
No standard.
Dont know much about those engines but id say the extra power was just a bit too much for that piston probably not helped by too much heat.
Hope you get it sorted and it doesnt cost you too much money.
Steve I’m almost certain yobo only needed an oil change to get rid of the little chunks of joy 🤷🏼♂️🥴
in my opinion for some reason №1 leaned out and started to melt, then as soon as the material got softer the high pressure of the combustion blew past the top of the piston and broke it down. Good that you reacted fast and stopped pushing otherwise it could be a catastrofic faiIure with hole on the block etc and everything mangled. I still think this power level is the top the engine can handle in standard form and i still think new sleeves and pistons can be put in it which would open it up for more power while safe at the same time. But who knows what's ur next plans, maybe something even better :)
Very unfortunate Steve. Im no mechanic but looking at the piston I would say there has been a hotspot within the combustion chamber perhaps because of a blockage in the cooling channel. causing uneven cooling. maybe why the other chamber has a crack in it it too? insufficient or old coolant over winter causing freezing and expansion? just some thoughts
At least your turbo is okay. This is most likely down to the tune you think? I’ve heard about a few fiestas up to 350hp on a stock engine being fine for years.
Nice work 👍
Should make it into a coffee table 😂😂😂
Could be a couple of things ,it could have started with a crack in that piston then the broke up under load, or just started with a broken ring. You need the other 3 out to compare 👍
Not a mechanic, though I have interests like you Steve and do a lot of stuff on my car myself. But, for this failure. Is it possible that the map has something to do with it? Which made the injector spaz out and in turn made it run lean and cause the piston to melt?
Could make a Nice engine block coffee table now 😂
That was a brave move using the joists on the roof 😮😮😮
I built the roof so know its capabilities 😂
Epic video Steve, not an expert either I agree with you it doesn't look good 😉
The big question I have is what are you replacing it with......😜👍
Heads off it so it be worth getting it gas flowed and open up the ports ?? Or even practice on a die grinder and open the ports up ??