I have asked same question about mk4 whats good and bad about mk5 rust plces to look for auto or manual what fuel used
gmphil,
Oct 11, 12:07am
same answer I guess mk4 ran 78ish on mk5 finished 83ish not a lot changed same fuel proply same rust spots
franc123,
Oct 11, 12:11am
The same things apply with respect to buying, it was merely an update of the 4, albeit with a quite a large number of subtle detail changes in body and equipment. What areas they rusted in were identical, top rear of front guards, windscreen surrounds, behind the heater box and around battery tray, A pillars, sill tops, doors, under vinyl roof, bottom corners if the back window, boot floor, valance etc. It was mechanically changed very little between the two models with the exception of the 2.3 engine option added at the top, they added a visco fan and an overflow bottle to the cooling system and that was about it. Manual Mk5s had self adjusting clutches that sometimes play up, autos are ok if maintained but do usual checks, rough upshifting or delayed selection of reverse or drive are not good. Manuals should shift very easy and be quiet, tight in the lever and shouldn't select reverse without pushing lever down. Fuel use 25-35 mpg manual depending on how its driven, autos a bit less, need to be run on 95 minimum preferably with valve seat upgrade. Buy one with the best body and interior that you can, especially the seats, doortrims and woodgrain trim, good interior bits are hard to get now but new carpet in the right colours is no problem. Anything else?
clifford54,
Oct 11, 12:17am
Good answer franc 123
gmphil,
Oct 11, 12:24am
I had a mk4 auto and and mark 5 2.3 auto same time . mk5 was a gutless pig look nicer but off light missus kick my ass in mk4 .
franc123,
Oct 11, 12:34am
Acceleration to 100kph was almost exactly the same between 2.3 auto and 2.0 manual 5's, a 2.0 mk4 might be a but quicker off the line due to the diff ratio being lower. The 2.3 will beat both of them once over the metric ton unless the 2.0 has been modded.
andy61,
Oct 11, 4:06am
Make sure the carb been modified or the whole car will go up in flames,many MK3,4,5 Cortinas and Sierras and Escorts ended up going up in flames.
xs1100,
Oct 11, 7:08am
but not all andy sounds a bit extreme
andy61,
Oct 11, 8:19pm
Ford Australia was forced to recall and modify all cars using those dodgy carbs,could never understand why Ford NZ got away with it yet Ford NZ sold a modification kit to stop the fires.
gmphil,
Oct 11, 10:50pm
all my mates had them when we were young . never sein em catch fire once ! closes was my mk4 when gull opened in pakuranga ten cents cheaper I called in . left forecourt turn left onto tirakau drive and stop right outside the Caltex poped bonnet petrol cumin out of every part of carb like all gaskets had dissolved .
franc123,
Oct 11, 11:10pm
That problem was mainly caused by idiots trying to yank the crimped on fuel line off without chopping the clip first and then replacing it afterwards with a worm drive clip. as per Ford service instructions. Inevitably some of the pipes were unknowingly dislodged. Didn't help that fuel then got sprayed over the distributor.
marte,
Oct 12, 1:11pm
I have got the impression it was cold petrol going into a hot carby after a long hot run and new cold petrol just put in tank. Then letting it sit foir a while and then starting it up. The Brass tube shrinks and the pressure pops it out.
When I was told this, we checked 5 different carbys (we were scrapping Cortinas for parts) and every Brass tube had come out of the carby by different amounts. One was just held in by a few mm of the end of the tube.
saki,
Oct 13, 3:57am
Snap franc123 I was one of those idiots on the old MK3 cant blame the carb it was made in italy (Weber)
andy61,
Oct 13, 4:07am
franc123 wrote: That problem was mainly caused by idiots trying to yank the crimped on fuel line off without chopping the clip first and then replacing it afterwards with a worm drive clip. as per Ford service instructions. Inevitably some of the pipes were unknowingly dislodged. Didn't help that fuel then got sprayed over the distributor.[/quote Why was the fuel connector in the carb a push in fit,most other cars(Toyota Corollas etc) had a screwed in connector, much much safer and thats what Ford Australia were forced to do in a recall by the Australian Government, why not here?
franc123,
Oct 13, 4:21am
Why was the fuel connector in the carb a push in fit,most other cars(Toyota Corollas etc) had a screwed in connector, much much safer and thats what Ford Australia were forced to do in a recall by the Australian Government, why not here?[/quote]
You would have to ask Mr Weber in Italy and Ford NZ that question, not me. I don't know how many other markets the Weber equipped Taunus/Cortina got recalled in, there weren't many places that one or the other was not sold in at some point. IIRC the fix was to use a fuel resistant loctite to resecure the pipe. No argument from me that a threaded union with a barb fitting for the hose would be better, interestingly enough when the XE Falcon 6's gained a 34ADM Weber carb which was similar to the 32/36 DGAV in 1982 a threaded union was employed along with a rigid pipe down to the fuel pump.
stornello,
Oct 13, 9:35am
When unleaded came out cars were catching fire, and everyone blamed this new fangled fuel. The fire dept checked. and they were all Fords. Life as normal, but something new to blame it on.
SIerras caught fire if the plastic fuel tank split in a rear collision and hot exhaust - voosh
franc123,
Feb 14, 8:13am
LMAO ok whatever. Read the article again, the blip (and it was a blip) in vehicle fires was actually caused by the first shipment of 96 ULP being outside of acceptable limits for aromatic content, nothing else, and something that was confirmed by tests conducted later. Something not even mentioned in the article but well known within the industry. It was little wonder some of the old fuel hoses melted, there was one case where a vehicle that caught fire was fitted with non original line that was not petrol rated line at all. .
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