I just wish we could get the Diesel engine option here in the US.
Back in 2006 when I bought my 5 Speed Focus I was asking about that. They (the stealership) claimed to know nothing about a diesel Focus and when I inquired about having one shipped over.......
Was going to be an extra $25,000 just to get it shipped here to the states and "legalized" for road use. I've been a fan of the 'ol diesels myself now for a few years, it is unfortunate that the public's view of a diesel engine is still the old, dirty noisy engines of decades past.
I would trade in my gasser Focus for a diesel Focus, no questions about it, and my MPG would go up too.
Just a little "fun" fact, the 4BT in my user name is the cummins 4BT "little brother" of the 6BT's that Dodge uses in the Ram's and part of a repower project for a S10 Blazer I hope to finish some day.
Car is a 86 XR7 and from what I know it is a t3/4 turbo(whatever that means). Anyhow drove it today and it made a rather horrid noise. Shut it down and pulled the tube between the turbo and the VAM and found it had oil in it. After further inspection I found in the tube a nut which looks identical to the one on the end of the propeller shaft. Of course this nut did wonders for the blades as they are now all jacked up. My assumption is the turbo is trashed, are these things rebuildable, and if so anyone know who does? If I search for a replacement what should I look for? Any insight/suggestions/direction will be greatly appreciated.
1st off, you're going to need to know the model of your Turbo. Mine on my diesel project was a H1C. You can buy most rebuild kits from online (mine came from e-bay) for cheaper than the local shop. However i believe that your standard rebuild kit is only for seals and the such. Vanes you're probably going to need to buy seperatly, either from the local shop or online.
If your vanes are messed up you might want to take it to a shop to ensure that the shaft itself is still balanced properly or you might end up ruining the new vanes (if they bounce around in the housing because the shaft's not balanced).
The rear end gear (or final drive in a FWD car) has no bearing on overdrive gears. Any gear ratio with less than 1.00 ratio is an overdrive, including 5th gear in most 6-speed trannies (yes, the T56 are double-overdrive). It's called overdrive because the output spins faster than the input.
FWIW, many older 4-speed truck trannies are OD as well in 4th gear (3rd is the 1:1)
I'd LOVE to have the Tremec T-56 tranny in my car, I'm an economy kinda guy and think that would work GREAT, I dunno what my orginial transmission weighs (Ford Focus) but I know the T-56's are about 130 - 150 lbs. and Expensive, about $2,000 used.
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;265391
Upduction?
I too must inquire, what is Upduction?
Unless this is a April Fool's joke (Which I am suspicious that it is)
