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I own a 1993 Ford Fiesta 1.8 Dl and would like to fit a turbo. Can anyone tell me if this is possible and what parts I would need. I don't really want to replace the whole engine as it has just had a rebuild. Any help on this project would be greatly appreciated. Cheers. Jeff
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It would be like fitting wheels to a tomato, time consuming and completely pointless.
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Or teaching a fish to ride a bicycle!
Buy a 205 turbo diesel and see how Ford could have done it. Still a very capable car, and brilliant when you think it came out in 1983 odd.
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Why do you want to do this ?
What other modifications would you do or have you made to the car ?
Have you checked with your insurance company regarding this type of modification ?
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Save your money, keep the car as a runaround and buy else something interesting.
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jeff
Yes; it's fairly easy - as engine swaps go. I did a van with a friend about 10 years ago as the garage hack. With an intercooled Escort[?] TD lump and some big wheels, it really flew.
There was some bodging of the exhaust to do to join an Si system to the diesel manifold; but the biggest problem was to fit the intercooler without moving the servo.
It rusted away eventually; the engine ended up in a blown-up Mondeo - but I think the turbo and manifolds are still around - somewhere.
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Best bet, if you want to go down the route of an engine change is to find a decent 1.8TD lump from an accident damaged Mondeo or Escort TD. There are loads of these engines around, so finding a decent one from a breakers yard or ebay for less than £200 shouldn't be too difficult.
As for the existing engine, wack it one ebay and someone will buy it, so all isn't lost.
Martin
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