1987 Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.8L - Spotted! - see page 49

[Dobloseven]

48 minutes ago, Peter C said:

No such luck I’m afraid.

Very handy things to have for all sorts of jobs.Not just spraying paint etc.

[MJK 24]

16 hours ago, R Lutz said:

One customer had the 2.3 diesel - he worked in a haulage company, so I guess the oil was always free). 

And quite possibly some or all of the diesel!

[sierraman]

2 hours ago, Peter C said:

No such luck I’m afraid.

If you can spare a few hundred quid the SGS ones are really good for the money, if it’s spraying you are doing you probably want the 14cfm one but I have the 9.6CFM and it’s fine fit tools and applying rustproofing. The tools are all really cheap once you get the initial investment of the compressor. 

[sierraman]

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/catalog/product/view/id/2684/s/sc50h-50-litre-high-flow-air-compressor/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzoeuBhDqARIsAMdH14G5iMH25Bma9g_sqsOxBKuogWD-dXvn3TvbsF_dKLFqTFQ6hVn_rzsaAtWWEALw_wcB#
 

Unless you are spraying cars this should be well up to the task. 

[Noel Tidybeard]

https://vehiclescore.co.uk/score?registration=D126PKP

if you want to do the full report use discount code VALLEY20 for 20%

[Peter C]

1 hour ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

https://vehiclescore.co.uk/score?registration=D126PKP

if you want to do the full report use discount code VALLEY20 for 20%

Yearly Miles: Too Low

• Low Overall Mileage
• Mileage is between 30,000 & 80,000

 

 

[Peter C]

These arrived today, will be fitted tomorrow in place of the broken winders.

Thank you @lisbon_road for providing these FOC. Top bloke, highly recommended, would buy again....

 

And @Pat Earrings will be posting these lovely coasters to me.

Can life get any better? No.

[Dobloseven]

9 minutes ago, Peter C said:

These arrived today, will be fitted tomorrow in place of the broken winders.

Thank you @lisbon_road for providing these FOC. Top bloke, highly recommended, would buy again....

 

And @Pat Earrings will be posting these lovely coasters to me.

Can life get any better? No.

Are they by any chance the ones I passed on via the forum a while back?

[lisbon_road]

1 hour ago, Dobloseven said:

Are they by any chance the ones I passed on via the forum a while back?

No.  Came from one of various Sierras I stripped years back. Have very little left now. Really good to contribute to this amazing car, which has given us so much interest on this forum.

[lisbon_road]

And those coasters are orgasmic

[RoverFolkUs]

On 04/02/2024 at 12:40, Peter C said:

I can check Land Registry records whether he still lives there and write to him but I doubt he would remember the car let alone have any paperwork for it.

You might be surprised, I'm not sure if I'm in a minority here but, for some reason, I definitely still have all the paperwork for cars which I know were scrapped 10-15 years ago. It's all stuff that the previous owners have gone to the trouble of keeping, it's part of my "motoring history" (as sad as that may sound when I'm talking about wheel cylinders being replaced for the previous owner of my Daewoo Tacuma in 2007...) - it just feels wrong to throw it all away!? Just in case I ever want to look back on it... 😅

[Peter C]

Good news. The new exhaust system arrived today and it looks a perfect match. Win.

I have purchased a 1 litre tin of Rust-Oleum paint, matched to the blue paintwork of the Sierra. I must have misheard the man in the shop on Saturday, as I paid £15 for the tin, not £50 as previously suggested.

I have also acquired an engine oil filter.

More parts to come later this week.

 

 

[Peter C]

More parts arrived today - cam belt, fan belt and rocker cover gasket.

I've gone for decent brands as I only want to do the jobs once.

 

[Peter C]

Replacement window winders fitted. Thank you again @lisbon_road

At some point, the Sierra was fitted with aftermarket front fog lights. The lights have been removed but redundant wiring remained.

All removed for that factory fresh look.

I am no expert on ignition systems. 

What is going on here? Are these cables ok?

[mk2_craig]

Possibly some sort of suppressor fitted to try and deal with radio interference.

[bigfella2]

6 hours ago, Peter C said:

More parts arrived today - cam belt, fan belt and rocker cover gasket.

I've gone for decent brands as I only want to do the jobs once.

 

Would it be worthwhile changing the spray bar that lubricates the cam while the cam cover is off. Because with sketchy servicing and age it's not unknown for them to get blocked and ruin the cam etc.

[Bren]

6 hours ago, Peter C said:

Replacement window winders fitted. Thank you again @lisbon_road

At some point, the Sierra was fitted with aftermarket front fog lights. The lights have been removed but redundant wiring remained.

All removed for that factory fresh look.

I am no expert on ignition systems. 

What is going on here? Are these cables ok?

Is that not for retarding the timing for different types of fuel? Ford ESC II rings a bell.

I think it was to save touching the distributor.

[lisbon_road]

2 hours ago, Bren said:

Is that not for retarding the timing for different types of fuel? Ford ESC II rings a bell.

I think it was to save touching the distributor.

I think that's right. Struggling to remember but had something similar on my D reg MK1 2.0 Pinto Sierra. 

[Peter C]

You guys could be right, there’s a sticker on the inside of the fuel filler flap that states that the engine has been adjusted to run on unleaded fuel.

[Noel Tidybeard]

could be i remember vauxhall family engines had a reverseable plug for leaded/unleaded

[Tenmil Socket]

On 06/02/2024 at 17:46, Peter C said:

These arrived today, will be fitted tomorrow in place of the broken winders.

Thank you @lisbon_road for providing these FOC. Top bloke, highly recommended, would buy again....

 

And @Pat Earrings will be posting these lovely coasters to me.

Can life get any better? No.

Why does it say Sierra Saloon on the red coaster?

I have one that was kindly gifted to me by a member of the forum.

 

[Peter C]

9 hours ago, Peter C said:

You guys could be right, there’s a sticker on the inside of the fuel filler flap that states that the engine has been adjusted to run on unleaded fuel.

[beko1987]

On 07/02/2024 at 00:16, RoverFolkUs said:

You might be surprised, I'm not sure if I'm in a minority here but, for some reason, I definitely still have all the paperwork for cars which I know were scrapped 10-15 years ago. It's all stuff that the previous owners have gone to the trouble of keeping, it's part of my "motoring history" (as sad as that may sound when I'm talking about wheel cylinders being replaced for the previous owner of my Daewoo Tacuma in 2007...) - it just feels wrong to throw it all away!? Just in case I ever want to look back on it... 😅

I remember shredding all the masses of history my silver laguna had after sending it to scrap. Was quite sad.

If the car lives then it all gets passed on obv

[adw1977]

 

9 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Why does it say Sierra Saloon on the red coaster?

That's what Ford called the base model, despite it being a hatchback!  They did the same with early Mark 3 Escorts.

[sierraman]

The 2.3 diesel in that ‘saloon’ trim must have been horrendously grim. 

[grogee]

11 hours ago, adw1977 said:

 

That's what Ford called the base model, despite it being a hatchback!  They did the same with early Mark 3 Escorts.

What's the difference between "1.6" and "1.6 economy"? 

Ford really knew how to make a grim bASe model. The 1.6 base estate was on my step dad's company car choices but the Astra 1.6L estate was better in almost every respect (he had five). 

[adw1977]

1 hour ago, grogee said:

What's the difference between "1.6" and "1.6 economy"? 

Ford really knew how to make a grim bASe model. The 1.6 base estate was on my step dad's company car choices but the Astra 1.6L estate was better in almost every respect (he had five). 

1.6 economy had a "computer controlled ignition system" and a high geared 5 speed transmission. 

The price was the same as a regular 1.6 5-speed, at £157 more than a 1.6 4-speed.

April 1983 brochure

[Bren]

On 09/02/2024 at 11:48, Noel Tidybeard said:

could be i remember vauxhall family engines had a reverseable plug for leaded/unleaded

Octane plug.

[Peter C]

@sierraman

Am I right that the Mk2 tail lights are the same on the saloons and hatchbacks?

[sierraman]

1 minute ago, Peter C said:

@sierraman

Am I right that the Mk2 tail lights are the same on the saloons and hatchbacks?

I’m not sure off hand, I had a hatchback.