that takes me back to the late 90`s doing this sort of things. The fuel filter housing dosent need to be removed you can do it all in situ

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Yeah I love thinking around with my retro motors! Cheers for the advice, I now know for next time 👍🏻

It's good to see old school mechanics at work. Some of the young people in today's world are just fitters

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

I agree mate. I love getting stuck in with all different tasks and finding out how parts work, instead of removing and refitting 👍🏻

Nice set off mondeo 16” 5 spoke wheels set them vans off 👌🏼

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Great idea mate 👍🏻

@bnew275

Ай бұрын

@@Mk2Mitch not to expensive either 😉

Good valet inside n out. Buff the paint. Fresh wheels. Dents pulled. Jobs a good un’

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

I like the sound of that! 👍🏻

As I commented on one of your previous videos. Those diesel Escort fuel filter housings were known for the internal diaphragm splitting which would quickly go from poor starting to not starting due to air getting sucked into the system. Definitely worth changing if it hasn't been changed for a while and not very expensive. I remember nursing my Escort van spluttering all the way back home around 100 miles down the M1 after the filter housing had started to fail. Managed to get home but it wouldn't then start the following morning.

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Thank you for the advice. I will try to hunt another filter housing to keep as a spare if mine ever fails 👍🏻

I love that hand primer pump by the diesel filter , they are a good idea .

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

I agree, much better than pre-filling or other priming methods!

Know a tuber who wipes out the threads on all oil filters, most of the time he finds metal particles left over from the treads being cut.

Banded steels, slightly lowered with some cool sign writing would be spot on👌

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

I love that idea mate 😎

Great video loved my escort van so easy to service

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Thank you pal, they're great vans!

Great job mate

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Thank you pal!

Hammering screwdrivers through oil filters to remove them....oh the memories.

Wheels off the green mk7 fiesta 15" steelies

Great vid mate looking forward to the next 👍

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Thank you pal! 👍🏻

It amazes me how quick fresh oil turns insta-black in a diesel 😆 As for cosmetics, headlining removal and clean - then wheels and caps painted - finished off with headlights polished. 👍

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Yes, the oil almost instantly turns black 🤣 Thank you for the suggestions!

Nice one Mitch !

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Cheers pal, appreciate it 👍🏻

Great to see you getting sponser lad

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Thank you pal!

Well I’m jealous I want an Escort van that’s a cool ride ! Nice job Mitch she’s purring like a kitten congrats on the Sponsor to dude 👌👍

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Thank you pal, really appreciate it 👍🏻

Awesome video bro

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Thank you fella!

Great video mitch 🇬🇧👍

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Cheers pal 👍🏻

Mitch , Al from KZread channel 6d diesels has managed to find a turbo model escort van in blue like yours .

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Very interesting, I'll search that up! 👍🏻

For aesthetics, i would look for some RS wheels.

@statementleaver8095

3 ай бұрын

Nahh XR3I Series 1 escort alloys Problem is the RS alloys are 5stud......I think🤔🤔 (Cosworth)

Use to like my old 2001 escort van its the tax that's a killer it's the same price as a transit so mite as well have the bigger van insurance was cheaper for a transit as well for some reason I had saxo vtr alloys on mine looked quite well I thought

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

I agree mate, tax is one of the downsides with owning an old van!

I use to use Auto doc but it took ages then i swithced to ARNOLD CLARKE Spairs next day delivery if you ring early and cheaper .

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Good to know, thank you for sharing 👍🏻

I think it would good on some cloverleaf alloys and some clear side indicators 👌

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Great ideas mate, thank you!

nice set of 15 inch softlines, 195 60 15 tyres, nice, not silly...

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

I like your idea 😎

Body and paint.👍🏻

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Cheers Nick, hope your well mate 👍🏻

I use to change my diesel filter every year in my escort diesel. As I never trusted the garage as they use to break the primer pump making it leak. Leaving me to buy a new filter housing

@katkylekim

3 ай бұрын

Nasty things those primer housings ...

@Joe-ug1vu

3 ай бұрын

@@katkylekim if you don’t press them to hard they are ok. I use to leave the top pipe off prime it until the diesel came out of the top then replaced the pipe so the diaphragm had no pressure

@katkylekim

3 ай бұрын

@@Joe-ug1vu Im passed those days phew ,i was told it was a common fault and they never stayed long on the shelf ...

@Joe-ug1vu

Ай бұрын

Take the top diesel pipe off when priming the pump when diesel comes out of the top pipe put the pipe back on. It saves the diaphragm getting damage in the priming pump due to pressure

Get some escort cossie wheels on that!

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Would absolutely love to mate!

When i use autodoc to get brembo parts for my 2008 su aru legacy they dont have all the items either pads discs or hardware i all ways use febi billstien discs and aisin pads

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

I see, thank you for the feedback though mate 👍🏻

Paint the wheels and hubcaps Get a front number plate to match the rear so it’s the older style font

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Great ideas, I will do that! Thank you 👍🏻

Enjoyed the video mate. Should put some replica rs alloys on it the five spoke ones

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Thank you pal, I like the sound of that 😎

Make a video on changing the oil sump gasket, you'll probably want to do that.

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

I could do but mine isn't leaking! Also I would need to remove the gearbox to do that and seems a big job considering there's nothing wrong with it 👍🏻

@Htiler

Ай бұрын

Yeah, it's a massive pain and not worth doing..... jokes on me. LOL

16 or 17 inch steels from citroen/peugeot and low profile tyres with og ford hub cap fitted in original silver paint.would keep people guessing . A slight bit of lowering if needed ??

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

I really like your thinking mate!

@martintrend301

Ай бұрын

@Mk2Mitch I'm currently fixing up a 4 door very early mk3 escort,that's getting 17" pug steels -gonna be a daily.

Get a Mk2 focus 5 pot rs engine in it plus mk4 rs turbo alloys lower it 30mm add a Scorpion 4inch rolled out tip stainless oh and some tiger stripes lol do we have the budget or do we need a few more sponsers 😅. Anyway on a serious note im enjoing the channel keep up the great content its bang on 😎 👊🏻.

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Haha, think I'd need a few more sponsors for them upgrades 🤣 Thank you mate, really appreciate that 👍🏻

Lower it and a set of rims that’s all it needs. You could go one step further and put a set of seats in it.

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Great ideas, thank you 👍🏻

Would love to see it in a Ford service van design 🤩 Btw did your Fiesta light switch ever smoked away? 😅

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Graphics are a good idea! No, never had a smoking light switch 😬

happy days i had many mk2 escort vans when i was younger,,whats going on with the mk2,,👊👊

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Cheers mate! Did you see the update video I released after this one? I'm making progress, albeit slow 👍🏻

I’d do the belt as well mate if I was you

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

It's next on the list 👍🏻

@williamwood395

Ай бұрын

@@Mk2Mitch I’d love to find one as clean as that

great to see a younger lad who’s got love for the older cars, as for the aesthetics of your van I’ve got a few bits for you that you might like. I’ll send you a pm on Facebook. Michael Lee on there. Looking forward to seeing your progress with this project

Oil filters seem to be mullered on on everything I buy. A 2 yr old car had to screwdriver it. Nice vlog used to have a 1.6 1984 diesel escort. Slowest car on the planet

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

I agree mate, always hate using the screwdriver as last resort, gets very messy! 🤣

Definitely needs wheels to smarten it up.

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Will get some soon!

Nice video dude and fair play on the sponsor but more of you doing stuff, less of sponsor(s) talk is the way forward for me, as in give them a shout out then crack on. You make good videos dude and sponsors should be happy with just a shout out. 😁

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Cheers mate, appreciate the advice! I'm always grateful for sponsorships, so I probably bang on more than I need to about them 🤣

@Geckatron

Ай бұрын

@@Mk2Mitch 😂😂 No probs dude - but I'm probably no good at advice on KZread 😁 and can understand why you would be interested in sponsors. You are putting out some great videos though, so cheers and keep up the good work.

Love your videos, not so keen on autodoc, I find their customer service bad, I was sent wrong items for my Citroen, after back and forwards with them over a week, they admitted fault for sending wrong items, i think they sent my items to someone else and had there items, that was the first and last time i used autodoc

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Cheers mate. Also thank you for the feedback, this helps me gauge what companies I'd like to work with in the future.

Only thing wrong with Autodoc is slow delivery.

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

That's fair enough mate, thank you for the feedback 👍🏻

If you're not going to put a zetec turbo in the mk2 then please zetec turbo the van

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Maybe one day! I need to put most of my money into my Mk2 Escort at the moment though 👍🏻

Do you know of any good insurance companies just looking at getting a 2002 van thay asking 400 + my god I am 64 should be better than that

@Mk2Mitch

9 күн бұрын

Sterling insurance are good!

Fuck me, you don’t see many of those vans anymore!

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Certainly don't mate!

@Alexander_l322

Ай бұрын

@@Mk2Mitch good on you for keeping it on the road mate. Real blast from the past!

They were really 1 slow tractor them vans

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Very true, not winning any races but I love mine 😆

You forgot to mention to pump the brake pedal after the brakes had been changed. Don’t ask me how I know to do that !!!

@marcushayesford

2 ай бұрын

Years ago I changed the brake pads on my girlfriends car. I forgot to pump the brakes before I gave the car back to her. . . . . . . . Soon after the car needed a new bonnet!! 🙁

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Yes I should've said to do that 🤣

It needs new wheels

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

What do you suggest?

Would you like to sell me the van when its done please .i want to drive it manchester to morroco ive done it a lot in different cars 1988 mini clubman was my last drive . .

@Mk2Mitch

Ай бұрын

Please drop me a message mate. Either on Facebook - Mk2Mitch or email mitch.boulton@outlook.com