pinto 205 engine wats it mean

[spanners]

hi lads i no u no your transits but wat does it mean when people say a pinto 205 block ? whats the differance ? any better ?

[john.E]

yes theres a difference they have a steel crank and rods and the block walls are thicker ,my cousins building a mark2 escort and we were mad lookin for a 205 block but had to settle for a normal 2.0 block,theres probably more differences some else here should know exactly

[spanners]

ok is that it ? what differance does that make to the engine

[john.E]

stronger internals and thicker block means she can rev harder and take more abuse i think

[Ken Edmonds]

AFAIK it's only the block that's different. Still got a cast crank and the rods are actually weaker than the early ones. For tuned engines, if Cossie rods are too expensive, Cortina ones are recommended as they're stronger than Sierra, and presumably Transit.

[Andrew E]

205's an injection block I think - check out burtons website or catalogue for some good info.

[MrMPuk]

205's an injection block I think - check out burtons website or catalogue for some good info.

They are used on injections but not limited to injections.

[madmark]

guys a 205 block is a normal transit 2ltr pinto ,and can be found in many breakers ,they are in most mk3 transits!

[spanners]

ive is it true they can run on unleaded as i was told that they have hard valve seats !!!!! and the early opints valves burn out if run on unleaded ?

[madmark]

a transit engine from around 87 will run on unleaded no problem!

[spanners]

thanks

[Ken Edmonds]

I guess most 205 blocks would have come with unleaded heads from new but there's no guarantee that they haven't been changed.

An unleaded 2.0 head has L, P, PP, R or RR stamped on it near No 4 spark plug. IIRC, they started being fitted in 1987 but not all of that year had them. Unless it was a late registered previous years model, all 1988 vehicles should have them.

[reco]

205 are used in cosworts transits grannys and sierras its just a engine size identity the stronger block is the 200 block out of a 4x4 sierra cosworth you also get the 106 which is oviously a 1.6 most are unleaded now oh i forgot the escorts also used a 205 block but leaded heads which i have a few spare lol

[tractive-effort]

As I recall 205's do have slightly thicker cylinder block's. They are common to overbore up to about 2100cc (some even go higher). I believe my Escort Mexico has an overbored 205 block in it and I've had no probs at all with it!

[Luke]

i was allways lead to beleve the cosworth 205 block is different to all the other 205 blocks