[trackday_prep] How £75 Soon Becomes £7500!

[westy 0]

Have you got the AFM plugged in?

[timb1046 1]

looks like you've taken on alot of work here! but im sure it'll be great once you're finished! good luck... you're probably going to need it!

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

AFM is plugged in.

 

Few facts about the engine and car....

 

Last taxed 2000,

Last run 2003 (Apparntly),

-2 outside,

No Coolant in it,

Exhaust leaking at the manifold, manifold to downpipe connection.

 

 

Anyway, enough of that, will get a compression test done I hope and see if I can get it to run without miss firing.

[welshpug 1,622]

you mention the engine runs better with your finger over the pipe for the SAD, this should be connected to the elbow just after the AFM...

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Nah it only runs with my hand over the entrance on the elbow after the AFM, without the SAD pipe on it. With the SAD pipe connected it wouldn't run.

 

If you look you can see my right hand being placed over it.

Edited January 4, 2009 by EdCherry

[welshpug 1,622]

is that with your hand plugging the elbow and the SAD pipe?

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Just plugging the elbow, SAD pipe is just sitting there exposed not doing anything.

[welshpug 1,622]

sounds ominous, that would cause a massive air leak, and if it does actually run its probably VERY rich.

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

it started LOL! that makes me happy enough.

[timb1046 1]

the thing you are experiencing with the SAD: i had simular symptoms and it turned out that i'd knocked the Coolant Temp Sensor plug off the side of the block.

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Compression test on the engine showed:

 

12, 5, 11, 13 Bar.

170, 70, 160, 180 Psi (ish!)

 

So the engine will be coming out this weekend, saturday/sunday.

 

Hopefully still got a spare running engine lined up for now which I can transfer a few bits across to run for now.

 

 

We've also just got a big boost of money so a big update soon with lots of goodies hopefully, Completion date - 31st March. (We can hope and aim!)

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Update!

 

Autosport was expensive, but worth it!

 

 

 

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Update:

 

Well with the low compression I bought another engine that is running and can go in for a period of time while the other is out to be rebuilt. I decided before I go very far I would take the head off and see if I could find the problem.

 

Few problems I encounterred through out the day, the new tensioner seems to be seized solid now :$ undid as much as I could but in the end had to coax the cambelt off at the cambelt pulley. Didnt grease the front right wheel back when I fitted it on with the studs, and I couldn't get it back off.

 

Started off the day with my new jack and getting the car unstuck from on the front lawn (handbrake is a bit dodgy!)

 

 

Inlet off

 

 

Rocker off just to have a look

 

 

 

Exhaust Manifold off

 

 

Rocker back on, cambelt off

 

 

Headbolt Attempt 1, Totally and utterly ****ed that T55 bit. Halfords wont have another in till friday!

 

 

 

Looking Sorry

 

 

And cleared up back on the floor.

 

Edited February 16, 2009 by EdCherry

[welshpug 1,622]

I said you would need a supply of good T55 bits I think I snapped 3 on the last Diesel Pug I did, luckily the last engine I stripped came apart easily on the floor

 

don't forget that the r/h mounting bracket is bolted to the head as well as the block.

[taylorspug 7]

Waste of time those Halfords T55 bits, they over harden them which makes them brittle. Ive had murders with them in the past. I use a Draper bit which ive had for years now, and its been perfect on about 20 heads. Its in the expert range, 1/2 inch drive, and its the type with seperate bit holder and torx bit, so even if you do snap one you can just buy the new bit instead of the whole thing.

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Yep I decided I need to buy a different T55 bit, but my other 2 cars need a bit of love and TLC and the moment of this car. 206 Daily needs a general check, clean, empty and a few new parts (mainly brake discs/pads + pas pump). Other 205 has a post in its thread on what needs to happen!

[Craigo 0]

i love your jack mate, looks proper sturdy, but i would still put some axle stands under there if you havent (cant see on pictures)

 

nothing worse than a car landin on your head!

 

good progress with the car as well!

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Thanks Craig. Only reason I had it up in the air was to bring it closer to me (saving me bending down.) If im underneath the car I always have it on stands, which at one point I did.

 

UPDATE

 

Well yesterday I was doing a few other smaller bits, got my calipers in paint at the mo, ready to be rebuilt next week sometime hopefully.

 

Today I cracked on with taking the head off with my new 1/2 T55 bit.. from halfords again. It worked and did the job although I still dont have much confidence in it!

 

Bit of a disaster forgot about supporting the block when I took it off :$ collapsed a bit but after speaking to kev he re assured me just to put some wood on some axle stands/jack and give it some support.

 

Seems the previous owner has snapped a bolt in the block where the top mount goes into the it above the alternator... (this could have been me but I never saw a bolt there :$) anyway after a few more bits and bobs its all free.... heres the pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like a headgasket failure to me (never having seen one!) at 2 and 3, with the rest of the gasket on 1 and 2 corrding too...

 

Chris is coming over 2moro and we will get the box and block out, driveshafts struts and the rest out. Maybe even put the new top mounts on and new hubs and clean the bay up.

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

Keep it coming!!

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

UPDATE

 

 

De Ja Vu

 

 

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Update

 

 

 

[welshpug 1,622]

 

err, WTF did you do there?!

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

What does it look like? drop the entire front end off. Drivers side wheel is stuck on for some reason.

Edited February 23, 2009 by EdCherry

[John_205_GTi 0]

It looks like the car has thrown up on the road.

[cybernck 400 1 Cars]

 

still can't believe you're doing this on a side of the road... in the UK!

 

based on other people's topics, i would have expected that someone would report you or at least pester you for it .