BIL N KEL

I'm going to remove the engine from my car Monday to inspect the bottom end as I think it's spun a shell. If it has what will I need to buy to repair it?

Toe Knee

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What car is it?! If you can do a compression test as if the compression has dropped then it'll be worth doing the rings as well as the shells. Also worth looking at the pump as to work out why it may have spun a shell ie loss of oil pressure etc.

If you just do the shells then it'll be new shells, thrust bearings, if crank is damaged then a grind or at best a polish. New con rod bolts, sump gasket set.

Then whatever else yiu decide to do ie rings, would mean honing the bores then if the heads off if anything needs doing etc

Toe Knee

iTrader: (2)

Ignore what car must be a cossie if it's in here

Also how many miles has the engine done etc?! If it's high mileage would be worth doing a full rebuild to freshen it all up!!

cossie891

iTrader: (1)

If you have spun a shell chances are the rod is fucked too

BIL N KEL

It's 2wd saff cos. the engine has only done 10k since rebuild inc new pistons,shells etc
Speaking to mike rainbird this morning and he thinks it's definitely a shell by the sound of it :-( not very happy and will be phoning the engine builder in the morning to see what he has to say

Toe Knee

iTrader: (2)

Sadly mate you won't get much out of the engine builder after doing 10k miles on it :0(

BIL N KEL

I don't expect to but he's always been very good to me and helped me out when he can

BIL N KEL

Well I removed the engine and took the sump off and couldn't see anything wrong with it I took the engine to builders Saturday and had confirmation this morning that I'd cracked 2 pistons luckily nothing else is damaged. He's checked all the head and everything is fine. He said I'm very lucky as he has seen rods hanging out of blocks because of cracked pistons

v man

if your taking the engine apart then its silly not to do a rebuild of the whole bottom end

make it nice and fresh

Turbo Zetec

iTrader: (1)

i'd check the timing/fuel etc before running it properly again, as cracked pistons rarely happen for no reason.

Toe Knee

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We're the mhale pistons?! As said bit odd to have 2 cracked pistons for no apparent reason :-/