Ive just bought a Minter Black S2 Woman owned from new, its got 113k on clock but it absolutley mint condition! i was wondering what things i should do as precautionary measures until i can get the money together for forged pistons & rods to do a rebuild for a bit of a power hike!!
im prolly guna replace the cambelt for starters cuz i dotn want that going on me.
what are common faults for ersts?????

or am i just being paranoid bout all ov this?? lol

 

valve stem seals go!

clean the breathers out as they block!

get it set up!

usually the actuator goes a bit soft with age!

just the usual do a complete service!

you got to understamd its a 17 year old car so things go wrong or play up be prepared!

what mods you got in mind?????????

 

i'd say paranoid

 

113K i'd prob re-build it if your wanting more power, it would probably take stg1 power, but for how long?

 

yeah the valve stem seals were done before i bought it, so thats 1 less thing.
im just guna whack on an exhaust, D/V, and induction till i got the cash together for a full on rebuild.
i duno bout specs but im aimin for 250bhpish in a proper rebuild eventually duno if that sounds abit optimistic like lol.
my dad has an american 1.9 tall block cvh sittin around which i wudnt mind stealin to use in a rebuild but i think he has designs on usin it in his N/A escort xr3i. BORING NO TURBO!!
for the time being tho im more realisticly prolly guan jus recon the engine n go stage 1 n get all sillicon hoses coz sum ov them r bound to be fucke d by now until i got the cash to do it all proply n get forged pistons n rods n different management too.

 

Give the car a throrugh service and change the cambelt as a matter of course. Service it get your zorst and filter on then get it set up by a tuner and if needed have a new actuator as teh current one will have probably gone soft.

File your DV in the bin as even when you get your 250bhp you will not need it

 

is a dump valve guna make my car slower?? bcuz i hear mixed opinions about dump valves makin cars slower. they make the turbo last longer though dont they?? if i dont have a dump valve will it chatter??

 

You won't get much noticable chatter without the DV and you will not damage the turbo by not having one. You won't sound like a bus either which is a bonus. If it's not there it can't play up. I've had three DV's on my S2 and the best thing I did was remove it completely. The general consensus is if you aren't running over 30psi or a T4 turbo then you don't need one.

My feeling is that if it doesn't aid the performance I see no point in fitting it

Some people love them all the same though.

 

r-s-turbo, it apparently does slow own throttle response. Does it make it faster? NO!

does it prolong turbo life? with a std T3 you dont need to worry bout that. Dump valves are only needed for T4+ or equivelant size with high boost.

BIN IT, it will cause problems if it isnt already.