YB engine rebuild diary w/Pics
#162
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#165
great, plastigage works well. we measured mine all way around to make sure the clearence was even and the same on all bearings.
best of luck to you, will continue following this thread!
best of luck to you, will continue following this thread!
#167
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
got alternator, pas, water pump and dizzy connected up.
tomorrow ill connect up the water pipes etc... so its all ready to drop the head back on
Havent really got alot i can be getting on with, to be honest im quite relieved lol its been nice just chilling today... getting towards the end of my 3 weeks off work, im back in sunday
... i had a go at rebuilding the cam bearings with new seals thisevening, went rather well and very simple to do
tomorrow ill connect up the water pipes etc... so its all ready to drop the head back on
Havent really got alot i can be getting on with, to be honest im quite relieved lol its been nice just chilling today... getting towards the end of my 3 weeks off work, im back in sunday
... i had a go at rebuilding the cam bearings with new seals thisevening, went rather well and very simple to do
Last edited by 5tox; 07-07-2011 at 05:34 PM.
#169
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
keeping busy with odd bits ... these cam pulleys will be on show sitting behind my custom made cover, the before and after pic says it all
150 grit sandpaper worked a treat, then laquered for protection and to keep the shine
150 grit sandpaper worked a treat, then laquered for protection and to keep the shine
#171
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
had it without before but looked like something was missing, a bit too bare
... ill prob change my mind (as i do) and take it off again soon
Been rooting through some bits up the shed and i come acrost the bottle neck for the water bottle under the air filter, since i fitted the cone it diddnt fit so kept hold of it.
im told these are like hens teeth to get hold of, should i stick it on fleebay or keep hold of it?
... ill prob change my mind (as i do) and take it off again soon
Been rooting through some bits up the shed and i come acrost the bottle neck for the water bottle under the air filter, since i fitted the cone it diddnt fit so kept hold of it.
im told these are like hens teeth to get hold of, should i stick it on fleebay or keep hold of it?
#174
Regular Contributor
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 201
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I couldnt bring myself to run without a cover Id be too worried a stone or something is going to get in and jump, break the belt. I prefer the look of mine with the standard 4x4 cover anyway.
Had to whore sorry :P
Had to whore sorry :P
#175
ą§~Quadzackular~§ą
I took mine off too and yours seems VERY dirty!
Here is mine when i took it off.
Is it worth me going any deeper? I got told it had a rebuild 10k miles ago but the paperwork looked about 20k ago. But still not even sure!
Also do you know a lad with a corsa vxr in blue? He thinks he knows you.
#176
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Mine however come with the big bulky square one which wasnt very easy on the eye
#177
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I took mine off too and yours seems VERY dirty!
Here is mine when i took it off.
Is it worth me going any deeper? I got told it had a rebuild 10k miles ago but the paperwork looked about 20k ago. But still not even sure!
Also do you know a lad with a corsa vxr in blue? He thinks he knows you.
Here is mine when i took it off.
Is it worth me going any deeper? I got told it had a rebuild 10k miles ago but the paperwork looked about 20k ago. But still not even sure!
Also do you know a lad with a corsa vxr in blue? He thinks he knows you.
At first i thought perhaps its had a knackered turbo spraying oil into the pipes (it has a newly rebuilt turbo so its a possibility)
but then reading a diagram i found that when the throttle plate is closed the crank case ventilator / oil seperator pushes the air back into the inlet.
Who knows...
Yes i know 2 lads with blue corsa VXR's ones chris and the other Lacy
#178
ą§~Quadzackular~§ą
At first i thought perhaps its had a knackered turbo spraying oil into the pipes (it has a newly rebuilt turbo so its a possibility)
but then reading a diagram i found that when the throttle plate is closed the crank case ventilator / oil seperator pushes the air back into the inlet.
Who knows...
Yes i know 2 lads with blue corsa VXR's ones chris and the other Lacy
but then reading a diagram i found that when the throttle plate is closed the crank case ventilator / oil seperator pushes the air back into the inlet.
Who knows...
Yes i know 2 lads with blue corsa VXR's ones chris and the other Lacy
Matt Lacy it is, ive been working with him at ridgeons and he said he thinks he knows you but on the next breath thought it was a magenta saph. He said your having a rebuild and have spent alot of cash on it. So i am guessing thats you.
#179
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
yeah i met matt through my mate glenn with the celica GT4, they go to alot of the local meets
Matt's a sound guy, he come past me on my pushbike the other week in his ridgeons lorry beeping his horn... i thought how much room does this tosser want? until i saw it was him behind the wheel lol
is your cossie on the road?
Matt's a sound guy, he come past me on my pushbike the other week in his ridgeons lorry beeping his horn... i thought how much room does this tosser want? until i saw it was him behind the wheel lol
is your cossie on the road?
#180
ą§~Quadzackular~§ą
I did meet glenn the other week but never saw his car only in a picture, ive been told its abit of a beast! I am right in saying so?
Yeah ive been told about these meets and think he said you did go, he wants me to come along but i am unsure as yet! I take it you know shane too with the "pro level valeting"?
No my cossie is in the shed waiting for me to put it all back together! Its all money sadly Would love it on the road! To many jobs need doing though
Yeah ive been told about these meets and think he said you did go, he wants me to come along but i am unsure as yet! I take it you know shane too with the "pro level valeting"?
No my cossie is in the shed waiting for me to put it all back together! Its all money sadly Would love it on the road! To many jobs need doing though
#181
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
yes i also know shane, glenns car is quite an animal... i'd love to see it on a rolling road but it made my stage 1 cossie look like it was standing still
unfortunately for him he has recently burnt out his clutch (i guess your asking for it running silly power through a standard old clutch)
would be good to see your cossie, whats needed to get it on the road?
Your right in the sense that they are serious money though, even just day to day running
unfortunately for him he has recently burnt out his clutch (i guess your asking for it running silly power through a standard old clutch)
would be good to see your cossie, whats needed to get it on the road?
Your right in the sense that they are serious money though, even just day to day running
#182
ą§~Quadzackular~§ą
He did say on some good 1/4 mile runs the clutch wont last long, should of got a cossie and smashed the gearbox instead
Ive got to get the seats in (might do that in a minute)
Put the engine bay back together
Get a paint job done for free might go for a patch work yet and just get bits done.
Set of tyres
Make a exhaust but little lost on that
Take the screen out and get some rust sorted
Put fuel in it
I am waiting for a sunroof so i can out that back also a bigger cooler and when they come ill be getting there.
Its little things like getting the bolts for the manifold as they cost a bomb! Get a 3 bar senor as i got sold the wrong one
Im sure there are loads more jobs but cant think at the moment.
But once ive got everything done ive got to insure the fooker as im 22 with 0 NCB
https://passionford.com/forum/restor...-pictures.html
Have a look if you like and your see how (crap) good i am getting on
Your more than welcome to come have a look but not alot to look at, at the moment it looks like its had a hard life lol
Ive got to get the seats in (might do that in a minute)
Put the engine bay back together
Get a paint job done for free might go for a patch work yet and just get bits done.
Set of tyres
Make a exhaust but little lost on that
Take the screen out and get some rust sorted
Put fuel in it
I am waiting for a sunroof so i can out that back also a bigger cooler and when they come ill be getting there.
Its little things like getting the bolts for the manifold as they cost a bomb! Get a 3 bar senor as i got sold the wrong one
Im sure there are loads more jobs but cant think at the moment.
But once ive got everything done ive got to insure the fooker as im 22 with 0 NCB
https://passionford.com/forum/restor...-pictures.html
Have a look if you like and your see how (crap) good i am getting on
Your more than welcome to come have a look but not alot to look at, at the moment it looks like its had a hard life lol
#183
BANNED
BANNED
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Wales....Congleton now though!
Posts: 9,757
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
There's a lot of oil in that inlet, check for any play in your turbo to start with. Any oil in the intercooler?
Alos check to see if your breather tank was clogged up
Alos check to see if your breather tank was clogged up
#184
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
this turbo is newly built with 360 degree bearing etc... only done about 5,000 miles, no play at all
problem is that i dont know if the previous turbo made all that mess, intercooler seems clean. All my pipes etc.. are now clean so through process of elimination i should be able to work out where its comming from (thats if it still is)
Im gonna properly clean out the oil seperator with engine degreaser or brake cleaner and see how i get on
problem is that i dont know if the previous turbo made all that mess, intercooler seems clean. All my pipes etc.. are now clean so through process of elimination i should be able to work out where its comming from (thats if it still is)
Im gonna properly clean out the oil seperator with engine degreaser or brake cleaner and see how i get on
#186
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
yes mate, harvey has it at the moment welding up some detonation marks on one of the chambers.
Wont be getting any other headwork done but will be fitting new valve guide seals and re-grinding the valves, other than that just a general cleanup and de-coke... oh yeah rebuilt the lifters too
Wont be getting any other headwork done but will be fitting new valve guide seals and re-grinding the valves, other than that just a general cleanup and de-coke... oh yeah rebuilt the lifters too
#187
I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
#188
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#189
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
head is ready for collection, not too sure when ill be able to get down and collect though unfortunately as im pretty much working 14 hour shifts most days (my own fault as i took the overtime)
but hopefully ill be able to arrange something and make a few hours to get down the shed and get it put back together
but hopefully ill be able to arrange something and make a few hours to get down the shed and get it put back together
#190
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Got a mate to run me down to harvey thismorning, head is looking good with no det marks visible anymore.
Hopefully tomorrow evening ill get the rest of the valves lapped in and start to rebuild the head
Will update tomorrow with pics
Hopefully tomorrow evening ill get the rest of the valves lapped in and start to rebuild the head
Will update tomorrow with pics
#191
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
a few people have said that it isnt the best head skim they have ever seen by far but itll do the job and it no longer has the det marks over the firing ring which is the important thing
Got a brand spanking new level 6 ECU at a bargain price, just need to save up and get my MSD chip
The ECU connector on the loom had a couple of wires get hot and melted part of the connector itself, so i bought a chopped about loom off my older brother for a tenner and had the connector off the end, got a set of 10 new pins off ebay as i was only going to replace the melted ones but ordered another 2 sets today as im gonna do the lot... got started earlier but gonna get it finished soon as the rest of the pins arrive
Got a brand spanking new level 6 ECU at a bargain price, just need to save up and get my MSD chip
The ECU connector on the loom had a couple of wires get hot and melted part of the connector itself, so i bought a chopped about loom off my older brother for a tenner and had the connector off the end, got a set of 10 new pins off ebay as i was only going to replace the melted ones but ordered another 2 sets today as im gonna do the lot... got started earlier but gonna get it finished soon as the rest of the pins arrive
#192
BANNED
BANNED
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Wales....Congleton now though!
Posts: 9,757
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Good progress, the skim on the head is detrimental to a good seal. But if you're using a Group A gasket then you have some give there if its not perfect. But ensure you get the block decked.
#193
B1mbo
iTrader: (1)
Al that head is fine mate, it didn't skim the best which is down to poor material, cossie heads normally skim quite good but this didn't strangely, the anti freeze corrosion in some places can make this happen aswell
Its no issue though we skim all our heads and never had gasket failure so don't worry mate
Its no issue though we skim all our heads and never had gasket failure so don't worry mate
#194
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
im sure it'll be fine, as said before im not using multi-layer steel or anything... its a normal victor reinz one (i think there called composite gaskets)
so should compress and work fine, also i'm not running silly boost, just 330bhp
When i win the lottery ill buy a brand new cylinder head and bottom end
so should compress and work fine, also i'm not running silly boost, just 330bhp
When i win the lottery ill buy a brand new cylinder head and bottom end
#196
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#197
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Just ordered my MSD chip and also got a 5% PF discount, happy days!
almost there with the build now, just waiting on a few bits to arrive and to get the cylinder head back off my brother (he's removing a snapped stud for me)
almost there with the build now, just waiting on a few bits to arrive and to get the cylinder head back off my brother (he's removing a snapped stud for me)
#199
PassionFord Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: cambridgeshire
Posts: 441
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
got my new chip fitted today and got the ECU back in the dashboard, soon as my other 2 packs of pins arrive ill have the loom finished so i can stick the ECU cover back on and forget this nightmare with melted bits lol