Jim Galbally

lets just hope that this one doesnt come back char-grilled

i'm shitting a brick about it aswell... you can see just how much i trust garages

so expect one of two posts later...

1) a BIG UP to the garage that sorted my car and made it work proper

2) a big fookin moan at another spanner monkey who ripped me off and fucked me car

lets all hope it'll be number 1 :fingerscrossed:

Jon ERST S2

a can almost see your car from here. There is no smoke coming from thier yard as far as i can tell!

Jim Galbally

well the bloke hasnt made it explode and he's not charging me the earth

engine's fucked tho

new pair of heads and a new cam for me i think

Doh

new heads? eh?

McPikie

Whats the crack Jim, what's the diagnosis and hows it happened?

McPikie

Whats the crack Jim, what's the diagnosis and hows it happened?

Jim Galbally

valve related...

HCs are thru the roof... and no vacuum apartently it affects cyl5 the most

cam's the most likely suspect, but VSR could also be an issue... wont know till the heads come off

also if the heads have got to come off, then i'm gonna replace em with some nice big valve, low-comp jobbies i've been offered in preperation for the turbo conversion (they also have hardened valve seats)

whilst i'm there might aswell put a shiny new modified cam in there...

both are jobs i intended to do at some point in the not so distant future, but i hoped they could wait till i had a better cash-flow situation

Jim Galbally

oh yeah, and the waterpump's noisey too

Jon ERST S2

glad they got to the bottom of it.

D19 STE

Fookin hell mate youve got a good list there hope you get it sorted soon

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

so basically - after a few months ownership the car is fooked

Jim Galbally

jon, i'm glad i know... i suspected it could be that, but didnt want to beleive it

at least its not the end of the world, as theyre all bits i was intending to change anyway... its just i was hoping to have some time to save up 1st

bert

Jim are you really sure that this is a genuine 60k car? i certainly wouldnt have expected the engine to be Fubar like it is if it was!!!

Good luck sorting it out.

Doh

thats not good jim, you don't have much luck mate... TBH while your having all that done i'd be tempted to have a bottom end rebuild.

anyhoo tell us more about these low comp heads?

Oranoco

Is this what your trouble was on Sunday mate?

Glad it looks like it'll all be sorted

jamieslittleracer

where did u take it when they fucked it? dont want to be going there!! hehe... do u know where is good for tyres round here? my dad looked at RSR on Bromley common but i wondered if u could reccomend anywhere? thanks and good luck with ur car

bert

I didnt think you could take much out of the 2.8 heads, which was why TT machined the pistons?

Doh

tis exactly why i'm asked mate, don't want jim to get ripped into buying some non low comp heads like i did

Jim Galbally

theyre what jason ennes managed to aquire...

we both doubt the "low comp" part, but theyre definately big valve.

just been n collected the car n had a more thorough chat about the problem. its likely that the cam is still intact and that it is indeed the dreaded VSR that'll serve me right for not putting in anywhere near as much lead additive as i should have been

wont know for 100% until the heads come off tho... and may aswell stick a new cam in there anyway whilst thats being done... lol

doh, a nice shiny new bottom end would indeed be the best idea, but my bank balance says otherwise

stsve, yes it is the problem i was having on sunday mate

jlr: imho i'd avoid RSR like the plague...

i've never had any issues with kwikfit in bromley north but then i'm friendly with the guys in there so they always do things proper for me

bert once again the car has done 64k (well it did when i bought it, its just swung round to 70k now). but anyway, why has mileage got anything to do with general engine health? you can get an engine thats done 200k thats still in better nick than one thats only got 2k on the clock... depends on so many factors its unreal (one of those factors being using the correct type of fuel )

bert

True, im just very supprised about it.

What fuel have you been using?

Jon ERST S2

whats an RSR?

Nath

Its a Rear Seat Restraint .... so we can all sit back and hear what bad luck Jims been having and boy he's been having some of that recently as well!

Chin up Jim, it can only get better ...

Jim Galbally

jon, RSR is a company down in bromley, theyre a kwikfit kinda company doin brakes, exhausts, tyres etc. while you wait...

ive NEVER heard a good word about them... and ive been pissed about by them twice myself...

Jon ERST S2

sorry I mean VSR

Jim Galbally

valve seat recession.

basically the heads dont have hardened valve seats, so the lead in 4star provides the protectant for the valve seat to stop it getting the shit hammered out of it... remove the lead from the fuel, n the valve eats away at the valve seat...

this can be avoided by either using the correct grade of fuel

or by fitting hardened valve seats

bert

valve seat recession

Jim Galbally

hmm, decisions decisions...

i been offered a good engine with <10k on it for gratis...

swap the whole lump for another standard one? or spend the money n fix this one with new modded pukka bits...

hmm...

EscortWRC

get a standard car

leave it alone

Porkie

iTrader: (1)

Sorry, but I can't see what decision there is to make???

TAKE THE FREE STANDARD ENGINE!!!!!!

If you wanna mod it later then mod the lower mileage and FREE engine!!!!

Nick-T

Drop the standard free engine in now to get yourself out the shit, then when you've got the cash you can rebuild the one you took out, pistons, heads, cam etc

BigNige

HAve to agree with Porkie

What a no brainer

Errrm take the free engine

Strip your shitter and take your time rebuilding it

Also VSR would take a LOT longer than the 4k you have put on the car mmm the 60k i would suggest dare i is more like 160k miles

Nige

Porkie

iTrader: (1)

Nige are you taking your new toy to Combe in a couple of weeks mate?

Ginge !

jim mod the old engine




























that way he will take the free engine as he never listens to what people write on here

Switch

Jim I told u on sunday that u should take the free engine.

BigNige

Porkie

Well the head is with Karl at the moment and wont be back till week on Saturday

so i dont know

I am shitting a brick with RWD now LOL

But its so much more fun and Cheap as chips relatively speaking

nige

Jim Galbally

ok so we think the free engine's a good idea then

anyone got a van i can borrow to pick the lump up?

Ginge !

jim i know a place where ya can rent a van for 29 quid

would put in back of car but i cant fit the baby seat in the boot of the carm fook fitting a v6

infact jimbo im off from friday for 2 weeks ill drive and pick it up with ya


( wanna make sure you fooking get the engine )

jamieslittleracer

thanks for that ill give the kwikfit a try, its just round the corner from work. cheers for the advise hun

katie x

Jim Galbally

i've just been in discussion with "my man" (aka my mate who does all the car jobs for me coz i'm to incompetent to do them myself ) a plan is being hatched

unfortunately it does require me getting my wallet out but not to anywhere near the same extent i was expecting to

Doh

so your gonna fit the free motor then?