4 A ERST 87 S2 JUST BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TURBO LIKE A DIV EVERY1 TOLD ME ON HERE DO A PRESURE TEST TURNED OUT TO BE PISTON RINGS IN NUMBER2 PORT SO BOTTOM END NEEDED URGENT CHEAP AS WELL GUYS AS SKINT NOW

 

Dont need to be from a 87 mate can be from any escort rs turbo. I take it you didn't do a pressure test till after you bought the turbo then and how do you know it's rings was the gasket ok??

 

YE GASKET WAS FINE THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME ALL THE OIL IN THE OUT LET EXAHUST PORT ON NUMBER 2 AND HE SAID THAT WHEN I TAKE THE OIL CAP OF THE TOP THE ENGINE SHOULD CUT OUT SO THERES NOT MUCH COMPRESION OR SOMERT

ANY IDEAS HOW MUCH IM EXPECTED TO PAY 4 A SECOND HAND BOTTOM AND WERE FROM CHEERS

 

TOLD YOU SO

Thats well gutting mate

Have you ACTUALLY done the compression test now - the reason i say that, is oil in the exhaust port could be caused by other things.

 

YE DONE NUMBER 2 WAS WELL DOWN GOT A FRST BOTTOM END SO ANY HELP ON RIPIN THE ENGINE OUT AND PUTTIN THE HEAD ON WOULD BE GREAT CHEERS

 

How much did you pay for the FRST bottom end just out of interest.

Wouldn't really know what to say, if you can get the old one out the FRST one will fit straight back in.

Get yourself a Haynes is probably the best thing i can say.

 

60 M8 the blocks already out, some1 says if the abs pumps on i will have trouble

 

Your taking a bit of a risk mate if you aint heard it running the ABS it's just a pain because it get's in your way when you putting the engine/box in

 

fuck sake i can never find cheap bottom ends. I agree though, a second hand bottom end could be as bad/worse than yours.

And i was going to advise dropping the engine and box, i duno how the fuck people refit engines with the box in situ, i always struggle enough to get the box lined up in the clutch plate spline when re-fitting with the engine dropped

 

Dont say that !! Ive got the engine already sitting in my living room and the gear box sitting in the car already to go back together.

 

Seriously though I dont know how people do it (without damaging shit anyway), theres not that much space for manouvre in the bay and i just generally consider lining input shaft splines up quite tricky

 

take the bottom pulley off this gives you a bit more room and the fit the engine in at an angle i always leave the inlet on and fit the turbo after

this is how i do all my cvh engines piece of cake with a bit of swearing involved lol
also put a jack under the g/b to help you tilt it or raise it

 

ps take the bonnet off it helps to get things round the back and gives you more room

 

Yer its the swearin bit and everything else involved with it that makes it annoying

I'd much rather drop the box out with it i think

 

true but its more things that you have to remove so it will take longer dont take long at all my way oh ive done shit loads tho so its a bit easier for me

 

if u use a proper engine lift then its really easy with the box in place.
I use a block & tackle attatched to an rsj