The Meatwagon: Missing, presumed..?

[cwspellowe]

MotherfuckingleakingboschpumpSHIIIITTT!

Well, less than two weeks before FCS, I discover a fairly heavy leak on my Bosch, which explains my below average empeegee and the sticky veg all over the underside of the engine. I also discovered a hole in a boost hose big enough to fit my fingers in, yet the turbo's still hitting 22psi easily. Lol, suppose i'd better fix that too.

Now, on to the fuel leak from the Bosch.

Step 1: Buy a seal kit. £12 from the bay of E, bargain

Step 2: Find something to wedge onto those triangle bolts. Done.

Step 3: Find something to fit your new seals to. Oh wait, this looks like it will do....



More on this little thingy here later..



Step 4: Remove old seal and compare to the new one.



Yep, old one looked ok on initial inspection but is certainly slack compared to the new one. Get it swapped.

Step 5: Drop the head and cry when you realise you didn't check where the washers were before you dropped it. Reassemble accordingly. Spend the rest of the night worrying if your new frankenpump will implode as soon as you start the engine.



Step 6: Realise you can't really do any more as your 306 pump is still on the car, so instead start taking everything else apart, allow the camplate to fall off and all the rollers run away, marvel at the wonders of electronic throttle control, pour diesel in the head and giggle like a girl as you pump it and diesel goes everywhere.

Step 7: Spy the banjo bolts from the, er, *donor pump* and wonder why they look to be a bit bigger bore than the ones on the 306 and think "OOH! ooh..?"

Step 8: Realise your new boost hose hasn't arrived so even if the frankenpump gets built on Sunday there will be no testing going on. Get sad. Put your tools away for the night.

Long story short:

This process when completed will ensure diesel doesn't go everywhere any more. It will also mean you won't necessarily get better MPG