Project Daily Sigma (16V TU)

[darrenjlobb]

Ok...

So, after driving this for months and months, its done 15k now on the 16v engine, and yep, it still didnt idle...become so used to it , its become normal, however, its just embarrassing when anyone wants to borrow the car / just in general, it really has been getting on my nerves! So was waiting for some parts for air / hydrolic systems on the cummins project, so decided to stuff it, and swap the cams out in the daily, to see if that fixes it, afterall, I have changed every other part of the damn thing to no effect...

So swapped out the shafts:





And put it back together again:



Should note, this entire procedure from driving in to driving out, took less than 30 minutes, the TU really is a beauty to work on.

Anyway, changed them, turned the key, and, well, my life was suddenly complete, fired right up, idles perfectly, can do whatever, and it will always come back and idle...

So lesson learned is just because members of 106owners and saxperiance say "Newmans ph3's are fine without a remap" dosnt mean to say they do....or at least, there idea of "idles fine" is quite different to mine!!

So one would assume its all good news and everything is great...which it is...except....


The one major issue, is that the car now drives like a boring, stock, tame, linear, smooth, petrol..Obviously I'm a derv man at heart, HOWEVER this car has shown one thing to me, and that is that a super light engine / revvy little block genuinely is a fantastic car for taking for a hoon, BUT its at this point, I've realized how much of that, was due to the camshafts!!! Its now just become very tame, smooth and slightly boring to drive, even hard, it just isnt fun anymore, not lairy at all, and the top end just "happens" now, instead of "happening"...

So the issue I have is, do I just behave, leave it well the hell alone, sell the shafts on ebay and enjoy driving a car that works (given I have so many other projects to sort out!) or do I re fit the cams, and get it mapped so i get the best of both worlds? In the later situation, where would people recommend me taking it, given im based in Cornwall?

Yes, I have considered bolting a blower to it, but I must resist, as under all circumstances this car must remain 100% reliable, which it always has to this day, its never let me down!

I think really the shafts should be put on ebay before any more trouble is allowed to commence! But please do let me know your thoughts