31-03-2015, 09:33 PM
Indeed :/ Will be filling her up with good quality Shell oil during the rebuild along with possibly pinching blueys old injectors/coilpacks in an aid to sort out the lumpyness (idle feels like 3 and a half cylinders) and ticking noise , which is getting quieter/higher in the rev range after the redex and now tank of bp ultimate. Although watched a fifth gear video later on which pretty much said the BP ultimate was the worst of the superfuels. damn.
Been reading a tappet refurbishment guide so might give that a go while I have a 4 day weekend to be doing this especially if it helps remove some of the diesely sounds it makes, just going to be time consuming
Also dug up a old email with a Dave Andrews who is to K series like Darren is to XUDs, he claims the cat is a restriction even on the vvc engines and should be removed despite it being the general consensus in the k series community the vvc should keep the cat. The plot thickens ...
Been reading a tappet refurbishment guide so might give that a go while I have a 4 day weekend to be doing this especially if it helps remove some of the diesely sounds it makes, just going to be time consuming
Also dug up a old email with a Dave Andrews who is to K series like Darren is to XUDs, he claims the cat is a restriction even on the vvc engines and should be removed despite it being the general consensus in the k series community the vvc should keep the cat. The plot thickens ...