21-12-2014, 12:22 PM
(21-12-2014, 09:28 AM)Poodle Wrote: Undo the rods and have the piston and rod assemblies out of the top. Remove the cambelt bottom pulley and the bolts holding in the ally end plate, slide the plate off the end of the crank. Undo the bolts holding the main bearing caps and lift them all out, bear in mind the one nearest the clutch will be hardest to remove, so would suggest doing that first. If you've still got the engine upright be careful with these as they're now all that's holding the crank in.
There's a lot of conflicting opinion on whether or not you should hone the bores, i did, a lot of people told me not to bother, a similar number told me it was preferable or essential. I must admit i'm not convinced it was necessary and hasn't just caused me more work. I'd suggest contacting a local engine builder for advice and to get hold parts like bearing shells and rings, they may tell you honing isn't necessary if you use certain rings.
Tips for reduced ballache: When you pull the crank be careful with it, had a lot of people warning me that they're easy to damage. Also, bear in mind all the bearing faces are mild steel, so don't touch with bare hands as it'll rust like mad. I have rusted-in finger prints on my crank thanks to a certain bellend lol. Put all your bolts in seperate compartments or boxes and label them, i've wasted whole days looking for misplaced bolts over the last few months. Spend a lot of time on youtube watching some honing guides, i found a lot of people have different methods and it took me a while to work out exactly how i wanted to do it. If you have a spare block to practice on first, do it! The only advice that was consistent everywhere was don't over-do it - you don't need to remove any material, just create a rough surface for the rings to bed in on.
Good man Poodle. Youre an absolute star. The engine has sat outside for some time, with no injectors in it. So inside the bores is a bit crusty & the pistons are siezed in the block.
This was my reason for honing and likely new rings. All depends on expense as don't want to go too mad. I think I will strip it and bag/box it all and then will rebuild it when I have a cleaner environment to work in (done the above outside :/)
With regards to removal, do I need to keep shells etc with the correct cylinder, or should I replace these anyway? Im worried about potential damage of the engine being sat outside and whether its worth working on this engine or should I just pick up a cheap one and forget about rings etc.
Will torture you with some PM's in the near future.
(21-12-2014, 10:25 AM)pioneer DJ paddy Wrote: Lol ye hasnt been easy for me ether so no how u feel lol when u hopen to have ur car finished by
Paddy, hoping to have her finished by end of January/early february. The work will all be done on a spare engine, with the idea of throwing it in on the weekend and getting any finishing touches etc completed then (hopefully).
I have a clio to get me around so I can keep that provided this doesnt get too expensive meaning I can take my time.