What have you done to your car today?

Matt82 · 6 Oct 2013 at 22:31

Fuzz said:
I have been running supermarket fuel lately as my old dear loves the Morrisons points that thing accumulates when it costs £130 to fill up.
Really can't see how that caused the big end to let go though.

Just a quip in light of the paranoia in the recent super market fuel thread

Fuzz · 6 Oct 2013 at 22:41

Ahh sorry, my sarcasm detector appears to be misfiring too!

mrk · 7 Oct 2013 at 19:45

Those clips were installed. It appears 10 was not enough, I replaced all of them and there were 11 in total to replace so I used one of the old ones and swapped the padding washer with a good one. They clipped in like a glove. Joys.

Clarkey · 7 Oct 2013 at 20:20

LS it, you know it's a great idea. Then when you get bored of getting stuck in mud, take it out and put it in the e36.

Tom|Nbk · 7 Oct 2013 at 20:21

Removed boost controller previous owner fitted would much rather run stock and do it properly and get it remapped (Impreza)

Pete1989 · 7 Oct 2013 at 22:16

Two new front tyres fitted, Falken 914s. Havnt tried them out too much yet but £70/ea fitted and balanced seems pretty good to me.

Fuzz · 8 Oct 2013 at 00:14

Bought cylinder block - £69
Bought crankshaft - £75

No cosy workshop for this job...

Started taking the old bird apart.

Biohazard · 8 Oct 2013 at 00:18

Looks pretty clean, what year's it?

Mr Gimp · 8 Oct 2013 at 00:37

Took apart the cluster and discovered some tard has covered over the airbag light, and the brake wear LED. :rolleyes:

Got it up on a ramp and clipped the rear wear sensor back in place and cleared that fault (how amazingly difficult) and pretty sure my occupancy sensor net has died on its arse, hence the air bag light. Either that or tard who covered the cluster lights replaced a window regulator and took an airbag off and then put the keys in the ignition to test the window.
Oh joy.

Fuzz · 8 Oct 2013 at 01:03

Biohazard said:
Looks pretty clean, what year's it?

"T" 98/99

She is very tidy.

Camshaft looks almost new, no wear on it and no orrible goop inside the engine either.

Next question is "have I goosed the cylinder head". (hoping there's not been any (too much) piston to head contact...

Bed time now though I'm knackered.

Howard · 8 Oct 2013 at 08:00

What do we reckon is likely / possible to have caused it? Sudden oil pickup / starvation issues?

Fair play for cracking on with sorting it so quickly. I dunno what I'd do if that happened to me.

Fuzz · 8 Oct 2013 at 13:09

Haven't got the faintest idea yet, I haven't got into it far enough to work it out.

Fuzz · 9 Oct 2013 at 21:53

460Nm

How the **** am I supposed to get that undone! :eek:

InvaderGIR · 9 Oct 2013 at 21:55

Fuzz said:
460Nm

How the **** am I supposed to get that undone!

Man up.

mjt · 9 Oct 2013 at 21:59

Fuzz said:
460Nm

How the **** am I supposed to get that undone!

With a piece of scaffolding for leverage?

Fuzz · 9 Oct 2013 at 22:14

I also need to hold the crankshaft from rotating away from the bar.. One man operation this is not (well not tonight anyway.)

I think i'll forget that until I can bring in some cavalry from work tomorrow in the form of a 3/4" bar, I feel better about putting a bar on that instead of my poor old 1/2" kit I've got here. OOf!

andy_mk3 · 9 Oct 2013 at 22:21

I never felt safe locking an engine with anything to much that much pressure on. So always gunned the crank pulley nut up.

Fuzz · 9 Oct 2013 at 23:29

Never mind, will revisit that tomorrow.

Managed to extricate the sump and fished out the bits that the newness had worn off..

Matt82 · 10 Oct 2013 at 06:50

Youll have to check the packaging, but i think you can use this stuff on bits inside the car and if the internet can be believed it performs miracles

Howard · 10 Oct 2013 at 08:04

Just weld it back together, it'll be fine.

Well, it certainly won't make the TD5 any rougher.....

*runs*