Project #224 - Dec 2013
#1
Posted 27 December 2013 - 08:36 PM
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First job was to remove the gearbox and lift the engine out..
Mark who owns this car has recently just purchased it and was concerned about the cambelt etc before giving it some beans, hence the engine service...
turns out (just like the last couple iv'e done) the timing belt was so poorly tensioned I just pulled it off with my fingers.. /> why are people getting this soo badly wrong... clearly people are 'swapping' the belt and thinking they've done the job ok... />
check out this picture below...
this is a similar picture on every frp iv'e seen so far...ie.. the exhaust manifold gasget is just not up to the job of sealing the FRP manifold... gas leakage is quite noticeable on all ports around the engine and gasget...it needs sealing!..
here you can see quite a bit of mess/oil etc around the oil pump/crank etc... hard to know for sure whether this is leaky crankshaft seal or muck that's been thrown up from the driveshafts... i'm presuming both I think...
here's the oil pump and crank seal...to be replaced..
Oil pump back on now..also new water pump...
back of engine cleaned up a bit too..and exhaust face cleaned up...
front cleaned up a bit also..along with new Breather box and oil separator..also new thermostat..all sealed back with Wurth..
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#2
Posted 27 December 2013 - 08:48 PM
Here they are back on..cleaned up with new bolts
here you can see the exhaust cam is also weeping quite a bit..so replaced that also..
cam loosened off and re-tensioned - Bottom pulley installed with SPX tool
here's the cam bar locked in place... really nice and clean inside here..looked like a new build..
new air charge temp sensor installed..
new NGK plugs..
rear crankshaft seal replaced..
engine pretty much complete now... just gona put the new Clutch on the flywheel, and then get cracking on the gearbox..
timing cover cleaned up..and idle pulley replaced also
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more to follow....
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#3
Posted 27 December 2013 - 09:56 PM
Shows items I should be looking out for on mine.
#4
Posted 27 December 2013 - 11:48 PM
2011 - 2012 Mini Cooper 1.6l,
2011 - Now Audi A4 2.0TDI (170) quattro Black Edition, 2012 - Now Ford Focus Mk2.5 Titanium 2.0l
#6
Posted 28 December 2013 - 08:12 AM
Inked, on 27 December 2013 - 11:48 PM, said:
why would it put you off... just routine maintenance.. all the 1.7 parts are pretty good quality on the whole...
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#7
Posted 28 December 2013 - 09:23 AM
2011 - 2012 Mini Cooper 1.6l,
2011 - Now Audi A4 2.0TDI (170) quattro Black Edition, 2012 - Now Ford Focus Mk2.5 Titanium 2.0l
#8
Posted 28 December 2013 - 09:36 AM
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#9
Posted 28 December 2013 - 10:25 AM
Still, I'd rather have an FRP that needs money throwing at it, than not ever own one at all. Just need to figure out what to do about the two cars we already own, definitely don't need a third.
2011 - 2012 Mini Cooper 1.6l,
2011 - Now Audi A4 2.0TDI (170) quattro Black Edition, 2012 - Now Ford Focus Mk2.5 Titanium 2.0l
#10
Posted 28 December 2013 - 03:18 PM
I can think of worse ways to lose money on cars.
#11
Posted 28 December 2013 - 04:13 PM
Ian G, on 28 December 2013 - 03:18 PM, said:
an interesting point..
many Puma's are being sold out there with 'cambelt done' on the details.. but having the engine out to do a 'proper' job along with other associated work and pictures to prove makes it a very tidy car...doing the cambelt kit on it's own is a slightly pointless job in my opinion..
Chris
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#12
Posted 30 December 2013 - 08:34 PM
check out the release bearing..lol! still the original metal one full of muck and rust now..god knows how it was still holding a seal and working.. />
on to the gearbox.. had to dismantle the whole lot to replace the selector spring and this little bugger which was also leaking all over the linkage etc..
what a faff to change, you have to unscrew the selector bar from inside and pull it through, bash out the old seal and press the new one in carefully... hope it seals..the bar is quite scratched from the much which has got in through the boot...
here is the bar re-installed with new boot...
casing back on, after 3 attempts at lining up the selector plate correctly and casing etc.. /> /> />
new 5th gear housing gasget and drive shaft oil seals
gearbox back on now... but has been a slow and arduous day... nothing seemed to go quick and smooth today... just lining up the bloody gearbox seemed to be a nightmare too...seemed a lot harder to locate than normal..
The end is in sight though...
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#13
Posted 30 December 2013 - 09:01 PM
nice job well done no leaks happy days
#14
Posted 30 December 2013 - 09:03 PM
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#16
Posted 01 January 2014 - 07:35 PM
Gear linkage rebuilt with new pole..
and 1st prize for the most soiled cabin filter iv'e ever pulled out...
Bushes to be done at a later date...I need a little break and get my own car back in the garage again..
Chris
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#17
Posted 02 January 2014 - 02:24 AM
eldoodarino, on 28 December 2013 - 04:13 PM, said:
Quite - as you also say - cambelt done and cambelt going to be reliable for the foreseeable future seem not to be synonymous.
Shocking how many 'did the belt myself before I fitted to a Fiesta and now it doesn't run' conversations on the Fiesta Facebook groups.
#18
Posted 08 January 2014 - 12:11 PM
I am so pleased with the work you've done on #224. Thanks again for everything and the text and pic updates. I'd happily recommend Chris to anyone.
Great to meet and deal with a true gent and very knowledgeable enthusiast in an age where a lot of companies only seem to want to do the bare minimum etc!
I'm sure #224 will be back to you later this year for some more tlc - bushes or brakes or both...
Mark
#19
Posted 10 January 2014 - 11:01 AM
I'm sure you'll have lots of fun in it..
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