cheers and thanks a million John :D engines been sat for nearly 3 month waiting to go back in , changed jobs you see and dont have the facilitys anymore to do it , so needed a hoist , i think i...
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cheers and thanks a million John :D engines been sat for nearly 3 month waiting to go back in , changed jobs you see and dont have the facilitys anymore to do it , so needed a hoist , i think i...
hi everyone , dont suppose anybody can lend me a engine hoist for a weekend could they ? i have had work done on my car by Matt J , who i think will vouch for my trustworthiness :D
after fitting new piston and new set of rings and all four pots honed out shes going back in on monday hopefully , keep your fingers crossed please :nod:
ok John cheers , the car is at work where i normally work late on a wed and thurs so if your available just give me a call ok , i will pm my number to you .
thanks again. :thumbs:
right John what do you suggest next ? would you be willing to have a look for me , if so when would you be available ? :thumbs:
spark plugs are denso's ? and it could be the fuel as someone has pointed out to me that i had been filling up at supermarkets :confused: cheaper fuel :no:
thanks Steve as your probs aware Matt J is working with me on this and we will be looking at all possibilitys before i open her up again :D
hi everyone im in the process of replacing a piston which melted down one side where the injector feeds in , it melted whilst i was going rather :rolleyes: fast. "FLAT OUT " , i would appreciate any...
the bottom end is out , and now the hard work begins :D eh ?
well engines out now the real hard work begins :D
ok i will keep looking for now then :D
hi can you get braided cooling pipes for my standard turbo on my 92 s13
ok will do , cheers again John , will keep you updated :D
ok will do , cheers again John , will keep you updated :D
and John do you know anybody in the north east who supplys braided pipes for my turbo ? or can you recommend a supplier of these please ?
correct the head is off do i need to support the gearbox before undoing the bolts ?
right people its Dday :eek: imm going to take bottom end out tonight , would appreciate anybodys advice on what exactly to undo first and what needs supporting etc so i dont break anything else :D...
dont worry i will be keeping you updated :D
ok ok ok point taken everybody :D i will take the remainder out , i knew deep down john was right to start with , i was curious thats all , its the first time i have attempted this so just...
hurt is an understatement , engine had only been in the car for 6 weeks :confused: nevermind though im going to take evertybodys advice and take the bottom end out and not just try to drop sump off...
thanks mate :thumbs:
hi can anybody tell me before i start , is it possible to remove the sump off my s13 without removing the engine ?
the heads off , to reveal that number 4 piston has melted down the side where the injector feeds in :confused:
no its not the turbo , took that off and manifold only to find the oil coming out of number 4 pot , so this engine didnt last long did it ?
no John he swapped mine on to the engine so its probs that , going to get it off tomorrow and have a look , it was fun still :D but its an awfull feeling when you see that big cloud appear behind...