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I rented a timing tool off someone before on here, like was said above of someone is local they could rent them to you. I’m based in Bournemouth if that’s close to you

And now we’re into engine number 3 🤦🏻‍♂️ Whilst mapping again at Ktec had bottom end failure and now it sounds like a bag of spanner’s under the bonnet. 2020 was a year of broken engines for me, so this time I have managed to get a low mileage ph1 172 engine and have fitted all new gaskets and...

This is the timing tool I don’t use the standard horse shoe as it’s for 197 cams and as @Touring_Rob said it was getting dark in a shed in my garden with a dead line so was rushing like anything Easy mistake When rushing you saying “I wouldnt time up” well it did but obviously didn’t run. But...

The exhaust cam was out but the inlet one was correct and my exhaust cam side will fit both ways

As much as I hate to admit it, it was my fault I fitted the exhaust cam upside down 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

Hopefully it’s not timing haha just literally timed it with a 8* tool I’m praying it’s crank sensor or it’s going on the sea 😂

I’ve checked the earths and they are all fine and I’ve spoke to Ktec and he’s 100% sure won’t be their base map they’ve flashed 🤷🏻‍♂️

I’ve just taken the crank sensor off as had a brain fart and Remembered that when I took the gearbox off the block there was a few chunks of metal inside the gearbox casing from where the piston had come out the side of the block and into the gearbox housing and if you look closely at the...

Hi guys, bit of advice needed, I’ve fitted new engine put it all back exactly the same but without the 197 pistons I can’t see to get it to fire, I’ve done new plugs, new leads All sensors been checked. It just turns Over but doesn’t fire every now and again it does a massive bang from us burnt...

I haven’t taken he sump off yet but when I do I’ll have a look as I’m planning on salvaging as much as possible out of the engine which I don’t think will be a lot tbh

I will do but seems it was just a based failure unfortunately

I didn’t have the clearance checked others have run the same set up and there is bigger valve reliefs in the piston to allow. I didn’t have them x rayed either prob a silly move in hindsight

Looks exactly like that don’t it 😭 expensive lesson to learn

There’s one hole about 2” big and then two smaller ones higher up 🤦🏻‍♂️ Seems to me the Piston has just failed otherwise the other three would be ruined as well. Will teach me for being stingy and running 197 pistons instead of buying new high comp ones

So stripped it down and there no sign of rod failure it’s all still in tacked but there is literal no piston left so they have completely melted it or the piston has failed ?

Completely agree I’m not out to blame anyone it’s Happened now and s**t happens just hope when I go back with this engine and the 197 cams and inlet it’s all goes Ok other wise I’m gonna burn the thing 😂

I’ll get some more pictures tomorow when I removed the rs2 inlet it was filled with metal I will send some pictures tomorow what’s annoying is if it’s down to calibration I still don’t have a leg to stand on. I just can’t understand why they took all the Timing out the map if it was running fine...

I’ll get some tomorow when. I’m back out there

They are cheap to hire but I don’t have the license or a tow bar on my van 😂

When I spoke to the mapper today he said that the car had 3.3 degrees of time when it shouldn’t have so they removed the timing done another run and this is when the engine failed

Stripping it seems that it’s completely melted half the piston closest to the gearbox and then destroyed the rest of the engine. Head it’s ruined so is the block as it now has 3 holes in 🤦🏻‍♂️💥

Yer unfortunately have no access to a trailer

Unfortunately efi is a 4/5 hour drive for me

Unfortunately I signed a disclaimer to say what ever happens on the dyno isn’t down to them. What’s more worrying is it’s going back on the 5th to have my old engine mapped with new cams and the inlet

Now I’m nearly £1000 out of pocket and a engine which is completely useless 🤦🏻‍♂️

what’s really annoying is I’ve been driving it for 2/3 weeks not taking it above 4K and it’s been brilliant they fitted 197 injectors done 2 runs and it blew up

A cal issue ? So you think it was Down to my building skills ? The car had done I’d say 300 road miles driving it on various loads.

They also seem to think there was some map On the car from a previous owner (which I didn’t know about) which had put something like 3 degrees of timing in the map and he thinks this contributed during the run in procedure. I’m not too sure on it all but luckily I have w spare engine to put in...

They are closest to me and I know there’s been some horror story’s but it’s Paul at rs tuning who writes the maps

2-300 miles Ktec done the mapping said there was no signs of knocking or anything it just let go they said