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like f**k mate got more problems got a knocking on the top end its either the oils to thick for tappets or the de-phaser pulleys on its way out gonna oil change it soona nd pray that the oil is causing the problem
hi mate thats abit more than i was hoping for how can you tell if the second hand one is in good condition im down in kingston kt6 7jt where abouts are you based matey
yup i opend the bonnet got my old dear to give it a little rev def sounds top end but dosent soun cammy if that make sense the only way i can describe it is when you hear marbles knocking togther thats what it sounds like p.s i hope you have heard marbles hitting each other lol
yeh burning 2litres a week it was mike@rentechs old engine that had the throttle bodies on it
maybe ill get the timing check
the engine was bored out over sized pistons new shells re ground crank head was ported polished gas flowed and had the inlets matched im running out of money now so...
the oil rings were fucked had 40thou of play in them and the bores were ovalled
do you think the oil could be to thin for the heat causing the lifters to rattle?
he does race instruction at bruntingthorpe and its one of the best ferrari lambo mechinics in the country hes taking it on wed for...
yeh its been fully rebuilt he knows his stuff with engines but i spoke to another mechanic and he said it could be the lifters in the head if its got runnning in oil in it may be to thin for the heat? and ive just checked that the oil is also down on min and its leaking abit a out the back of...
well ive just had my 172 engine rebuilt and it turns out my pumps fucked my oil light and service light keeps coming on had a mechanic take a look and he rekons the pumps on its way out. if you rev it to about 3k and let the revs drop the engine starts knocking. now how much is a new pump or do...