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Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Day 57
Now the engine was timed up, and the new belts fitted, it was ready to be dropped in. It didnt take long to get the engine sat back in the car, only about half an hour. Once the engine was in place, the mounts were bolted back in, and the engine was fully...
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Day 55
Set about fitting the cambelt tonight, as I wanted to try and get the engine in on Friday. Started by removing the alternator setup, then the bracket holding the power steering pump and pipes on. After those were off, I removed the covers for the cambelt, which...
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
no fuse from the battery anywhere...? what happens if the live running of the length of the car somehow gets split....? why not?
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
afternoon......gotta go to factory at 7.30am to get some bits off the valver lump...then find a few things.......think jams is gona nip round too
had a bit of a play with speeding up the camera footage again....first time taking an engine out, pure guesswork (ish) lol
http://www.vimeo.com/2110765
more info: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=364502&page=7
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Day 54
After removing everything connected to the engine last night, I needed to lift it out this morning. Quite and early start, and the engine was out within an hour. Found out as I started to lift I hadnt undone the ECU, so I had to remove the scuttle panel and ECU...
Re: Mk1 Hybrid Project
Day 53
After the issues with the power steering over the past week, I decided to remove the engine completely, swap the steering rack to a manual one, then put the new engine in.
I was starting as it was going dark, but it didnt really matter as once the engine was...