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Small update Blue dci pinged the eml up a few times recently. Scanned with clip and egr fault logged With CO.0 stored and it was also chucking up 1.Def and 2.Def, i assumed the solenoid had s**t itself and performance was a bit flat. Id had issues with this egr before so treated it to a new...

If its been running ok for 4 years and no misfires not worth changing

Just bought a set of sgs car dollys to shuffle my Extra van about in the garage so i can get the blue meg back in. Tested on the clio and they work great, was not expecting it to be as easy as it is. Quick shove with the foot and its moving. Good for the money!

Ive had a few of the boot lock solenoids fail. They are almost a service item :LOL:

I have a 3mtr usb cable plugged into my ecumaster ecu in the engine bay all the time running through the bulkhead, when its not in use i have it coiled up in the glovebox. It wont be an issue.

That just looks like road muck on the inlet.

Id check power at the connector, will give you an idea whats going on. If its dead and the wiring checks out ok and stalk is good, itll be uch. Its an easy repair though the fella on ebay called diesel repair specialist does a good job and cheap.

Ive had the wipers go off with uch faults, lights and electric windows usually stopped at the same time.

Lets start filling in some more blanks. April - November 2021. Not a lot happened in this period to be fair! Wiring was needed and i was still putting it off. Was also doing a load of work to the Kangoo. November/December 2021. Promised the mrs that id get it fired up before the new year...

Cam cover came back from aquablasting. Looks nice and fresh. Hopefully get the head back from Amac this week.

Look great (y)

Mine is the same as this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203644550631?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=-qp50xu9q3g&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=sQrVQpEdQKi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Done the trophy battery wiring no bother. Bit of dual wall heatshrink over the top to finish. Tested a...

Ebay special hydraulic crimper works great on battery power cables.

Whip wipers and scuttle panel off, takes 5 mins and loads of access to the rear engine area once removed.

I think it will be safe at 8.3:1 without being mega flat off boost. Scoff did say to me to consider dynamic comp ratio with the 172 cams, thats one thing ive never looked at though, so would need to do some reading up about that.

250 is 8.5:1 as far as i know, and 225 is 9.0:1.

Cheers mate. Ive been thinking the same regarding comp, i think 8.3:1 will be low enough to get a decent amount of boost/ign in and help with knock resistance on pump fuel. Might cap it at 350hp for reliability this time. Will see.

Forgot to add pics of the fully cleaned up cam cover. The aquablaster wanted all the powdercoat off, i reckon ive spent 8 hours of pain doing it. Best look nice! Modified breather hole in 250 breather plate. Drilled out to 10mm, didnt measure before but it was around 6-7mm iirc.

Cheers mate, i hope its plain sailing after this engine build and i can get it used a bit. I can remember reading about the e46 m3's head gaskets going gradually causing a right mess if left.

Small update Bottom end buttoned up, oil pump cover, oil splash plate and sump refitted. Sump had a mega clean. Block had a quick clean up and repaint. Ive painfully removed the flaking powdercoat off the 197 cam cover. I sprayed gasket remover all over it to soften it up and a combo of acetone...