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Small update Snuck a quick hour in today. Pulled 250 inlet off old engine, and its not a straight fit on the 197 head. Basically, the cam sensor on 250 is in the cam cover, and on 197 its lower down in the head so the inlet fouls it. Out comes the grinder to add clearance, not ideal but im...

Cheers mate. Ive ran a plastic bottle for catch tank in every turbo car ive owned. Cheap and does the job 💪

Updates Engine is out and in bits in the garage. Started transferring some bits to the new engine. Also flushed heater matrix out, the amount of rust and shite that came out of it was insane. Took several forward/backwards flushes to get the water running clear. I assume all the rusty...

Keep us updated on findings (y)

Small updates Modified the 250 breather plate. The hole is very small inside so enlarged that. I dont run any of the emissions s**t so same as old engine ive removed the stub that goes to the vac pipe, and drilled/tapped it 1/8npt and fitted a grubscrew. Breather plate fitted. Coilpack studs...

If cambelt has gone or jumped for whatever reason it usually shears the keyway off the cam pulley. Does it crank over ok? Ive no experience on comp testing these but prob can be done via injector hole. Easy engine to strip if you need to get in deep.

In for replys. Rail pressure when cranking sounds somewhere near so it must be firing the injectors. Might be comp test time and pin it up to check timing is right. Ive heard of a similar issue and pistons were a bit melty so comp was right down. The engine in my kangoo was the same, apparently...

User error 100% :LOL: usually sound after a heat cycle from cold.

Ds1.11 different compound to 3000. 3000 are like blocks of wood from cold in comparison, however 1.11 work great from cold making them pretty good on the street. Had no issues myself ran them daily for a while in the megane.

Had some more parts aquablasted as they were looking a bit scruffy. Before After Fitted (temporary as i need the cam cover spacers and nuts off the old engine) Solid progress for a few hours work. Thanks for reading!!

Updates. Hydraulic lifters, rocker arms and cams fitted and liberal amounts of assembly lube applied. Loctite 518 applied to cam cover. Fitted and torqued to spec Satisfying squish of 518. Cam seals in, using new seal driver kit which made very easy work of fitting them in square to the right...

In, cant wait

Bought a new cam/crank seal driver kit today after seeing autodoc reel on insta. Maxspeedingrods brand :LOL: only £35, looks spot on for the money/occasional use, looks to me like a copy of a sealey kit.

That position for axle stand is fine, i use it on the megane which is basically the same underneath

I have use INA hydraulic lifters with no issues, fairly decent brand.

Localised boiling at the turbo when switched off is pretty common, usually doesnt cause too many issues. Check for leaks in the cooling system, a small leak can cause stuff like this. Megane rs have an electronic pump that runs when engine is off to circulate the coolant which ive always...

Looks mega Jon. Good to see a fast turnaround and decent job. So many crap bodyshops in this area!

Spot on. Thats one less thing to piss about changing. Could do with a pair of cup lower arms as the ones i have here are reinforced and powerflex black bushes in, spares for the trophy might be a bit much for it :LOL:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225136692287?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=mYr5Hg0MTWq&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=sQrVQpEdQKi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 20k on the clocks, not been mot'd in years by looks of it. Always silver ones that seem to be low mileage.

Acoustic valve. Cut the pipe down and block it off with the aftermarket induction kit.

Ha yeah had the garlands in forever, i think i automatically look round them now. They swing a bit when pressing on 😆 They caused a massive stir a couple of years ago at the mrs workplace when a higher tier manager tried to shame it health and safety wise on the corporate chat page taking a pic...

Thanks mate. I didnt know the subframes were different, i guess the sport lower arms wont bolt up to lower spec subframe if different.

Great info thanks all. @Mazz let me know when you break yours ill most likely have a few parts (y)

Spot on, tyres fill the arches better. Wonder why ren even used the slightly wider arch for the RS.

Interested to see what shafts i need. @Mazz which shafts do you use in yours? I guess i may need to change abs rings to suit.

Small update. Got a few free kitchen units to fit in my garage. Infact a few too many as 2 van loads turned up! So had a few runs to the tip in the orange dci today. On its arse! Im having stupid ideas again and fancy 172/182 widetrack on this. I have a pair of 60mm hubs off the trophy and a...

Small update. In the process of building the new engine up im putting the parts in place to run 197/250 vvt and full sequential injection. To do this, i need a trigger wheel on the inlet cam for cam position, and the 172 inlet cam does not have one. First port of call was to remove a cam...

Ive got it on the laptop remind me on later

Megane mk3 f4r for reference.

On the workshop manual for megane 225, it shows bead of sealant on the joints of main cap and oil pump cover, as its pretty much the same sump id do the same on 172. Torque the bolts in sequence.