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No pics but did 211k oil change on the old shed last night, first foray to the Castrol replacement. Pretty confident this is the first none elf oil the engine has seen in its life. Previous owners may be able to confirm...…. end of an era anyway. I know it doesn't actually matter but i'm a bit...
So, tried to use the car over the weekend as the weather was okay on Saturday daytime..... Pulled away from house and made it all of 20 metres before heard a huge clunk and brake pedal went nearly to the floor..
Manged to investigate this afternoon and it was.... Pad shed it's friction...
Mines on 211k miles now, engine never been opened, used every day and occasional trackday.
It's gets belts when it needs belts, filters when it needs filters, plugs when it needs..... well you get the idea. I change the oil and filter every 6k miles aswell
of course what will actually happen is i'll keep stashing stuff, won't finish number 4 and buy a 5th 'to run about in over summer, you know not for long' and this time next year i'll re-write exactly the same post but with 'i'm only 5 cars and 4 sheds full in'
tb it can snowball easily, i'm only on 4 cars and about 3 sheds of bits but i'm really looking forward to putting the 4th car back together and then just clearing everything else out. I keep telling myself the hoarding is just to make sure I have all the bits to complete the 4 I have.
so the...
I'm an RS2 fan, bought mine second hand. Bolts straight on, no additional mods, run stock radiator etc and original wiring, sensors and ecu.
I fitted 197 cam, 8 degree inlet advance, 182 exhaust manifold and 197 injectors. Everything else stock.
Made 212bhp and 160lbft but from much lower...
New wheel fitted, thanks again to Andy snappy for the workmanship, superb as ever.
Battery cover also fitted. Next engine bay tasks are powder powdercoat some brackets, swap header tank and coolant when belts done and get spare inlets/fuel guard vapour blasted. Getting there!
Done random...