Haven’t updated this for a while as i haven’t driven it in a while.....2 years to be precise. Other priorities have got in the way but this year I decided i needed to get it going again.
It was due cambelt and dephaser alongside fixing some long standing issues - main one being a intermittent misfire under full throttle. Last last year i replaced plugs, coil pack, HT leads and had the injectors cleaned. This seemed to do the trick.
In March i took it to my mechanic who has done the cambelt etc and i also asked him to check over the engine as it hadn’t ran in a while.
A few conversations later and we decided on a full engine bay spruce up and replacement of some tired parts. So new boost pipes alongside various new fasteners, bolts and nuts.
I have also been admiring what
@frayz has been doing in his engine bay so decided to take the plunge and go all black. So block, upper and lower manifolds, engine mounts have all gone crackle black. He has also done some porting of the cylinder head and lower inlet as he was bored.....
Anyway pictures:
Before above - Rest of the car has received a lot of love over the last 8 years and the engine bay was seriously letting the side down
Upper manifold painted with throttle body fully cleaned
Lower ported and painted with new bolts and fixings for injector rail
Part way through - boost pipes repainted and new hoses as the other ones were way past their best. New braided line for the oil breather which will be flipped over to the underside when fully fitted.
Starting to come together now. Just a few more bits and bobs to do and I should get it back this week. So full list of jobs done:
Water pump and all the pulleys. Timing cover, rocker cover, lower inlet, cylinder head, block, thermostat housing, alternator and upper inlet all done in crackle black. Re routed a load of vacuum lines, remade the injector clamps, tightened the spark plug gaps to cure the misfire, New earth straps, made a dipstick extension and all new bolts, fasteners ands nuts.
I am super excited to get it back and start driving it again - freshly MOT’d just before lockdown. I looked at the MOT history and in 4 years i had driven just under 2000 miles in it so i really need to sort that out this year.
Thanks for looking.
You are always welcome to have a go in mine if you want mate. I am happy to accompany you in the R - would be a struggle but i would power through.
