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Nice one, hadnt seen that you'd done the shakedown, seems pretty succesful to me! How does it compare to the rest of the competiton?
172 Race Car
oh dear, go bang? :dapprove:Anyone got a spare engine
Clio 220 lpg
What engine are you going to put in, are you changing to f4r
iimushroomzii
Toilet roll king
Transit Connect.
Anyone got a spare engine
Whats happened?!?!?!
Probably oil surge caused bearing seizure; broke the rod, chewed the piston and liner up, put a hole low down in the block and bent a couple of valves.
We have got most of the bits kicking around to rebuild something decent along the lines of a F7R so going to stick with that for simplicity, time and costs sake.
We have got most of the bits kicking around to rebuild something decent along the lines of a F7R so going to stick with that for simplicity, time and costs sake.
MarkCup
ClioSport Club Member
Ouch. Hope you get it sorted out.
Clio 220 lpg
Oil surge was a worry from the start on all engines I have built, there is things you can do. make sure that oil paths are enlarged to allow oil to get back to the sump as soon as possible, learnt this from a fellow comp who had this prob with pug m16 engines. At high revs the engine filled the topend with oil which meant he got oil shortage. the other is to see how much oil you can get in on my f4r engine I run it with 6 ltrs easy.
If somethings worth breaking its worth doing right
Clio 220 lpg
Were the end cap studs tight up still
I believe so, the cap is broken in 2 along with the bolts
Clio 220 lpg
I bet it was end cap bolt fail not oil surge
Has the bearing failed/spun?
Kinda looks like it hasnt looking at the remainder of the rod!
Im guessing failed rod bolt also..
Though these engines arent anywhere near as prone to oil surge issues as the Mi16 with std sumps, incorrect running clearances will soon spin shells.
If you need any random F7R parts, std or otherwise, get in touch...Ive got loads of new and used bits..plenty of stripped used engines etc!
Kinda looks like it hasnt looking at the remainder of the rod!
Im guessing failed rod bolt also..
Though these engines arent anywhere near as prone to oil surge issues as the Mi16 with std sumps, incorrect running clearances will soon spin shells.
If you need any random F7R parts, std or otherwise, get in touch...Ive got loads of new and used bits..plenty of stripped used engines etc!
Got some spare bits off ebay and think we can make up the rest of what we need. Need to make a list of what is going back in it with some pics
A car
What pullies are they?
We have any entry for the Abingdon CAR-nival stages on the 13th-14th June, so really need to get the car sorted before then!
We have the remains of a few Sodemo engines kicking around, originally from a Continental Megane touring car so are going to rebuild the engine using some of those bits for the bottom end with the original head.
The best block had a bit of damage right at the top of one of the bores, it looks like the engine had dropped a valve and chewed up a piston scoring the cylinder wall in the process. The block was sent away to a local engine builder who bored out the damage and put in a sleeve. He also honed everything up nicely. Nice neat fix as seen below.
At the same time we sent the crank and flywheel to the same place to be balanced.
Ready for assembly now!
We have the remains of a few Sodemo engines kicking around, originally from a Continental Megane touring car so are going to rebuild the engine using some of those bits for the bottom end with the original head.
The best block had a bit of damage right at the top of one of the bores, it looks like the engine had dropped a valve and chewed up a piston scoring the cylinder wall in the process. The block was sent away to a local engine builder who bored out the damage and put in a sleeve. He also honed everything up nicely. Nice neat fix as seen below.
At the same time we sent the crank and flywheel to the same place to be balanced.
Ready for assembly now!
Some of the new bits needed for the re-build; new shells, bolts etc.
Main bearing shells going in.
The balanced crank in, with main caps torqued up and reinforcement plate attached.
These are the Cosworth pistons and rods that will be being put in. Just need new rings in and that will be it.
Main bearing shells going in.
The balanced crank in, with main caps torqued up and reinforcement plate attached.
These are the Cosworth pistons and rods that will be being put in. Just need new rings in and that will be it.
