October 23, 201015 yr comment_477615 man, that does suck. Which parts of the front cover are leaking? How far apart have you had the motor? Report
October 23, 201015 yr comment_477617 dw mate shit happens, you gone too far to give up and sell it! just get your mind off it for a couple of days learn from your mistakes and try not to make em happen again. Report
October 23, 201015 yr Author comment_477634 man, that does suck. Which parts of the front cover are leaking? How far apart have you had the motor? yip,,its leaking n th eleft side ,top corner and middle ive had the manifolds off,injectors out fuel rail off the sump off,the lower oil pan off,turbo off pipe off everything pretty much stuck to the block, such the biggest mission, just don't want to get to involed with pulling heads off and all that , I'm by no way a mechanic ,all thats stuff is abit way out off my skill level, been search ing the net for alternitives to removing it maybe could scrap the old sealer of the edges and try sealing it from the out side , but probably wont work, any advice I'm open for sugestions , Report
October 23, 201015 yr Author comment_477635 dw mate shit happens, you gone too far to give up and sell it! just get your mind off it for a couple of days learn from your mistakes and try not to make em happen again. yeah man it does,seems to have happened a bit too much on this build,yeah ill have a think about it mite be able to find a solution in a few days Report
October 24, 201015 yr Author comment_477753 swap ya my sr :P lol umm nah its cool , id rather sell it and try get some money back or finish it ,can't decided what i want to do yet ,I'm so close yet so far away drving me mental , hows the fittment going for you ? got it sitting in there ok yet? Report
October 24, 201015 yr comment_477757 a mate's borrowing my engine lift so have not been able to lift it out yet to get the mount's made up. and finish it off mate. it'll be worth it all when you finally get to drive it. Report
October 24, 201015 yr comment_477812 I don't think the head has to come off, the whole sump does though, and oil pickup. there are two bolts to remove from inside the tappet cover, unbolt all the rest of the bolts, and attempt to break the silicone seal with a few wedges. The only drama you will have by doing it this way, is that you may have to sand a small amount off the top of the front case where the headgasket would normally seal it, and put a bit of silicone instead, this will make it easier to line up the bolts again. I have done it before, and it resealed no worries at all. Remember to replace the o ring between the front cover and block $20 for one o ring, but worth every cent, as this will likely be the cause of the leak. Report
October 25, 201015 yr comment_477984 sorry to read about the set backs dude, but what you've done so far looks great. show quality engine! what colour are you painting the actual car? is the white in the pics undercoat or? stick with it dude :) Report
October 27, 201015 yr Author comment_478523 I don't think the head has to come off, the whole sump does though, and oil pickup. there are two bolts to remove from inside the tappet cover, unbolt all the rest of the bolts, and attempt to break the silicone seal with a few wedges. The only drama you will have by doing it this way, is that you may have to sand a small amount off the top of the front case where the headgasket would normally seal it, and put a bit of silicone instead, this will make it easier to line up the bolts again. I have done it before, and it resealed no worries at all. Remember to replace the o ring between the front cover and block $20 for one o ring, but worth every cent, as this will likely be the cause of the leak. Cheers for the adivce ive read a few other guides and they were syaing you have to take the cas out, realy don't want to touch that at this stage as all the timing marks and stuff has to be right , I'm still thinking about what I'm going to do, i may ask a mechanic to do it for me ,even tho i hate paying people to do stuff for me ,just have to see where the cards fall ,at the moment trying not to think to much about it casue it stresses me out haha,cheers for the advice tho Report
October 27, 201015 yr Author comment_478524 sorry to read about the set backs dude, but what you've done so far looks great. show quality engine! what colour are you painting the actual car? is the white in the pics undercoat or? stick with it dude :) haha thanks mate don't know about show i wish it didnt leak and worked as good as it turned out lol. car is going blue ,same as the engine colours Report
October 27, 201015 yr Author comment_478526 just a quick vid showing the better side of the engine test lol ,feed backs? Report
October 27, 201015 yr comment_478531 cas is easy mate. Put on top dead centre, firing on number one, and put it back the same way. mark it precisely with a nikko if you are worried, :y: vid is well done, if you can do all that cas is a joke! Report
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