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Rileysport

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15th Apr 05 at 10:06

c20 yes... mines a 20xe though, no cat

Siberia

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15th Apr 05 at 10:15

oh yeah doh...

of course a C20 has

i hate when i say stupid things....

i need pics pics pics....

broster

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15th Apr 05 at 16:55

thats not stripped.....

this is tho

Siberia

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16th Apr 05 at 21:55

is that the exhaust there? hrmm thats a bit gay

nice tool boxes BTW

Rileysport

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18th Apr 05 at 11:17

quote:
Originally posted by broster
thats not stripped.....

this is tho

just you wait

, for that is nothing compared to the state of mine now

broster

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18th Apr 05 at 11:25

lol, look on the top shelt dude! im playing a game of see how much of a c20xe i can get on a shelf before it falls down

Rileysport

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18th Apr 05 at 11:28

^^ cool man, mines all neatly boxed up and labelled and stuff

Siberia

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18th Apr 05 at 12:27

quote:
Originally posted by SRi-Co
^^ cool man, mines all neatly boxed up and labelled and stuff

i do always start off with this in mind... never seems to work out though

James R

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18th Apr 05 at 12:35

I leave everything undone, but still in place, so only need a twiddle wiht fingers to get bolts off, that wat can't loose anything.

Still fecking hate collets though, ping *argh feck where's it gone* then getting the magnetic sond out and waving it on the floor till it picks it up

Siberia

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18th Apr 05 at 12:38

i hope to only have to do 1 set of colets in my lifetime

Rileysport

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18th Apr 05 at 12:38

Alot less bits than the x16 lump though

Rileysport

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18th Apr 05 at 12:39

quote:
Originally posted by j1400
I leave everything undone, but still in place, so only need a twiddle wiht fingers to get bolts off, that wat can't loose anything.

Still fecking hate collets though, ping *argh feck where's it gone* then getting the magnetic sond out and waving it on the floor till it picks it up

i have been losing cam bearing cap nuts in the head

Siberia

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18th Apr 05 at 12:39

how much of it are you rebuilding? what mileage is on the engine?

Rileysport

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18th Apr 05 at 12:41

its got 95k on it... still has hone marks in the bores though, and the cams look tip top, oil that came out was nice and clean too, so i dont know how much is getting rebuilt yet.. piccys to follow

Adam-D

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18th Apr 05 at 13:44

hmmm

James R

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18th Apr 05 at 14:00

I alwyas loose the washers and nuts in the head, just tip it on it's side and they fall out

I've already done more than 16v heads than i want to recollect, 8v ones are much nicer as the head's are smaller and everythings on on a angle

Rileysport

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18th Apr 05 at 14:04

quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
hmmm

Why hmmm ?

James R

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18th Apr 05 at 14:08

Think he means on only 95k it's a bit of a waste of money.
You only ever loose the hone marks on higher rom motors, or right at the base of the stroke where the rod angle is the greatest.
Did you bother compression testing it?
Ane "rebuilding" requires all new bolts, gaskets and so on, so if you decide it's perfect and needs nothign will have cost a small fortunate anyway.
Oh and there's no gurantee you'll put it back together in a better than when it was pulled apart.(no offence intendedor aimed at you, but first time rebuild are a bit of a steep learning curve)

Rileysport

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18th Apr 05 at 14:13

the bottom end scares me anyway.. i want to leave it alone.... top end will be entrusted to a local genius

... and only 95k ! how long do these suckers run for

[Edited on 18-04-2005 by SRi-Co]

James R

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18th Apr 05 at 14:18

The one in my (now my g/f's

want it back) MK3 astra is not on 150k, has a slightly leaky ring on no.4 and odd wear in the bore, seems a clear case of friday afternoon machining, or possible monday.
But still putting out near std power.

They live forever provided
1)not ragged when cold
2)regular oil changes
3)regular maintaince check ups 3mths ish

they have been known to run to 250 happily.

I'll compare this to a 90k X20XEV with the same rev limit as a redtop, and the rings were worn and pistons wornout too by then.
Just dont' make them like they used to is toooo true.

could have just slapped a new belt and water pump on, give it a clean and forget about it.
It's cheaper to buy another one than it is ti rebuild one in the first place.

Adam-D

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18th Apr 05 at 14:20

u2u sent

Siberia

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18th Apr 05 at 14:21

the c16xe in my corsa is on 110k at this stage but still pulls like feck....

its an oiloholic though

Rileysport

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18th Apr 05 at 14:26

quote:
Originally posted by j1400
The one in my (now my g/f's want it back) MK3 astra is not on 150k, has a slightly leaky ring on no.4 and odd wear in the bore, seems a clear case of friday afternoon machining, or possible monday.
But still putting out near std power.

They live forever provided
1)not ragged when cold
2)regular oil changes
3)regular maintaince check ups 3mths ish

they have been known to run to 250 happily.

I'll compare this to a 90k X20XEV with the same rev limit as a redtop, and the rings were worn and pistons wornout too by then.
Just dont' make them like they used to is toooo true.

could have just slapped a new belt and water pump on, give it a clean and forget about it.
It's cheaper to buy another one than it is ti rebuild one in the first place.

I like to see whats been going on inside em though... just curious, the headgasket was showing signs of going tits up too... don't think it'd ever been apart

James R

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18th Apr 05 at 14:33

If it floats your boat I guess. what signs where the headgaslet showing then? still love th elook of a freshly refaced head

James R

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18th Apr 05 at 14:35