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[- Danny Boy -]

Luckily, I have sourced a HO inlet with rs1800 TB, 2 litre maf and 2 litre ecu too, so that should be here in the new year So all being well, should run rather smoothly!

[jonyb4]

thats lucky then its a right ball ache swapping manifolds over, lot of dead arms reaching from under the car

[Ratspeed]

thats lucky then its a right ball ache swapping manifolds over, lot of dead arms reaching from under the car

Like when you have to reach around to grab a handfull of 'conquering device'............

[jonyb4]

Exactly!! such an awkward situation to land yourself in... as you know

[- Danny Boy -]

Sup guys, small update on the engine.

Over the last few days I've decided to crack on with the engine, making it look fresh and new ready for the swap and renewing some bits on it.

So before it got stripped down, it looked like this if you cant remember: ttf-si-small-update-engine-painted-new-bits-11-01-12-vt182547-210/#p1885585

There are still a few bits to come; HO/RS1800 inlet, 2.0 throttle body, 2.0 maf and 2.0 ecu. These are being sent out next week thanks to Funkynut on FSI. Once they are here, I will clean them up and spray them silver. Bits to be sprayed are; inlet, throttle body, injector rail, maf, rocker cover and a few other bits. Going to do it as one bulk lot to make the most of the spray cans.

The other day I got this lot:



- CVH Bosch oil filter
- Circoli water pump
- Pagid ST150 brake pads
- Continental contitech cambelt kit
- Continental contitech drive belt
- Valeo clutch kit

Today I picked up a few gaskets and spark plugs.

Then cracked on.

Engine stripped down



Sump wire brushed, block and head cleaned of any grease



Block painted black



Head and sump painted silver, and dipstick tube





Exhaust manifold painted



Cam pulleys painted silver



Cambelt off



Water pump off



New water pump vs old



New water pump fitted



New cambelt kit fitted



New oil filter, engine filled with new oil too



Back of engine painted



Going back together



Result of engine painted



Crankcase breather painted and fitted



Exhaust manifold fitted





I will update this again when the other bits turn up and are painted

Engine should be goin in next week at some point :thumbsup:

[Excursion]

Looking good

[FRSJON]

looks loads better danny,nice one

[jonyb4]

tenny tinny oil filter
the 1.6/1.8 one is double that size

is there a drawback to that? seems like it would need replacing twice as often, even though its used plenty by many people


anyway good job all looking nice and fresh, an extra 40bhp coming soon

[- Danny Boy -]

Cheers guys!

tenny tinny oil filter
the 1.6/1.8 one is double that size

is there a drawback to that? seems like it would need replacing twice as often, even though its used plenty by many people


anyway good job all looking nice and fresh, an extra 40bhp coming soon

No real drawbacks as such, the main advantage of using the CVH filter is that you dont need to change the oil pump to the fiesta one, the fiesta one is shorter but the filter is longer. It can be left on and replaced at normal service intervals as far as I'm aware. I always change the oil often anyway, so it will make no real difference to me

[Dave5300]

looking good danny

[jayrs]

looking good mate.

your gunna know about it when that paint starts cooking on that manifold

[jonyb4]

ha will probs burn off in the first few hours smelly

[- Danny Boy -]

Yeah more than likely Jay lol. I don't mind if it burns off though if I'm honest, I just wanted it to look nice while it was all out. If I didn't do it then I would have been annoyed with myself knowing it's not done

[jayrs]

i kow what ya mean mate, its the sense of satisfaction seeing it all new looking that matters

[- Danny Boy -]

Just a small update on the car/engine.

Got myself a RS1800/HO inlet manifold and throttle body, 2.0 maf and 2.0 DEWY ecu from a member on fsi which is awesome, those was the last bits I needed too.

So as you can imagine, I stripped them bits down, cleaned them up and sprayed them along with a spare rocker cover I had too.

I also bought a few new gaskets and a new splitter for the car because mine got ripped off being so damn close to the floor


























Aaaaaaaaaaaand also, I got this of ebay for £5 I needed a workbench in the garage, so what better than a computer desk! does the job nicely, can work on parts in comfort now

[Minstral]

love the garage setup danny.

perhaps see if you can get the split of the splitter in the center of the car this time. way i did it was strongest and easiest at the time as it kept the bit that sloted into the other side as you know

[- Danny Boy -]

Yeah I will do I got this one brand new off ebay for £15 posted, cheaper than some of the 2nd hand ones on there!

[Ratspeed]

Thats cheap mate, my mk1 GTI splitter was only 15 too

Whens the engine off in then?

[- Danny Boy -]

Engine should be going in tomorrow actually cant wait! I'm going to give the engine bay a really good once over while the old engine is out too

[jonyb4]

good stuff, i regret not doing mine while the lump was out

[jonboisescort]

looking good mate

[- Danny Boy -]

Cheers guys

I've just spent an hour in the garage putting together the inlet manifold and doing some other bits - will get pics of the manifold tomorrow.

Need to get some lights in there its hard when there is no electric down the garages though!

[jonyb4]

f**k it candles!

get a leisure battery or something and wire up some 12v lamps in the corners of the garage

[- Danny Boy -]

Cant be bothered spending s**t loads for some lights, i'll probably just end up getting some cheap LED lights of some sort for now, then look into something more at a later date if need be

[jonyb4]

halford button lights it is

[Ratspeed]

well its tomorrow. She running yet?

[hb69]

With the cvh oil filter you may still have to jack the engine up when you want to change the oil filter. The renault 5 filter comes off with no trouble

[Excursion]

I like the desk, now you need a beer fridge

[- Danny Boy -]

well its tomorrow. She running yet?

Nah should be tomorrow though!

Got the old engine out today, started changing the bits over, had a visit from my mum and faffed around a little bit too. The new engine didn't go back in today though, I knew realistically on my own it was a 2 day job anyway.

So tomorrows job is to finish building up the new engine - literally just a few hoses to connect, the inlet manifold and thats it, gearbox and clutch are already on... then give the engine bay a quick once over and make it clean, then put the new engine in along with the new ECU and all should be good. Hopefully it will be done by tomorrow afternoon I will upload pics and maybe a vid tomorrow

With the cvh oil filter you may still have to jack the engine up when you want to change the oil filter. The renault 5 filter comes off with no trouble

Cheers for the heads up! I'll look into a renault 5 filter if this one gives me any hassle!

I like the desk, now you need a beer fridge

Yeah I sure do

[Rhinopower]

Be careful, running the renault 5 filter increases the oil pressure

[Excursion]

Be careful, running the renault 5 filter increases the oil pressure

Yes people that's something to be aware of when swapping between sealed filters. Look inside the end of a new one and you'll see why.

[- Danny Boy -]

Hmm maybe I will stay away from that then! I dont mind jacking up the engine a little bit to change the filter if it needs doing anyway, just means it will take an extra 10mins on top of the normal time to do it

[- Danny Boy -]

So, the new engine is in, running, and perfect.

Totally fudgekin worth it!!!

Its still running the Si gearbox, but its all good. Will eventually get an escort one with an LSD I think though lol. Or just hunt for an LSD and put it in my spare escort gti box.

I'll basically let the pictures do the talking!

How it all started...




Old engine out




Lifting the car up to get the old engine out






End of day one I basically stipped the old engine down a fair bit then transfered all the bits onto the 2 litre engine.


Day 2 started as follows.










New engine built up, new clutch on there too, but didnt get a picture.






Going in, covered up of course lol




A while later, new rocker cover on ect ect, all plumed in, wired up. DONE!




FILTHY car on the floor.




Random one of me at the end of the day




Was it all worth it???

[rsturbonutter]

Good work there fella all on your lonesome

[Dave5300]

looks good mate, good pull off her now id say