Well done - wish you many many years of trouble free motoring.
Thank you very much for sharing
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Well done - wish you many many years of trouble free motoring.
Thank you very much for sharing
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Originally Posted by chuck
thank you 👍
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Originally Posted by Jeffoir
Thank you 😎👍
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Originally Posted by SimmAus
I will definitely be doing a summary of the entire engine repair process when it comes to the total cost, I will make it available. As for the time frame, it will be rather nue possible because I did it after hours and in my free time, more or less regularly, so I am totally unable to determine the number of hours spent on the engine.
Sweet! I'll bet that first turn of the key had you a little nervous.
Hi everyone,
Since the engine rebuild, I have driven the car 400 km with the first oil change after about 200 km. The engine runs very well, starts well and runs smoothly. I was alerted by the smell of burnt oil and a fine mist under the hood. I thought it was the remnants that were left (left bank) on the engine during assembly and must simply burn out. For the next few days a fine mist appeared and the smell of burning oil. I started to investigate and noticed that I have a leak to the point that after the end of the ride I leave a few drops of oil on the driveway.Do you think it could be a sign of a cracked intake manifold or a damaged gasket under the manifold?
I have one more question, because maybe someone has already had a similar situation ... While driving, it happened several times that the throtle pedal did not respond. After releasing the throtle pedal and pressing it again, everything was back to normal. I will add that during this ailment there was an error "damaged gearbox", „damaged stabilization system", "damaged braking assistance system", „broken suspension”, After turning off and restarting, everything returns to normal.
If anyone has experienced something similar before, I would be grateful for a comment.
The pedal response and errors is consistent with a brake pedal switch failure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fabsky
Photos of the mist and location? Get someone to stall the engine up for you.
Be nice if it said so.Quote:
Originally Posted by josh.huber
Good luck with sorting your final teething issues mate 👍🏽
When I did mine, I had a few similar issues. I had diesel leaking from one of the injector bleed off lines and also oil leaking from both rocker covers in the corners where the cam lobes meet the flat of the head. The oil (and maybe diesel) was leaking onto the exhaust and smoking - it was a pain in the ass to find as it was at the back of the engine near the vacuum/scavenger pump, so I couldn't tell exactly where it was coming from. Also the LHS was leaking at the front then down the timing belt cover down the hole at the bottom, then over the bottom of the sump.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fabsky
Some sealant in the corners of the lobes (and everywhere else!) and a new bleed off line and genuine o-rings fixed both those issues.
Mine also developed a cracked manifold (in the usual spot) straight after the re-build. I should have replaced it when I had it out...
It manifested as 'Restricted Performance' and oil residue under the engine cover and over the fuel injectors. Air can also be felt and heard coming out from under the injector insulation under boost.
I also had to replace the intake manifold o-rings as oily air was escaping from there under boost. Although this didn't throw any errors... They were also only replaced 6 months before the rebuild by an indi :/. I assume it's because I replaced the manifolds with FAI ones and they might be slightly different shape than the genuine ones... Clutching at straws but the new(er) o-rings fixed it.
Hope you find it!
-Martin