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Chris' Petrol Blue Project
- Thread starter Christopher.
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Re painted the block this weekend and swapped over the water pump outlet and seal.
Went with matte black for the block. Once the other brackets are painted up and bolted on i think it will look quite nice.
Went with matte black for the block. Once the other brackets are painted up and bolted on i think it will look quite nice.
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Looking good mate! Your box is in bits now and I've made a list of what's required and I'll have the quote from Renault for you tomorrow. :up:Re painted the block this weekend and swapped over the water pump outlet and seal.
Went with matte black for the block. Once the other brackets are painted up and bolted on i think it will look quite nice.
Nice one, cheers Mark.
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Oh and it must be a miracle gearbox - it's the first one I've seen without fucked dog teeth on the gears!! :fearscream:
Not much has gone on over Christmas but i have manged to tape up and plug screw holes on all the parts that either need painting or powder coating. Will start with spraying all the brackets and bits you wont see matte black like the engine block. Then the rocker cover, cam belt shield and engine mount bracket will all go anthracite. The inlet manifold and fuel rail guard will go the same colour as my last inlet. And finally the thermostat housing and breather plate will go gloss black.
Silver.
Gloss Black.
Anthracite.
Matte Black.
Also going to be dropping the car back down and fitting the front bumper back on this weekend and giving it an good clean as the car is minging.
Silver.
Gloss Black.
Anthracite.
Matte Black.
Also going to be dropping the car back down and fitting the front bumper back on this weekend and giving it an good clean as the car is minging.
All the above bits have been painted. Went with silver/aluminium on the rocker cover instead. Fitted some bits back on the engine, just need to put it all back together and we will be getting somewhere with it all 
Got the rest of the AUX bits back on today.
Gearbox was collected today Massive thanks to @NorthloopCup for sorting it out. Also got the 300mm Brackets for the Brembo's. Now the box is back i can start piecing all the bits back together. Fletcher is coming round tomorrow to help with a few bits and pieces. Should have a decent update then.
Also used the Tropicana bottle washer to clean up the Sump bolts for tomorrow.
Massive thanks to @NorthloopCup for sorting it out. Also got the 300mm Brackets for the Brembo's. Now the box is back i can start piecing all the bits back together. Fletcher is coming round tomorrow to help with a few bits and pieces. Should have a decent update then. Also used the Tropicana bottle washer to clean up the Sump bolts for tomorrow.
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Your welcome mate! Refitting tomorrow then yeah??
LoL might be a bit cold to do that ! Just the little bits.
With @Fletcher giving a helping hand we managed to tear down the old engine.
Started off by moving the engine out into the driveway on to a tray to work in.
Then set about removing the sump so we could sit the block down level. Only one of the 21 bolts gave us trouble but that was more to the incorrect tooling. Once the sump was off the smell of petrol was obviously present again. There was not much in the way of swarf of other foreign bodies other than a piece of metal that must of gone round the engine. Could be new or from the time i smashed the sump.
Next up was taking the rocker cover and Cams out. Again didn't have the correct tools so struggled to get the Cams out with out taking the cover off at the same time. Took the cam belt off to start with and then unbolted the cover and lifted it off with the Cams in place in one piece. Again no obvious damage that we could see but to be fair were not 100% what its meant to look like in the first place. The cams look like they have become hot in places and have changed colour slightly, il get some better pictures in the coming week of everything.
Then the head came off. This is where we started to see some damage and irregularities. First off was when taking the head bolts out they all came out clean and dry apart from one that was covered in oil. Once the Head was off we could see in all the holes were dry other than the one that was filled with oil ? Not sure if that's normal or not. It was the furthest on the right lower corner if your looking at the engine from the inlets.
There was no signs of damage in the Bores at all, they all looked very clean. My original thinking behind the oli usage and smoke from the exhaust was that a piston ring had let go. But from the looks of it there all intact.
The other think we noticed was on the Head gasket.
Obvious signs of damage as there is a part of the gasket that is bent and mangled sat over one of the oil channels.
Not sure how that as ever happened, as far as im aware its never had the head off ??
So after a cuppa and a bacon roll we flipped the block upside down and started to remove the crank and piston ends. We also found some damage here as well.
Stated by pulling out the bolts that hold the crank in place. One the once marked No2 we found some big damage. Something had obviously been dragged round it as the scoring on it is pretty deep and wide.
All the other were clean and not marked.
Other than those bits that is the only damage we could see. We then got the Pistons out and checked those over and they were totally intact. No damage where they connect to the Crank or from the Rings. So a bit unsure as to what has happened to be honest. Not bothered as its getting the new engine anyway. Would be good to know what happened though.
@NorthloopCup, @Dan@SJM any thoughts ? Will get some pictures later in the week of all the bits iv missed.
Again Thanks to Fletch for coming over and giving me a hand. Theres not much stopping me now from getting it all back together and getting it sorted, so hopefully by the spring it will be back better than ever.
Started off by moving the engine out into the driveway on to a tray to work in.
Then set about removing the sump so we could sit the block down level. Only one of the 21 bolts gave us trouble but that was more to the incorrect tooling. Once the sump was off the smell of petrol was obviously present again. There was not much in the way of swarf of other foreign bodies other than a piece of metal that must of gone round the engine. Could be new or from the time i smashed the sump.
Next up was taking the rocker cover and Cams out. Again didn't have the correct tools so struggled to get the Cams out with out taking the cover off at the same time. Took the cam belt off to start with and then unbolted the cover and lifted it off with the Cams in place in one piece. Again no obvious damage that we could see but to be fair were not 100% what its meant to look like in the first place. The cams look like they have become hot in places and have changed colour slightly, il get some better pictures in the coming week of everything.
Then the head came off. This is where we started to see some damage and irregularities. First off was when taking the head bolts out they all came out clean and dry apart from one that was covered in oil. Once the Head was off we could see in all the holes were dry other than the one that was filled with oil ? Not sure if that's normal or not. It was the furthest on the right lower corner if your looking at the engine from the inlets.
There was no signs of damage in the Bores at all, they all looked very clean. My original thinking behind the oli usage and smoke from the exhaust was that a piston ring had let go. But from the looks of it there all intact.
The other think we noticed was on the Head gasket.
Obvious signs of damage as there is a part of the gasket that is bent and mangled sat over one of the oil channels.
Not sure how that as ever happened, as far as im aware its never had the head off ??
So after a cuppa and a bacon roll we flipped the block upside down and started to remove the crank and piston ends. We also found some damage here as well.
Stated by pulling out the bolts that hold the crank in place. One the once marked No2 we found some big damage. Something had obviously been dragged round it as the scoring on it is pretty deep and wide.
All the other were clean and not marked.
Other than those bits that is the only damage we could see. We then got the Pistons out and checked those over and they were totally intact. No damage where they connect to the Crank or from the Rings. So a bit unsure as to what has happened to be honest. Not bothered as its getting the new engine anyway. Would be good to know what happened though.
@NorthloopCup, @Dan@SJM any thoughts ? Will get some pictures later in the week of all the bits iv missed.
Again Thanks to Fletch for coming over and giving me a hand. Theres not much stopping me now from getting it all back together and getting it sorted, so hopefully by the spring it will be back better than ever.
It's more likely worn the bores out from the dead lambda
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Need to see some close ups of the cams and other damaged areas really.
Head gasket makes no sense at all! It's either been like that a long time, or it's been off at some point. That's on the oil return to the bottom end as well, so it would explain the damage if parts of it have gone down and been chewed up.
Head gasket makes no sense at all! It's either been like that a long time, or it's been off at some point. That's on the oil return to the bottom end as well, so it would explain the damage if parts of it have gone down and been chewed up.
Another few bits turned up yesterday. Can only think of a few more bits i actually need now
No pictures but the new engine is done
Everything has been swapped over, just need to run over it tightening up all the bolts and checking 100%
Everything has been swapped over, just need to run over it tightening up all the bolts and checking 100%
Not yet mate. You ?
Hoes turned up
Gus
ClioSport Moderator
182Turbo,DCi90
@Christopher. How much was that?
£170 something from ktec
Decided on getting the engine bay tidied up today. Took the carpet/heat shield out and gave that a scrub and also used de-greaser on all the bits and bobs in the engine bay. Also jacked the car up on the axle stands again in the hope that might motivate me to get the engine back in. Really just waiting on a warm weekend now to get it all back in.
Toyed with getting a cheap runaround last month but couldn't really justify it when more bits were needed for the Clio, but now were just waiting on getting it back in im thinking about getting something at the end of the month..... Saxo VTR is all im saying
Toyed with getting a cheap runaround last month but couldn't really justify it when more bits were needed for the Clio, but now were just waiting on getting it back in im thinking about getting something at the end of the month..... Saxo VTR is all im saying
Pulled the car out this morning to give it a wash as last nights storm covered it in crap from the roof She still scrubs up quite well.
Weather permitting the engine will be going back in next Sunday Got some bits to sort out before then mind !!!
She still scrubs up quite well. Weather permitting the engine will be going back in next Sunday
Got some bits to sort out before then mind !!!
Sadly my 106 run around is no longer !
No ABS and cold rubber. Back end started to rotate round and ran out of road to correct it. Its not worth repairing it as it would need a lot of work to get back even running let alone all the other damage it sustained trying to get it off that rail.
So the push to get the Clio back up and running is well and truly on. Have been piecing all the bits back together in the bay to get an idea on how it goes back. Need to really set a date to work too and get it done.
As a little treat i snapped this up from @fairm010 the other day. Re-trimmed by Snappy and it is a true work of art.
No ABS and cold rubber. Back end started to rotate round and ran out of road to correct it. Its not worth repairing it as it would need a lot of work to get back even running let alone all the other damage it sustained trying to get it off that rail.
So the push to get the Clio back up and running is well and truly on. Have been piecing all the bits back together in the bay to get an idea on how it goes back. Need to really set a date to work too and get it done.
As a little treat i snapped this up from @fairm010 the other day. Re-trimmed by Snappy and it is a true work of art.
So after 6 months without an engine the Petrol Blue's bay if full once again
Started off this morning taking the Auxiliary bits off for better access and jacking up the car, bringing the engine out of the garage and setting up the crane for my mate Jason to come over.
Then set about putting the mounts on the engine and gearbox and also in the car. Also loosely fitting the loom to the engine.
Got the engine on the crane and fitting the box with the new Clutch and flywheel bolts.
Engine in and now to sort out where all the bolts live :dizzy:
And as it stands now.
Will get some more done tomorrow and hopefully have it ready after next weekend. Then its off to Dan@SJM
Started off this morning taking the Auxiliary bits off for better access and jacking up the car, bringing the engine out of the garage and setting up the crane for my mate Jason to come over.
Then set about putting the mounts on the engine and gearbox and also in the car. Also loosely fitting the loom to the engine.
Got the engine on the crane and fitting the box with the new Clutch and flywheel bolts.
Engine in and now to sort out where all the bolts live :dizzy:
And as it stands now.
Will get some more done tomorrow and hopefully have it ready after next weekend. Then its off to Dan@SJM
Spent yesterday getting the Forge hoses on. And today getting all the other bits back together.
Im not a massive fan of the Forge hoses TBH, the design is crap. Also there hose clamps are made of cheese. Used some Screwfix specials we used to use down the dockyard for holding antennas to crane gantry's
New bottles on and all clamped down.
AC pipes and Radiators in.
And then finally the ECU and brackets.
Thats it now, going to fit the body work and bits over this coming week then its off to Dan
Im not a massive fan of the Forge hoses TBH, the design is crap. Also there hose clamps are made of cheese. Used some Screwfix specials we used to use down the dockyard for holding antennas to crane gantry's
New bottles on and all clamped down.
AC pipes and Radiators in.
And then finally the ECU and brackets.
Thats it now, going to fit the body work and bits over this coming week then its off to Dan
The cars all back together now other than the bonnet catch is broken. Got a new one coming before it heads off.
Got some detailing gear turning up this week as well, So next weekend it will be getting a good clean. Also will have to get the wheels down from the loft as a new set of Bridgestone Potenza adrenalin's are turning up.
Got some detailing gear turning up this week as well, So next weekend it will be getting a good clean. Also will have to get the wheels down from the loft as a new set of Bridgestone Potenza adrenalin's are turning up.
Bonnet catch is fixed, Bodywork all back on, New rubber and wheels on.
One of those old Michelin's are as old as the Car !!!!!
Need to move it over to the other side of the drive in a bit and give it a good thorough detail.
One of those old Michelin's are as old as the Car !!!!!
Need to move it over to the other side of the drive in a bit and give it a good thorough detail.
Tim.
ClioSport Club Member
It's that kind of attention to detail that makes a truly original car like this worth so much more
Pretty sure it was one of the ones you gave me !!
