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dave84gn
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Well, my car will be out of commission for a while. She overheated on the way home from the track last saturday, and now's making a terrible knocking and screaching sound from the bottom end of the engine -- both very inconsistent and variable. I'm thining: collapsed piston, main bearing, or rod bearing. In any case, this engine could use a rebuild; 105miles on it.
Anyway, although it sucks that I won't be able to drive the car for the (probably) rest of the summer, I'm fairly eager to attempt my own removal & rebuild.
So my main concern is: will I be able to get it all back together when I'm done? My plan is: take lots of pictures and video of the parts under the hood assembled, and then refer back to that later when I'm putting everything back together. That and grab a copy of the engine assembly manual.
So right now I'm going about unbolting anything that can be unbolted (alternator, A/C compressor, turbo pipes, turbo, intake tube, etc) and carefully putting the parts/bolts in well labeled ziplock bags.
Since I'm sure there's a half dozen of you who've done this before: What sorts of tips can ya give me? What should I look out for? Be careful of? Anything really difficult?
Anyway, although it sucks that I won't be able to drive the car for the (probably) rest of the summer, I'm fairly eager to attempt my own removal & rebuild.
So my main concern is: will I be able to get it all back together when I'm done? My plan is: take lots of pictures and video of the parts under the hood assembled, and then refer back to that later when I'm putting everything back together. That and grab a copy of the engine assembly manual.
So right now I'm going about unbolting anything that can be unbolted (alternator, A/C compressor, turbo pipes, turbo, intake tube, etc) and carefully putting the parts/bolts in well labeled ziplock bags.
Since I'm sure there's a half dozen of you who've done this before: What sorts of tips can ya give me? What should I look out for? Be careful of? Anything really difficult?