Please forgive me for asking some questions that may seem super easy to others. Go easy on me....
I have a 86/87 109 engine that was in my car when it was stolen. After it was recovered I found that it was running just fine and had good oil pressure and all the essential things that an amateur looks at to see if all is well. I put the car away until a later date where I could give it attention. That time has come... I am going to remove the engine and start work on the car now. My questions are this, I found that the turbo had grenaded so to speak... The compressor wheel had severe up and down play and in and out play... I did not know this when the car was recovered... The car was only started and ran for a small amount of time and never on the road so I would not have seen its lack of boost... I then removed the oil pan to discover what I am considering the compressor material... It was an aluminum powdery substance that appeared to be break-up of the compressor. Any ideas on if that may have damaged the internals?
Next question (again, I am an amateur), Ho do I measure the rod and main bearings to see what to replace them with? The build receipts were kept in glove box and theives must have taken them as they aren't there any longer...
Next, After the initial build the car had the torque converter come loose... is this common with 400-500 horsepower builds?
And lastly, When I had the oil pan off I wanted to turn the engine over by hand to get a gool look at the cylender walls... they looked great but while doing so I noticed the crank made a ever-so-slight click sound and moved forward very slightly... It was very very slight but I am wondering if that is to be of concern.
Thanks for any input you can provide
I have a 86/87 109 engine that was in my car when it was stolen. After it was recovered I found that it was running just fine and had good oil pressure and all the essential things that an amateur looks at to see if all is well. I put the car away until a later date where I could give it attention. That time has come... I am going to remove the engine and start work on the car now. My questions are this, I found that the turbo had grenaded so to speak... The compressor wheel had severe up and down play and in and out play... I did not know this when the car was recovered... The car was only started and ran for a small amount of time and never on the road so I would not have seen its lack of boost... I then removed the oil pan to discover what I am considering the compressor material... It was an aluminum powdery substance that appeared to be break-up of the compressor. Any ideas on if that may have damaged the internals?
Next question (again, I am an amateur), Ho do I measure the rod and main bearings to see what to replace them with? The build receipts were kept in glove box and theives must have taken them as they aren't there any longer...
Next, After the initial build the car had the torque converter come loose... is this common with 400-500 horsepower builds?
And lastly, When I had the oil pan off I wanted to turn the engine over by hand to get a gool look at the cylender walls... they looked great but while doing so I noticed the crank made a ever-so-slight click sound and moved forward very slightly... It was very very slight but I am wondering if that is to be of concern.
Thanks for any input you can provide