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[Marks DTM Calib]

Finished a head gasket repair on a friends 1.4 Turbo Zaf C.

Been a pig of a job, mainly thanks to the moron garage that has been taking cash for previous work and servicing.

Head skimmed as it had been cooked and warped, broken coolant hose replaced (it had been wrapped in self amalgamating tape), repaired the vac connection from the manifold to the brake servo which had been snapped off and plugged with a bolt, replaced the missing two bolts on the water pump,  fitted a new stat as they had gutted it so no internals (how the hell did they think that would help!).

Got it running and it shat its oil load all over the road as the turbo oil feed pipe fractured due to being distorted/bent and rubbing on the manifold, the chain tensioner also decided it had had enough (head gasket on these is done without removing the chain assembly and timing cover).

I have not seen black death in a cylinder head like this since the days of the crappy Ford CVH lumps, two hours cleaning and a couple of trips through the dish washer (bottom end was not as bad as I dropped the sump to check big ends and the pickup gauze) to get it up to scratch

[TheBoy]

Finished a head gasket repair on a friends 1.4 Turbo Zaf C.

Been a pig of a job, mainly thanks to the moron garage that has been taking cash for previous work and servicing.

Head skimmed as it had been cooked and warped, broken coolant hose replaced (it had been wrapped in self amalgamating tape), repaired the vac connection from the manifold to the brake servo which had been snapped off and plugged with a bolt, replaced the missing two bolts on the water pump,  fitted a new stat as they had gutted it so no internals (how the hell did they think that would help!).

Got it running and it shat its oil load all over the road as the turbo oil feed pipe fractured due to being distorted/bent and rubbing on the manifold, the chain tensioner also decided it had had enough (head gasket on these is done without removing the chain assembly and timing cover).

I have not seen black death in a cylinder head like this since the days of the crappy Ford CVH lumps, two hours cleaning and a couple of trips through the dish washer (bottom end was not as bad as I dropped the sump to check big ends and the pickup gauze) to get it up to scratch

Yeah, but I bet my Zaf's intakes were shittier than this, LOL

[Viral_Jim]

(head gasket on these is done without removing the chain assembly and timing cover).

I really can't picture how this is done. 

How do you remove the head and cams without taking the cam sprockets with it?

[Marks DTM Calib]

(head gasket on these is done without removing the chain assembly and timing cover).

I really can't picture how this is done. 

How do you remove the head and cams without taking the cam sprockets with it?

Cam sprockets are unbolted and have the chain on, tension is removed from the tensioner and the sprockets sit in a casting on the timing cover, head slides out and up (having disconnected the inlet, exhaust, water outlet, a few water pumps bolts, and some timing cover bolts.



On re-fit, crank t 90degrees before TDC (all pistons to the half way), head on, set the cams and lock them, bring the pistons to TDC and and lock the crank. Cam sprockets bolted on, tensioner released and tighten the bolts. 

[TheBoy]

Received my chariot for tomorrow.  Sadly, they haven't given my Opti's loan M5, but its got a turbo apparently.

[Doctor Gollum]

Put a Kia Forte through its paces across the Los Angeles National Forest.

For a wwd shitbox with a CVT gearbox, it was actually quite fun.

[TheBoy]

Put a Kia Forte through its paces across the Los Angeles National Forest.

For a wwd shitbox with a CVT gearbox, it was actually quite fun.

I put a non descript euro shitbox through its paces this morning. Fun isn’t the word that sprang to mind. Shite was a word 

[Viral_Jim]

Cam sprockets are unbolted and have the chain on, tension is removed from the tensioner and the sprockets sit in a casting on the timing cover, head slides out and up (having disconnected the inlet, exhaust, water outlet, a few water pumps bolts, and some timing cover bolts.

On re-fit, crank t 90degrees before TDC (all pistons to the half way), head on, set the cams and lock them, bring the pistons to TDC and and lock the crank. Cam sprockets bolted on, tensioner released and tighten the bolts. 

Thanks for the explanation! 

[polilara]

Completed finally my camcover change, no leakages anymore but terrible smell around the car. Had to add about two litres oil before first start as there was nothing to be seen in the dipstick. I think most of the lost oil is burning around exhaust manifolds.

[Doctor Gollum]

Are the half moon seals correctly seated at the back of each head?

If not they can allow oil to literally pour onto the gearbox and exhaust.

[polilara]

Yes they are, thanks for comment, engine and garage floor absolutely dry. Hope smell dissappear step by step.

[Doctor Gollum]

Yes they are, thanks for comment, engine and garage floor absolutely dry. Hope smell dissappear step by step.

[VXL V6]

MOT Pass, no advisories on the BMW 

[ronnyd]

Nice one. Very nice looking example. 

[Andy B]

MOT pass on the Smart Roadster .... but with the same advisories on brake pipes it's had on the last 4 MOTs