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Re: slap piston in swap x30xe?
« Reply #30 on: 14 December 2020, 16:29:36 »
Quote from: olm on 14 December 2020, 16:08:49
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Actually, remove the cams from the 3.0 and, if they are good, ie not scored up or otherwise damaged, fit them to the 2.6. It will pep it up a bit.  :y

Return to 2.6 don't contemplate. If I take out the engine it will be for something bigger.
Well, you could fit an LS but you can kiss goodbye to about £12-15k.

If it's your daily driver, a working 2.6 is better than a dead or unavailable larger lump. Thems about your options...
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Re: slap piston in swap x30xe?
« Reply #31 on: 14 December 2020, 16:48:45 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 14 December 2020, 16:29:36
Quote from: olm on 14 December 2020, 16:08:49
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 14 December 2020, 15:41:14
Actually, remove the cams from the 3.0 and, if they are good, ie not scored up or otherwise damaged, fit them to the 2.6. It will pep it up a bit.  :y

Return to 2.6 don't contemplate. If I take out the engine it will be for something bigger.
Well, you could fit an LS but you can kiss goodbye to about £12-15k.

If it's your daily driver, a working 2.6 is better than a dead or unavailable larger lump. Thems about your options...

If I don't have a LS  it's because the laws don't allow it  ;D
 The engine will hold, it takes a few thousand miles and what's left
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Re: slap piston in swap x30xe?
« Reply #32 on: 14 December 2020, 18:48:21 »
Not if it's knocking it won't...  :D
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Re: slap piston in swap x30xe?
« Reply #33 on: 14 December 2020, 19:12:27 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 14 December 2020, 18:48:21
Not if it's knocking it won't...  :D
the Omega radiogram goes up quite loud  ;)
well mine does ,often  :D
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Re: slap piston in swap x30xe?
« Reply #34 on: 14 December 2020, 19:16:50 »
if it is only piston slap then it could last for years but piston slap / wear doesnt normally manifest itself as metal filings in the sump ?
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Re: slap piston in swap x30xe?
« Reply #35 on: 14 December 2020, 19:55:03 »
Quote from: cam.in.head on 14 December 2020, 19:16:50
if it is only piston slap then it could last for years but piston slap / wear doesnt normally manifest itself as metal filings in the sump ?

They are tiny particles, it is logical after a grab, but yes, it can work like that for a long, long time, in fact the noise disappears soon and already works smooth and quiet
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Re: slap piston in swap x30xe?
« Reply #36 on: 14 December 2020, 19:57:49 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 14 December 2020, 18:48:21
Not if it's knocking it won't...  :D

It been calling a long time, if it were crank bearing it would have broken up long ago
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Re: slap piston in swap x30xe?
« Reply #37 on: 14 December 2020, 20:35:04 »
Presumably this is the same really well kept engine that never had a cambelt change since leaving the factory?
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Re: slap piston in swap x30xe?
« Reply #38 on: 15 December 2020, 08:58:38 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 14 December 2020, 20:35:04
Presumably this is the same really well kept engine that never had a cambelt change since leaving the factory?

You are supposing wrong
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Re: slap piston in swap x30xe?
« Reply #39 on: 15 December 2020, 11:26:22 »
Quote from: olm on 15 December 2020, 08:58:38
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 14 December 2020, 20:35:04
Presumably this is the same really well kept engine that never had a cambelt change since leaving the factory?

You are supposing wrong
I was being slightly sarcastic.

Is the engine that you went to change the belt on only to find that it was almost destroyed? Presumably you bought the locking tools before you fitted the new belt?
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Re: slap piston in swap x30xe?
« Reply #40 on: 15 December 2020, 22:20:31 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 15 December 2020, 11:26:22
Quote from: olm on 15 December 2020, 08:58:38
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 14 December 2020, 20:35:04
Presumably this is the same really well kept engine that never had a cambelt change since leaving the factory?

You are supposing wrong
I was being slightly sarcastic.

Is the engine that you went to change the belt on only to find that it was almost destroyed? Presumably you bought the locking tools before you fitted the new belt?

No, it squeaked and looking at the belt it was almost destroyed. Then I put on a new belt and the noise persisted, it turned out to be the covers, I put those of 2.6 and it was solved. I don't know why, but that's how it was
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