Tim's 2.4T Engine rebuild Thread

MdR · Post by **MdR** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:20 pm

impmad2000 wrote: and no matter how hard you try, the cam housing won't come off unless you undo these nuts too !!

It must a german engine thing, the VW type 4 motor has a sneaky hidden M8 nut that stops the crankcase halves coming apart too Grrrrrr

Ian Donkin · Post by **Ian Donkin** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:10 pm

Barry wrote:Pleased to see my budget tools are still working .

I did acknowledge the design copywright holder in an earlier post, honest!

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:14 pm

impmad2000 · Post by **impmad2000** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:22 pm

I think this is what they call the "Oooh Aaah !" moment in the dempsey book

Love it

No new problems found yet but then I'v not measured anything yet !!
Cheers
Tim

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:10 pm

No signs of any more chain guide

impmad2000 · Post by **impmad2000** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:51 pm

Well some bits in the crankcase like in this picture

Interestingly, you can see a casting flaw on one web, and a small piece let in on the adjacent web. I guess this is original factory
Most of the main bearings look fine like this

But the flywheel end bearing and its thrust faces are not so healthy.

and the auxilliary shaft bearings too

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:50 am

Looks like you just caught the bearings just in time before they did any serious damage!

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:09 pm

This thread is brilliant.

One day I will do this. In the living room. And my girlfriend will hate me.

But I won't care.

impmad2000 · Post by **impmad2000** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:21 pm

One day I'll finish this

Project currently stalled. I need cash !
My plan is to get the crank measured, buy bearings if available, and then wait till I've finished the rest of the car.
When the rest of the car is finished, then perhaps, I'll be able to justify spending the money on the engine

!
If I do the engine now, I will have to cheapskate on things and I really don't want to do that. If I can make a good job of the rest of the car, then I hope to build the engine that will do the shell proud. (High Comp 2.4 or something like

)