Montythegod

No probs Mel.... well the engine is back in and 90% connected up to the point I can start it.... Put the key in the ignition. Turned it. and it started on the button, no engine warning light ............ but ! a weird squealing noise is coming from the back of the engine, looks like gearbox / clutch / turbo area too late (7 pm ) to be arsed to look at it, taken all day from 11am to get it all in, so pack up for the night. I am hoping it is a small flywheel plate on the bottom of the bellhousing that was a little bent when I took it off and tried the straighten it, fingers crossed till wednesday now....

Engine back together now.. on hoist and I will be getting up early in the morning to start dropping it in ! This weekends work so far ! Check out the equal length exhaust manifold.. thanks mel !

engine nearly back together Gaskets, belt and valves before assembly ( £ 700 quid the bill is at now for the contents of this picture ! ) and new valves in ! Engine going back in this weekend ... hopefully !

I look after Demelza house computers.. and I see and meet these kids.... good cause indeed !

Keep seeing blue new age flyin about plate dbz #### hi 3 times today,, lol

<< Monty (I think)! today, 3.45 pm, PC world, then towards lordsword, having fun with the merc, which i couldn't get round!!!! >> Not me... unless you recognised me in my white works van ( i'll try anything in that ) ..... my engine isnt even in the car,, lol It's sat in my garage in bits... unless there is a ghost of me flying around, lol

Silver Classic down my road today !!!! Cheers 4 da wave

The bits are sitting on my kitchen worktop ! This weekend is gonna be busy in the garage.. pics to follow ! 666 quid later .... not too sure about tha being an omen,, lol

Heres summat I threw together when I got bored last year Hi res (7mb) Has Windows Crashed ? lo res (1.2mb) Crashed ? njoy....

Alfa romeo meets Reanault megane / Clio.... will it be shaking its ass ?? unsure here

I got a Box of cat5 cable, connectors and crimp tool ! or i may have some Cable cable kicking around if its any help ?

cash has been gained.... gonna be ordering the bits this week watch this space

Cant find a darn bank to rob,, lol... update coming soon !

I agree with you, is this a service you offer, if so how much to check my heads over if I send them to you ? monty

Cool cheers tannan I got some prices from API and they are slightly better, but they offered me a 2nd hand tensioner

For your info everyone: Got the prices now, have a look and see .... (all retail ex vat) Head Gasket (2 off) 41.99 each Exhaust Valves (4 off) 27.39 each Camshalf oil seals(4 off) 4.94 each Cambelt 64.34 Cambelt Tensioner 101.63 Rocker gasket (2 off) 5.83 each Gaskets moons (4 off) 6.07 each Turbo oil feed seals (2 0ff) 46p each Valve Stem oil seals (16 off) 3.30 each Exhaust gasket (2 0ff) 6.44 each Inlet Gasket (2 off) 5.37 each Oil Feed pipe from filter 16.49 Oil Filter 4.50 Spark Plugs (4 off) 9.50 each Planning on doing both gaskets and all oil seals whilst it is out, I can get 10 - 15 % off these prices but if anyone can do any better then please let me know. Thanks for the offer Sheepie but It may be a few weeks before I can get it all sorted. Just off to rob a bank...... shame the getaway car is off the road

Shopping list as follows : Sump Gasket Head Gasket set (LH head) Head bolts ? Oil return pipe from filter to right hand side of block Water supply pipe across the top of the block from left to right. Valve stem oil seals Cam belt Cam Belt tensioner (i think this is what went) Spark plugs Oil and filter Inlet and exhaust gaskets oh and some exhaust valves Anyone got any of these items lying around.. will be calling Walldonways in Maidstone on monday for prices. It looks like the tensioner went, made the cam belt loose and the timing jumped about 5-8 teeth on the left hand side, causing the exhaust valves to hit the top of the pistons and bend !

Hehe,, the offending cylinder head is now off.. have a look at these pics.. can you guess what happened ? Check out the family of valves hanging around

Only got the stand tonight, thanks for the offer Dean m8..... I'll have it on the stand tomorrow and in bits.. will update as I go along Hol, If its the pistons looks like you may have sold your block .....

Update.... engine is out, cam cover is off, cams and followers are out... all seems ok so far. engine stand turning up tomorrow so will strip it in the week... watch this space

Thanks Hol, i am racing to get the engine out before the auction ends..... Just off out to get the hoist its all unbolted and ready to come out... Checked compression again this morning to be sure and yup there is definatly nothing on the left hand side even after doing the timing

Cam cover off... timing marks on left hand side way out not looking good Re aligned them all and.... still no compression and the cam pulleys turn a lot easier than the ones on the right hand side... looks like I may have to take it out day 2 tommorrow but it looks like it may be internal

Plugs out, compression test time.................... 140 psi from both the right hand cylinders 0 psi from both the left hand cylinders .. even with a spark plug in no engine light , will be checking the codes later but went for compression first as the turn over sounded different

thanks hol, no pm yet, but I have pm'ed you with my mobile... will take you up on the offer downloading a few tech manuals as I speak

Yup it was me being towed, it was an Audi estate towing me,, lol I have previously tried the car with the maf sensor unplugged (briefly) and it started and run ok.. I have tried to start it unplugged tonight and no luck Anyone got a copy of a technical manual on cd I can pinch ?