Beaver Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 So getting exhaust looked at on Tuesday, was just going to get the turbo hooked up to the factory system but have since decided I really should commit and get a full system done. Downpipe off turbo is 2.5” I’m pretty sure so will likely go for that. also had a look at the non operational right rear brake, found the culprit (see picture, leaking cylinder) So now need to try and find a new cylinder and shoes and the shoes are pretty contaminated 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Good news and bad news. Good news, is overnight parts from Japan arrive (cheers Scott!), new sifter bushes as some of mine are non existent so the gearshifter is as floppy as KK's butthole after wagnats. Bad news is I spoke to the garage (where the car is at the moment to get the exhaust sorted), and first up they are having trouble finding a flange to suit the turbo downpipe, and also they looked at the brakes and the hub seal is actual the primary culprit, not the wheel cylinder (which is also leaking), which is dumb. So hoping they can get everything sorted within the next week or so, to give me time to try get legal for wagnats. Discussion 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beaver Posted February 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2018 So got this back from the workshop on Friday who did the rear brakes (shoes and cylinders), axle seals, and a 2.5” exhaust. Since I’m a lil’ bitch I opted against taking it to wagnats the next day as I haven’t driven it more that about 15mins so didn’t want to risk it for the premiere event of the year. Took it for a bigger drive today and seems good to go. Also replaced the shifter bushes (one was missing) which has made a world of difference. Ready for a wof now and also need to get the injector pump timed up properly. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Ah, well, right. Honeymoon period is well and truly over. Dropped the ol' girl off on Saturday to get the injector pump timing looked at (had replaced injector pump and had no way of timing it myself). Guy rang me up today with some not so great news. So they set the pump to spec, and it wouldn't run, so put it back to where it was (super advanced), suggesting that something is out of whack with the crank timing (which is what everything is based off). Then he said that is not running on all 6, and drives like a sack of spuds off boost (which is true) and that the chuff coming out the intake (which I had heard and ignored) suggests that there is a compression issue. I told him about the whole ordeal with the snapped cam etc and so current thinking is that when it broke, there was in fact some metal on metal contact and that one of more of the valves isn't super happy (not surprised tbh). So they are going to do a compression test for me which should help narrow things down, but it sounds like the head will have to come off and best case scenario its just a couple of valves. In reality, none of this is surprising, and I guess is just part and parcel of sticking a motor in that had evidence of issues. Glad I got it driving at least as it means motivation is at acceptable levels/high enough to open up the wallet once more to fix it. Fun times ahead! 4 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Update time. Compression test shows 3 cylinders at 340 (goal is around 400 I'm told), 1 at 200, and two at low 200's. They were also able to confirm that the timing mark on the crank pulley is not actually TDC, which it should be (which explains the pump timing issue). Cant explain this one. Their diagnosis was that at least a couple of valves are not seating properly, likely damaged/from contact with the cam. Diesel and turbo (where the car is) don't do head work, so any Welly boes have any recommendations? @Seedy Al @AllTorque They recommended Kerry Lindsay in Petone. Idea will be to get the head off, do the valves, check for other damage (hoping for none), remark the timing pulley at TDC, and chuck back together and pray it works. Good news is car still starts and drives which makes life a bit easier. Oh and @kyteler I spoke with them about the possibility of cam timing creating these issues, and he was pretty confident that wouldn't be the case based on the results. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 More pictureless updates, wof aquired, boost gauge installed and pushing a solid 10 psi. car is booked in for a couple of weeks to get the head pulled and valves done etc. progress. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beaver Posted March 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2018 Update time! Just spoke with the garage. One bent intake valve, three mushroomed exhaust valves, and valve seats that are round. So best case scenario really (seriously). Will replace the stuffed valves and machine the seats (hopefully stay within spec etc), otherwise new inserts. Pretty happy with the outcome, nothing else untoward they could find. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beaver Posted March 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2018 Picked car up today, everything is sorted (well as sorted as it can be). Runs like a treat, starts just looking at the key, and has a good amount of go (5th gear up the Ngaraunga Gorge). Good times. Still not loud enough tho (need to chop muffler out). And might wind a little bit more fuel in (diesel man said there was room there for improvement) . I can finally put the nismo sticker I got on! Someone sell me some nice 5x114 15's please. 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 As per diesel thread, on our trip north last night got real bad surging under load. Long storey short I drained the fuel filter and found this Yummy. Unfortunately I’m in National Park/some distance from parts shops and nothing is open today anyway so off to Taupo tomorrow with the inlaws to grab a new filter. Might grab two haha, not sure where all the shot is coming from so probably not a silly idea 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 New filter did the trick for now, actually pulls noticeably harder than before which is a nice bonus. After letting the shit I drained from the old one sit over night, it looks a lot less like rust/crud and more like what the internet says diesel bug looks like. so I think it’s best to drain the tank and clean everything out, fun times ahead. I got a spare filter as well incase it blocks up quickly. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beaver Posted April 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2018 New filter got me home good as gold. So other than that keep not setback it aced its first trip (~900 kms) with the new motor. Such improvement over the old one, 5th gear everywhere and hills are no longer something you have to mentally and physically prepare for. Oh and a dude in levin told me it was sick, so clocked life right there. 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 So now that this appears to be working properly, I'm slowly working through some tidy-up items etc. Will look to install a catch can for the oil breather as its making a bit of a mess of the intake and turbo. Temp gets up a bit while driving, nothing too concerning but runs a bit hotter than the n/a motor for sure. On one long hill in particular I could see the gauge slowly rising. When I got the car the radiator was stuffed and I got it rodded which fixed the issue with overheating at the time, but might not be up to scratch for the turbo motor. Looking at factory radiators from a patrol (which the engine came out off) they are much bigger than the gloria one. I think I remember someone saying r32 radiators fit, and can get decent looking alloy ones for reasonable coin, so will take a closer look at that. Still need to get around to drain the fuel tank and cleaning everything out etc. Will use up some more diesel first. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beaver Posted May 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2018 Driving the other day I noticed it wasn't pulling as smoothly as normal, so replaced the fuel filter again (still evidence of a bit of shit in the system) so will keep keeping an eye on that side of things. I really should pull the pickup out of the tank and give it a clean out too, although from what I can gather its just a tube down into the tank with no filter or anything (as it doesn't run a lift pump) so likelyhood of blockages there are pretty slim. Also had a fiddle with my diddle the fuel screw and wound it up in increments until I was just getting a hint of smoke on full noise. Has definitely made it a bit peppier and comes on boost better as well. Fuck I love this thing. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 So sprung a small leak in the radiator so that’s away getting fixed. Also pulled the pickup off the tank and hey presto the bottom of the tank is filled with rust flakes. Yay. Guess I’ll need to drop the tank at some point but doesn’t look like a fun job on my back oh the garage so will do it another day/get someone to do it for me. In the mean time will just keep stock in stock of fuel filters haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Wow, thread dredge (I'm sure I hadn't let it go this long, honest). So a while ago I packed my life up and shifted north back to the mighty Waikato. Was a lol drive...... Since then its mostly been a trooper. One day the fuel pump started leaking and got real bad diesel knock, so got pump rebuilt (not cheap....) but made it so much nicer to start and drive. Lately has been sitting for a few months awaiting me to give it a tickle up for a wof. Figured lock down would be a good time to start....so blew the dust off, pumped up the flat tire with my bike pump, got it running (just, battery is now flat) and lo and behold a puddle of coolant on the floor. Interesting.....topped up radiator and jumped it, more coolant pissing out of where the water pump is, so suspect its sprung a leak. Pump is buried behind the fan, pulleys, and covers on the front of the motor, so is a radiator out jobby. So pushed it back in the shed and pretended I didn''t touch it..... 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beaver Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 Oh god and how did I forget, I also demuffled it with the help of @Geophys chop shop, so its running full straight pipe. Sounds....wait for it.....GLORIAous (get it?) Not long ago I got to hear what it sounds like driving from outside the car when Geophy drove it home for me after I picked up my new ute. Didn't quite realise how ridiculous/awesome it sounds. Basically a big safari/turbo diesel 4x4 at full chooch, but its actually just a semi slammed wagon driving at a moderate speed. 22 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Pulled the front of the car (well some of it anyway) off yesterday (better access), followed by radiator, fan, crank pulley, AC compressor (that's fucked anyway). Found coolant sitting behind crank pulley where I saw it running from, but still no clear leak point. Water pump looks dry. Think Ill try fashion up a radiator bypass hose and run the engine up and see if I can see it squirt. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beaver Posted April 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2020 I'll save the long story and go straight to the money shot (this is me squeezing on the radiator hose) So yeh, that's pretty obvious whats gone wrong. This is all in behind the cambelt, that's the bottom pulley/gear at the bottom of shot. Would be an easy fix if anything was open..... 9 2 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Got the plug out, was a bit worried as thought it was going to be a cunt. Also found some dodgy/damaged wiring for the alternator so pulled that out (need a few bits to repair it). Looks like some suspect oil lines as well (diesel life so vacuum pump on back of alternator) so think I'll replace those. Oil return on turbo is also clearly leaking and making a fucking mess so I'll pull that off as well and will be good to replace a few bits there. Hopefully this will limit the horrid oil leaks this thing has. Obviously can't do much till the world returns to normal, but no drama, will be nice to sort these little things out once and for all. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Well fuck a duck, has only taken me the whole of lock down to find some motivation haha. Replaced the Frost plug and have reassembled most of it. Battery is flat so need to drop onto the floor and push out of shed so I can jump start and check I didn't fuck anything up before I finish assembling front of car. Oh,and didn't do any of the other things I said I was going to do in the previous post. Just smashed it all with degreaser, problem solved. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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