quattro engine and driveline rebuild
Discussion
Bottom end came back yesterday afternoon...:arf:
black block
Honing marks on bores
Lightened and Balanced Crank and Rods... Flywheel and pulleywheel have also been lightened and balanced.
John has started building the block back up today, so things are moving again.
Also, hopefully today, we'll be fitting the Avus onto the S2 for the winter with new front boots.
It's all happening.
black block
Honing marks on bores
Lightened and Balanced Crank and Rods... Flywheel and pulleywheel have also been lightened and balanced.
John has started building the block back up today, so things are moving again.
Also, hopefully today, we'll be fitting the Avus onto the S2 for the winter with new front boots.
It's all happening.
Well, went for it today...
Here's the engine bay.
Had a bit of an issue with the PAS Reservoir, basically the filter below the Gauze has collapsed and was partially starving the supply to the PAS pump, causing cavitation of the fluid. This is why you can hear the PAS pump having a whine, we've sorted this now. But other than that, it's looking good. Balanced engine runs smoothly, got that 'poppy, bangy exhaust too'...:tup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profil...
Still a fair bit to go though, build up of the front end, radiator cowls and dash to put in + MOT, to mention just a few... She'll be home for Christmas though.
Here's the engine bay.
Had a bit of an issue with the PAS Reservoir, basically the filter below the Gauze has collapsed and was partially starving the supply to the PAS pump, causing cavitation of the fluid. This is why you can hear the PAS pump having a whine, we've sorted this now. But other than that, it's looking good. Balanced engine runs smoothly, got that 'poppy, bangy exhaust too'...:tup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profil...
Still a fair bit to go though, build up of the front end, radiator cowls and dash to put in + MOT, to mention just a few... She'll be home for Christmas though.
well, finally, after a pretty difficult berth, the new engine (and pretty much whole mechanical side of the car) has appeared back on the public highway. The MOT was passed (without advisories) on Monday, and the old girl has covered about 50 miles now. We'll hopefully be picking her up on Saturday after John (at JMR) has shakedown tested her for another couple of days.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Isimmorallyrep?feature...
http://www.youtube.com/user/Isimmorallyrep?feature...
Once it's done, the workshop will be free for the 20vT conversion into the Rally Car, that'll hopefully be out by Sunseeker...
Gawd, I must be mad!
http://www.youtube.com/user/Isimmorallyrep?feature...
http://www.youtube.com/user/Isimmorallyrep?feature...
Once it's done, the workshop will be free for the 20vT conversion into the Rally Car, that'll hopefully be out by Sunseeker...
Gawd, I must be mad!
Al Wyn said:
Well done Ian knew all would turn out good with this in the end...well worth all your great efforts and financial commitment imho...pop round and pick me up for the next brekkie meet in her will you.
Thanks Al, The old girl's got to be run in now, so 1000 miles of mixed driving and reduced thrashing. The car normally does about 1800 miles a year, so we've got to force ourselves to use it more, and soon, so it's run in quickly. But...
The RallyRep gets the (Sport quattro derived) AAN 20 valve 5 cylinder Turbo engine fitted in the next couple of weeks too. So that'll hopefully be packing 300bhp by Sunseeker Rally (26th Feb)...
Bloomin mad here at the moment... But can't wait for the RallyWreck to be running with the low gearing of the 016 gearbox and high torque 20vT 5 pot.
Either way, both cars are finally coming straight.
VBR
Ian
This is the transplant.
This was earlier in the week.
John has had a busy couple of days working on the AAN, it's all come back together beautifully, and he has had a couple of eureka moments with the wiring loom. So that's (temporarily) attached to the engine now, with labels identifying where it will interface with the RallyReps loom. He's a clever old stick.
This is the AAN as at 6pm tonight... Harnessed up and ready for the RallyRep
Workshop time's a bit tight for the next week or so, progress will resume beginning of Feb. This'll give time for the ECU to go on Holiday with it's map.
This was earlier in the week.
John has had a busy couple of days working on the AAN, it's all come back together beautifully, and he has had a couple of eureka moments with the wiring loom. So that's (temporarily) attached to the engine now, with labels identifying where it will interface with the RallyReps loom. He's a clever old stick.
This is the AAN as at 6pm tonight... Harnessed up and ready for the RallyRep
Workshop time's a bit tight for the next week or so, progress will resume beginning of Feb. This'll give time for the ECU to go on Holiday with it's map.
The old girl has run out to just over 300 miles now... And it gets better by the mile, it really does. The engine started off tight, and slightly disagreeable, felt almost slightly off balance, but somehow different from the worn/old engine... Initially I felt the engine was slightly off, but with every mile it's smoothed out. Power has never been an issue, it felt strong from day one, however the slight off balance feel has completely gone now... It just wants to pull, which is "verboten" for such a new engine. Boost also appears to be strong, low down, which is quirky for a WR engined quattro, by 2.5k it's spooling up and working, by 3k it's away, which, again is "verboten"...
We can't wait to start stretching her out a bit... It just feels like it wants to run and run.
It also looks all bright and shiny, mainly because there is so little of the original mechanicals left it's scary.
We can't wait to start stretching her out a bit... It just feels like it wants to run and run.
It also looks all bright and shiny, mainly because there is so little of the original mechanicals left it's scary.
Hi i know this is a really old post i have a coupe quattro 2.2kv (non turbo)started off as having box out doing seals and tidying engine bay and almost have engine out now and wondered from your photo of gearbox and engine bolted together did you manange to put it in complete ? That i might be aswell just pulling out then boltingball toghether on floor.
Did you drop in from the top at angle or lifted it from floor up into engine bay ?
Thanks.
Did you drop in from the top at angle or lifted it from floor up into engine bay ?
Thanks.
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