Jobs to do while the engine is out?

[gabbro]

Hi all,

I'm having to lift the engine & gearbox out of my 1996 4.2 - are there any jobs that folks can suggest are worth doing while the engine is out. At the moment, the engine is losing compression on No2...

She'll probably be going for a remap & rolling road session afterwards to try and get rid of any remaining problems/optimise performance etc

[jammy_basturd]

Depends on your budget really, but any of the following:

Timing chain
Clutch
Clutch slave
Pumps rebuild

[fatjon]

check for manifold cracks and wrap them up
check/replace heat shielding on engine bay, specially where manifolds are very close.

[Gazzab]

The list of jobs I got done include:-
New Rad
New ACT water pipes
New fuel pipes
New fly
New clutch
Refurb water/ oil pump
Rework heads
New bolts everywhere
Clean engine
new engine heat shield
clean up exposed chassis and paint it
etc etc etc

[gabbro]

Gazzab said:

The list of jobs I got done include:-
New Rad
New ACT water pipes
New fuel pipes
New fly
New clutch
Refurb water/ oil pump
Rework heads
New bolts everywhere
Clean engine
new engine heat shield
clean up exposed chassis and paint it
etc etc etc

I replaced the fuel & water pipes 18 months ago as they had all perished - the fly, clutch, master cylinder etc were done at the same time. I think that the heat shielding is a v good idea and I shall def add it to my list. According to Power, it sounds like the valve guides have gone so its time for some serious time on the engine & get it rebuilt while I'm at it

[peteA]

gabbro said:

Gazzab said:

The list of jobs I got done include:-
New Rad
New ACT water pipes
New fuel pipes
New fly
New clutch
Refurb water/ oil pump
Rework heads
New bolts everywhere
Clean engine
new engine heat shield
clean up exposed chassis and paint it
etc etc etc

I replaced the fuel & water pipes 18 months ago as they had all perished - the fly, clutch, master cylinder etc were done at the same time. I think that the heat shielding is a v good idea and I shall def add it to my list. According to Power, it sounds like the valve guides have gone so its time for some serious time on the engine & get it rebuilt while I'm at it

What mileage is on your engine / car..?

[gabbro]

Somewhere around 48k, the history of the car has been lost but looking at what paperwork remains, it went back to the factory in probably 2000 for an overhaul, respray etc...

Does anyone out there remember E997TVR? I'd like to find out what's been done to the car in the past.

[HarryW]

No 1 would be to de-rust and preserve the chassis top rails iwo the headers, you'll never have the full access again.

[V8CERBIE]

I owned E997TVR from about 2004.
When I bought it (from a guy in Bristol), it needed a few jobs doing.

I replaced :-
Door catches and "emergency" door releases (front and back).
Window motors and mechanisms.
Battery.
Gearbox drive shaft seal.
Nomex fire proofing.
Rear suspension bushes.
Rear anti-roll bar linkages.
Brake master cylinder and a complete brake caliper breakdown and rebuild.

The car was in excellent condition throughout having never been out in the rain and kept in a heated garage.
It had a full set of TVR spider alloys and new tyres.
Hexham Horesless Carriages looked after the car for me and kept it in tune.
It stayed with me in Northumberland before I sold it to a guy in Kent in about 2006.
When I sold it, it had covered just over 29,000 miles

[ukkid35]

HarryW said:

No 1 would be to de-rust and preserve the chassis top rails iwo the headers, you'll never have the full access again.

This the most vulnerable area, the passenger side will be the worst because of the insane design of the expansion tank overflow.

[ukkid35]

Ah, just noticed the date on the original post...