360 story and engine rebuild
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dereksharpuk said:
This is a really excellent series of posts. Thank you Beeb. The moral is obvious. I once had a Jaguar E Type which had an engine part rebuild where a short cut was taken. That resulted in a full rebuild some 1000 miles later. Personally, I would always use a maintenance outlet that I can trust. Saving a few pennies can cost you many pounds later.
Thanks for reading and taking an interest 
Great read, Ed and Aldous are the best of the best, one question though, whilst your gearbox is out and in partial strip down would it be wise to at least pop a new set of synchros in.
I only say because on the 360 I had third gear went at just 33k.
If I buy another Ferrari and I think I might, these gentleman are the only ones I would use, indeed Harvey would have to source it for me in the first place.
Mike
I only say because on the 360 I had third gear went at just 33k.
If I buy another Ferrari and I think I might, these gentleman are the only ones I would use, indeed Harvey would have to source it for me in the first place.
Mike
The bushes on the timing belt tensioner arms had completely seized, a common trait on 360s, and since they’re only a few quid they’ve been renewed also.
New Hill Engineering tensioner bearings have also been fitted. AV were now in a position to fit belts and start dialing in the cam timing.
Looks like it’s all going together nicely.
Rusty old v polished back up:
New Hill Engineering tensioner bearings have also been fitted. AV were now in a position to fit belts and start dialing in the cam timing.
Looks like it’s all going together nicely.
Rusty old v polished back up:
AV Engineering now turned their attention to the gearbox. I felt it was worth spending some hours taking the cassette out of the casing and having a good look around given the mileage it has covered.
When the gearbox was inspected originally on removal, Aldous found a slight oil leak from the plug. Now that it’s apart it has become apparent that somebody, at some stage, have over torqued the plug, destroying the thread.. old silicone was smothered all around it in an attempt to seal it.
You can see on the photo below how the plug actually sits at an angle because of the destroyed thread!
The correct solution is to try and helicoil a new thread into the casing and AV are now attempting to do just that.
In terms of the actual gear cassette itself, it is apparently in remarkably good condition given the 105,000 miles and requires nothing! Phew! Clearly ‘one careful owner’
When the gearbox was inspected originally on removal, Aldous found a slight oil leak from the plug. Now that it’s apart it has become apparent that somebody, at some stage, have over torqued the plug, destroying the thread.. old silicone was smothered all around it in an attempt to seal it.
You can see on the photo below how the plug actually sits at an angle because of the destroyed thread!
The correct solution is to try and helicoil a new thread into the casing and AV are now attempting to do just that.
In terms of the actual gear cassette itself, it is apparently in remarkably good condition given the 105,000 miles and requires nothing! Phew! Clearly ‘one careful owner’
Bebs said:
Thank you for the kind comments guys. I will keep the updates coming
Great thread and very interesting.Do we know how the damage occurred to that bevel gear on the oil pump?
It appears that you are perhaps paying the price for some poor work previously carried out on the car. Obviously without naming and shaming, are you aware of who may have done this (particularly the incorrect R M seal)? Who previously serviced the car - seemingly well recommended indi's? I assume you haven't used a main dealer for some time, given the age and mileage of the car.
RevsPerMinute said:
Great thread and very interesting.
Do we know how the damage occurred to that bevel gear on the oil pump?
It appears that you are perhaps paying the price for some poor work previously carried out on the car. Obviously without naming and shaming, are you aware of who may have done this (particularly the incorrect R M seal)? Who previously serviced the car - seemingly well recommended indi's? I assume you haven't used a main dealer for some time, given the age and mileage of the car.
We can only really attribute the bevel gear damage to metal fatigue/factory parts issue or wear and tear. The oil pump has never been touched or opened.Do we know how the damage occurred to that bevel gear on the oil pump?
It appears that you are perhaps paying the price for some poor work previously carried out on the car. Obviously without naming and shaming, are you aware of who may have done this (particularly the incorrect R M seal)? Who previously serviced the car - seemingly well recommended indi's? I assume you haven't used a main dealer for some time, given the age and mileage of the car.
Yes I know exactly who put the incorrect R M seal on the car unfortunately.. an independent ‘specialist’ COUGH, whom I won’t mention here.
I've been following this thread with interest and yesterday I had the chance to have a good look at your engine and box, along with your lovely car at AV when I dropped our 360 off for its service and a few bits.
As a fellow owner it's really interesting to see the innards of the heart of the car, also to know your car's in safe hands. I bet you can't wait to get it back
As a fellow owner it's really interesting to see the innards of the heart of the car, also to know your car's in safe hands. I bet you can't wait to get it back
Bebs said:
We can only really attribute the bevel gear damage to metal fatigue/factory parts issue or wear and tear. The oil pump has never been touched or opened.
Yes I know exactly who put the incorrect R M seal on the car unfortunately.. an independent ‘specialist’ COUGH, whom I won’t mention here.
A DM of who would be appreciated just so I know who to avoid!Yes I know exactly who put the incorrect R M seal on the car unfortunately.. an independent ‘specialist’ COUGH, whom I won’t mention here.
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