Well the TD lump is in. It's been a bit of a nightmare.
I picked up the van and then broke down 3 times on the way home due to coolant leaks. The fitter and used pipes that were too big and squashed them down with jubilee clips so when they got hot the pipes split. By the 3rd break down what water was left in the tank for the sink was gone so I had to make some water ;-)
Once I eventually got home I replace most of the dodgy hoses with samco ones and in the process found the engine was only attached on one side!!!!!
I then had to fabricate and engine mount, joy! Then I had to adjust the clutch which was biting way too high.
When I started the engine cold it smoked like a BAS***D, funny how it was warm when I picked it up, mmmm.
So it's been to an injection specialist as after changing the glow plugs I figured it was pump timing. The timing wasn't far wrong but they advanced it a touch. They then compression tested the engine (I had asked the fitter to do this) and the compression was on the low side and cylinder 6 was very low. Off came the rocker cover to check the valve clearances and sure enough there weren't any (another thing I asked the fitter to do). Now the engine is a bit smokey when it's cold but is sweet as a nut once it's warm. When all this was done they pointed out the fact that the injection pump was completely missing a bracket that supported one end of, it was there when I dropped the engine off to be fitted. The injection guys said the injector pipes would have split if I hadn't supplied them with a bracket from the spare engine I have. At the same time They and I installed the automatic cold start device as the fitter had completely removed it and not even bothered to connect the manual one. All in all I guess you get what you pay for. £400 was pretty cheap for the swap but it's probably cost another £300 since then and about a week of my time. I can't say I'd recommend the fitter to anyone, I just hope I've found all the horrors.................
The turbo ensures it keeps 60-70 on the motorway and helps up the hills. I've added a boost controller to keep the boost at the upper specified limit for now but will increase it once I've added an intercooler.
I've also added some inspection hatches as removing the bonnet to check the oil and water levels was way too much effort, it's bloody heavy!!
Anyway here are some pics.
Almost forgot the cold air beer intake. Helps prevent the K&N airfilter sucking in warm engine air!
Friday, 26 June 2009
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