Red Turbo Esprit recommission project

[pete]

Is that Dave Freeman?

[top-plumber]

Like new hub carriers... 😁✌️

[Smithy111]

Shiny! How did you get them so clean or did you send them somewhere?

[Barrykearley]

Aqua blasted ?? 

[top-plumber]

3 hours ago, Smithy111 said:

Shiny! How did you get them so clean or did you send them somewhere?

 

3 hours ago, Barrykearley said:

Aqua blasted ?? 

Fine Bead blasted fellas. Cost £80 but worth it as they are like new... 

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[910Esprit]

Looks good.  Are the bearings expensive?

[top-plumber]

1 hour ago, 910Esprit said:

Looks good.  Are the bearings expensive?

£25 + the usual from SJ

[910Esprit]

Cheap as chips - must be fairly generic size. Good to know

[johnpwalsh]

Vapor blast is better than Glass bead as it leaves NO profile. I have had a few things done recently and well impressed with the finish.

[top-plumber]

Hideous gunky mess. Wash and degrease then paint and new gaiters. 

[top-plumber]

Bushes, dampers, bearings, bolts washers and a partridge in a pear tree....😁

[top-plumber]

[top-plumber]

[top-plumber]

So the S4 manifold and turbo fit well. The Engine is now back in the chassis and the gearbox had a quick once over inspection. 

Confidence is high. ✌️✌️

[pete]

👍👍👍

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[Lotusfab]

Nice work Wayne...

What's your preferred sealant for the paper gasket under the cam covers? 

[Lotusfab]

Is that permabond 136 on the gearbox covers, I need to do this soon? 

[eeyoreish]

13 minutes ago, Lotusfab said:

Nice work Wayne...

What's your preferred sealant for the paper gasket under the cam covers? 

On my HC the manual says to fit the cam cover gaskets dry? Although I used Wellseal on the first one before I read that page 🙄

Maybe the LC is different?

[Lotusfab]

Mmmm, Dry interesting. I was going to  use Wellseal or hylomar. Was just interested to see what Wayne recommends. There are a lot of options. I thought the only dry fitted gasket was the plastic oil pump one? 

[eeyoreish]

I was a little surprised too (after I sealed the first one!). Maybe I should recheck the manual...

[Lotusfab]

Will be interesting to see how they both perform.

[910Esprit]

Be impressed if you get get cam cover gaskets completely leak free, dry, especially as they are only bolted down with 3 screws.   I use a small  bead  (1-2mm)) of silicone , applied very evenly with a gun, both sides of the gasket.  Use Loctite 518 for pretty much everything else.   The only 2 I fit dry are head gasket & oil pump.   Have you disturbed your liners, do you know what gloop was used?

Wrong thread - should be on Fabians!

 

Edited January 13, 2019 by 910Esprit

[top-plumber]

1 hour ago, eeyoreish said:

On my HC the manual says to fit the cam cover gaskets dry? Although I used Wellseal on the first one before I read that page 🙄

Maybe the LC is different?

I use a light smear of instant gasket, only if I feel the faces may be pitted or scored. These faces were not perfect even though I dressed them with a fine draw file so just a light covering on the exhaust cam cover. This is the one most likely to be troublesome because of the incline. Very unusual for the inlet side to have issues. 

2 hours ago, Lotusfab said:

Is that permabond 136 on the gearbox covers, I need to do this soon?