EXAMADNESS's project exa 2 - Got the engine!!!

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:18 am

The head is off

When all the water was out of the cylinders i thought i'd clean the pistons a bit.

Some pics

Needs some cleaning

1down, 2 to go

All done

just need to clean things up nice before the head goes back on.

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 4:11 am

Took out the mx6's management system and pulled the harnass, will be plug and play in the exa

FMS out

Harnass out, easy as pie

Also took out the petrol filter, this is new, replaced about a month ago

Took the gearbox mount bracket out also

All out, just gona go through the harnass and redo the insulation, put new sleaves on ect,

Next up is the crossmember

sgs · Post by **sgs** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:29 pm

Jst thought I'd share with you what came in to work a few months back

Look where the screw driver is pointing, thats a transfer tube

completly block up with sludge!!!!

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:57 pm

Nice work Robert, you've got a lot of work done lately!

sgs wrote:Look where the screw driver is pointing, thats a transfer tube completly block up with sludge!!!!

sgs · Post by **sgs** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:03 pm

The point is they are a good engine, I forgot to meantion but that thing went for like 80,000 ks without an oil change or somthing stupid like that.

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:05 pm

sgs wrote:that thing went for like 80,000 ks without an oil change or somthing stupid like that.

idiots...

sgs · Post by **sgs** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:07 pm

My uncles Mazda6 did 60,00 thousand without a service
apparently it made a funny noise

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:11 pm

Must be these long 30,000 km service intervals... people probably think "it's OK to go twice the interval, far too expensive to follow the service chart", because it may have been true when cars had 5000 km service intervals.

sgs · Post by **sgs** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:15 pm

Here its weird
5000k service=oil change (and usual check over)
then the next 5000ks=oil and filter (and check over)

All that new oil being pumped though that old dirty filter

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:21 pm

Not changing filter every time the oil is changed is just plain stupid.

5000k... I suppose you mean miles? That's not quite as bad as over here... the oil change interval is 30,000 kilometers (18,650 miles) for new cars... the filter is replaced every time but the changing interval is far too long IMO.

sgs · Post by **sgs** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:25 pm

dont buy a car from finland

some of the new cars are designed to handle it, but 30,000ks?
I'v heard how you guys drive too!!

And I meant 5000 kilometers, New Zealand use the metric system

TurboZ.Dude · Post by **TurboZ.Dude** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:26 pm

Oh, I'm sorry! I mistook you for another guy who is from the U.S. .

But it's true... the service chart on my father's 2002 Peugeot 206 has minimal intervals of 30,000k... for some of the mechanical parts it may be ok with 60,000k intervals, but for the oil... well... in my country, we already see a lot of oil-burning, piston-slapping, valve-knocking (not diesel engines!) 206:es. Fortunately, my father does change the oil at every 15,000k at the latest, so this 206 is running very well!

I've heard that some car makers have reduced the service intervals to 15,000k lately... now that they've realized that 30,000k oil change intervals are catastrophic for the engines.

sgs wrote:I'v heard how you guys drive too!!

Don't believe everything you hear. In my country, people blindly believe the virtues of 'eco-driving'. Which means... slow accelerations, driving on too high a gear, very low revs... no down-shifting uphill to compensate... most people drive like this. Like grannies, FFS!

The reason to this is the state media (eco-propaganda), and some political decisions. All the driving schools in my country are teaching this kind of driving, because the parliament has decided that all driving schools must teach this granny-style driving to everyone.

But there are people over here that don't drive like grannies. And these exceptions often (but not always) tend to be brilliant drivers!

All right, I think we have gone too far off track here... it's Robert's EXA thread, you know.

Sorry, Robert!

baz · Post by **baz** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:55 pm

looks a bit like an sr20 engine?^^^

EXAMADNESS · Post by **EXAMADNESS** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:17 am

It does. 80,000ks without an oil change, thats just stupid

I change my exa's every 5000ks

Just a little update.

Crossmember/left engine mount bracket/rear engine mount/zorst manifolds/downpipes all out

Finally done with the stripping, just need to put the head back on, give the engine a good clean and then the fun starts

Pics>

The mounts are still 100%

Post by **tassuperkart** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:43 pm

EXAMADNESS wrote: It does. 80,000ks without an oil change, thats just stupid I change my exa's every 5000ks

ACTUALLY its not that stupid!

Oil never looses its "oiliness" no matter how old. It just gets contaminated with other shit!

As a matter of interest, with most big horsepower turbocharged European trucks, using some slightly larger oil filters and synthetic oil, they only chain oil every 100,000 K's. AND remain under manufacturers warranty.

Remember, these engines are subject to prolonged high combustion temps and extreme bearing loadings for prolonged time placing huge demands on components and oil.
Most e15et's would NEVER see the same high heat/load conditions in their entire lifetimes as large truck engines do in a single day!

It aint so stupid afterall!!!

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