Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Doctor Gollum]

Actually, remove the cams from the 3.0 and, if they are good, ie not scored up or otherwise damaged, fit them to the 2.6. It will pep it up a bit. 

Return to 2.6 don't contemplate. If I take out the engine it will be for something bigger.

Well, you could fit an LS but you can kiss goodbye to about £12-15k.

If it's your daily driver, a working 2.6 is better than a dead or unavailable larger lump. Thems about your options...

[olm]

Actually, remove the cams from the 3.0 and, if they are good, ie not scored up or otherwise damaged, fit them to the 2.6. It will pep it up a bit. 

Return to 2.6 don't contemplate. If I take out the engine it will be for something bigger.

Well, you could fit an LS but you can kiss goodbye to about £12-15k.

If it's your daily driver, a working 2.6 is better than a dead or unavailable larger lump. Thems about your options...

If I don't have a LS  it's because the laws don't allow it 
 The engine will hold, it takes a few thousand miles and what's left

[Doctor Gollum]

Not if it's knocking it won't... 

[dave the builder]

Not if it's knocking it won't... 

the Omega radiogram goes up quite loud 
well mine does ,often 

[cam.in.head]

if it is only piston slap then it could last for years but piston slap / wear doesnt normally manifest itself as metal filings in the sump ?

[olm]

if it is only piston slap then it could last for years but piston slap / wear doesnt normally manifest itself as metal filings in the sump ?

They are tiny particles, it is logical after a grab, but yes, it can work like that for a long, long time, in fact the noise disappears soon and already works smooth and quiet

[olm]

Not if it's knocking it won't... 

It been calling a long time, if it were crank bearing it would have broken up long ago

[Doctor Gollum]

Presumably this is the same really well kept engine that never had a cambelt change since leaving the factory?

[olm]

Presumably this is the same really well kept engine that never had a cambelt change since leaving the factory?

You are supposing wrong

[Doctor Gollum]

Presumably this is the same really well kept engine that never had a cambelt change since leaving the factory?

You are supposing wrong

I was being slightly sarcastic.

Is the engine that you went to change the belt on only to find that it was almost destroyed? Presumably you bought the locking tools before you fitted the new belt?

[olm]

Presumably this is the same really well kept engine that never had a cambelt change since leaving the factory?

You are supposing wrong

I was being slightly sarcastic.

Is the engine that you went to change the belt on only to find that it was almost destroyed? Presumably you bought the locking tools before you fitted the new belt?

No, it squeaked and looking at the belt it was almost destroyed. Then I put on a new belt and the noise persisted, it turned out to be the covers, I put those of 2.6 and it was solved. I don't know why, but that's how it was