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[Elite Pete]

I have had a facelift manual 2.5 wheesel sat on my drive now for about 8 months. I bought it with a slipping clutch so I replaced that and made the stupid mistake of not running the car before I went ahead and replaced the fuel filter, oil filter, oil, air filter, glow plugs, and fuel return pipes. Once I'd replaced everything I started the car and it ran like a bag of nails so I had to find out why. After asking lots of advice from the all knowing ones of the black art of diesel I have decided to check the timing chains just incase i've turned the engine backwards while replacing the clutch but while i'm there i've decided to replace them along with the upper and lower guides, tensioner and crank oil seal. I have ordered the parts from the BMW dealer in Chester, first of all because they were £115 cheaper than Vauxhall plus they knew what they were talking about and they are delivering them to me (40 mile round trip) tomorrow and delivery is free. I have started to strip the parts off today but there's alot to remove and I want to make a few improvements along the way. I want to remove the EGR valve and assorted pipe work and not just disconnect it. I also want to remove the plastic pipe from above the rad that leaks and clogs the vaines of the rad with a thick sticky oily mess. The viscous fan is going and i'm replacing it with an electric one just incase then its a de-cat and a chip, then new disks and pads all round, an MOT and all this needs to be done before the Lakes meet

Wish me luck

[Jimbob]

bloody hell, never thought you'd get round to doing it 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I wish you much luck Pete!

A lovely challenge for yourself 8-) 8-) 8-)

[SJKOO01]

"ordered the parts from the BMW dealer in Chester, first of all because they were £115 cheaper than Vauxhall plus they knew what they were talking about and they are delivering them to me (40 mile round trip) tomorrow and delivery is free".

Something worrying if your Vauxhall dealer is charging £115 more for the same thing, surprised that BMW were cheaper.....

As the old saying goes though, shopping around offen finds the same item cheaper somewhere else if you look. 

[Elite Pete]

bloody hell, never thought you'd get round to doing it 

I know, it was taxed until March this year and every month I kept on saying to myself, I won't cash the tax in because i'll sort it out this week, what a waste

[Elite Pete]

I wish you much luck Pete!

A lovely challenge for yourself 8-) 8-) 8-)

I'll need it Lizzie, just been reading the sump and head have to come off

[Welung666]

I wish you much luck Pete!

A lovely challenge for yourself 8-) 8-) 8-)

I'll need it Lizzie, just been reading the sump and head have to come off

And the sump is tight unless you split an engine mount and lift the lump slightly.

[waspy]

[size=24]STOP [size=11]posting on here & get some work done you Slacker [/size][/size]

[Elite Pete]

[size=24]STOP [size=11]posting on here & get some work done you Slacker [/size][/size]

You sound like my wife

[waspy]

[size=24]STOP [size=11]posting on here & get some work done you Slacker [/size][/size]

You sound like my wife

 

[joff]

Pete I wish you all the luck in the world and hope it all works out if anyone can you can.

[Elite Pete]

Day 500

After removing the aircon pump, alternator, power steering pump and radiator (i'm flushing this with Fernox anyway)i've managed to get access to all the front cover bolts and its now off. Some pics



The old water pump has the plastic impeller but luckily thats still intact so I will replace it with a new metal impeller pump


And I had to make a crank locking tool 

[Welung666]

Looking good Pete At the rate you're going it'll be running Sunday afternoon

[joff]

All in a days work, I can remember doing that but on bigger engine V16's that were 110ltr. Well done all you have to do is remember how it all goes back, after all it's only nuts and bolts Pete;D

[Kevin Wood]

Good grief! Couldn't they have made that setup a bit more challenging to work on for you? 

Kevin