Doing Work On An Engine

[allye 530 3 Cars]

So I got my VTS engine of Anthony last week and would rather like to take it apart and do the work on it!

 

I will be doing to head, timing belt, most of the gaskets etc etc + a general clean and block paint.

 

Now, am I ok to crack on with it now, or leave as close to the first start as possible? (approx 3months)

 

I really have no idea and couldn't find any information on the topic.

 

Cheers, Ali

[Ryan 99]

3 months isn't really that long and won't make a difference either way.

[welshpug 1,657]

Just make sure you don't leave it in a damp shed with the plugs out!

 

Stick some tape across the inlet and exhaust ports and pop the plugs in should seal it up well against dust and damp.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Just make sure you don't leave it in a damp shed with the plugs out!

 

Stick some tape across the inlet and exhaust ports and pop the plugs in should seal it up well against dust and damp.

 

Well it will be in a barn/shed type thing, in the dry though so will stick some duck tape over the inlet and exhaust, the plugs are already in so thats all good!

 

I assume the cambelt will be ok sat in the same place for a while? Maybe turn it over now and again.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Make sure you use some good Lube on the bearing surface's etc, not oil as this drains away in no time at all

[Anthony 1,003]

As has been said, a few months isn't an issue at all - just make sure that you use plenty of lube and keep it dry, as your biggest enemy is corrosion forming on bare metal surfaces from damp in the air, which a film of oil will prevent for the most part.

 

Worth doing the big-end bearing shells while you're there if you're doing a partial overhaul on it, as these are the weak point on 1.9/2.0 XU engines. From memory, they're pretty cheap from Peugeot for XU10 engines too.

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Use Graphogen when you build it, this stuff is the daddy of engine build lubricants, I've heard stories of newly built engines running with no oil in just on the graphogen (not advised you try this mind you).

[allye 530 3 Cars]

How hard is it to do the shells? I'v done a lot of light work on engine but never ventured into the bottom end! - enter pun.

[welshpug 1,657]

pretty easy IMO, the Haynes manual details it well enough too.

 

you'll need a torque wrench and an angle tightening gauge an if you haven't got them already (you'll need them for the head anyway) and some feeler gauges.

 

 

have a look through a few project threads as many of them show the detail of an engine in various stages of assembly.