Just got me a v8 p38 need advice

Dean1989 · Apr 16, 2013

Hi guys

I just picked up a p38 4.6 hse for stupidly cheap money for a complete car that drives as it should

Problem is aparently it has developed a problem in cylinder 6 previous owner recons he had it apart and there was scoring on the bore but i personally thought these engine have bore liners so it would be scoring on the liner rather than the bore so basically what i need to know is where can i find a liner and i know i can get a piston and rings for cheap new from cradocks or paddocks

So can anyone help me with this if i cant get i new single liner i would look as doing all 8 and all the piston rings

Cheers for advice in advance

griffman · Apr 17, 2013

If you are going to go you the trouble of stripping the engine right down to do this you would be MAD not to have top-hat ductile iron liners fitted - there are several companies that will do this for not a lot of money. TVR Power charge 270+VAT for the machining and 35+VAT for each liner - so 550+VAT.
providing your crank is ok and your pistons aren't fatigued at the bottom you should be able to rebuild using new rings,shells, mains etc.

sassanach · Apr 18, 2013

£550+vat,is that correct? best price iv'e seen so far.

griffman · Apr 20, 2013

sassanach said:
£550+vat,is that correct? best price iv'e seen so far.

turns out this is only if you are having work done on the engine.

Otherwise 800 plus VAT - not bad.

Dean1989 · Apr 23, 2013

Thats abit more than i wanting to spend really but if theres no way of just getting a single liner then may have to bite the bullet or possible hone the liner and go first oversize rings and replace all bearings

griffman · Apr 24, 2013

Dean,
There really is no point in doing that - It MIGHT work, but you have the engine stripped anyway and at least you can be sure that by having it done you are not throwing good money after bad.

Dean1989 · Apr 24, 2013

Got the motor yesterday and after a thorough clean inside and out its looking nice as for the engine i think it has been falsly diagnosed because there is way to much oil in the sump as in its a third of the way up the dipstick and no one has took the motor out so i think a quick sump drain and get the oil level correct and we could be onto a winner also think there has been a water pipe removed from te back of then engine so got to refit that too

griffman · Apr 24, 2013

Dean1989 said:
Got the motor yesterday and after a thorough clean inside and out its looking nice as for the engine i think it has been falsly diagnosed because there is way to much oil in the sump as in its a third of the way up the dipstick and no one has took the motor out so i think a quick sump drain and get the oil level correct and we could be onto a winner also think there has been a water pipe removed from te back of then engine so got to refit that too

great news

Good luck

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