aceofhearts
Active Member
I am halfway through my cheap eBay 200tdi rebuild and wondering if there is any interest for a thread?
Thankfully the engine internals were all fairly good. Crank has been polished and checked (fine at standard sizes), cylinders being bored to +20 with KS pistons and the head is being fully rebuilt as well. Since it it going into an ex military defender everything is being painted duck egg.
Whilst the block and head is being worked on I am stripping, blasting and rebuilding every other casing and ancillary so when it all goes together it should be a very well sorted engine! Payen gaskets are being used all round so hopefully it will have half a chance of holding oil
I have also pulled the 1.6 transfer box to fit a 1.2 that I have recently given a light refurb too (new seals and input gear), but have found that the gearbox output splines are badly worn so it will need a refurbished gearbox as well which is another unwanted expense. Plan is to fit a new clutch, gearbox and transfer box to the existing healthy 2.5na to get the car on the road so i can take my time with the 200tdi.
Anyways, enough waffling. I can post some progress pics if anyone is interested?
One thing I do need is a set of injectors if anyone has any spare, and some air filter / exhaust advice as I am fitting a 300tdi turbo and manifold for added complication
Thankfully the engine internals were all fairly good. Crank has been polished and checked (fine at standard sizes), cylinders being bored to +20 with KS pistons and the head is being fully rebuilt as well. Since it it going into an ex military defender everything is being painted duck egg.
Whilst the block and head is being worked on I am stripping, blasting and rebuilding every other casing and ancillary so when it all goes together it should be a very well sorted engine! Payen gaskets are being used all round so hopefully it will have half a chance of holding oil
I have also pulled the 1.6 transfer box to fit a 1.2 that I have recently given a light refurb too (new seals and input gear), but have found that the gearbox output splines are badly worn so it will need a refurbished gearbox as well which is another unwanted expense. Plan is to fit a new clutch, gearbox and transfer box to the existing healthy 2.5na to get the car on the road so i can take my time with the 200tdi.
Anyways, enough waffling. I can post some progress pics if anyone is interested?
One thing I do need is a set of injectors if anyone has any spare, and some air filter / exhaust advice as I am fitting a 300tdi turbo and manifold for added complication