gaz18

Member

• Sep 5, 2010

• #1

I thought i would share some pics of a v8 we are rebuilding its a 3.9, the rebuild was due to a knocking noise complaint from last owner he thinks the oil pump failed as he took the rockers off and no oil was comeing up over the head but we have found no problems with the engine so all were doing is de cokeing it

Heads

de coke

 

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robrennie

New Member

• Sep 10, 2010

• #2

Good luck with it mate, looking good.

 

fett

Well-Known Member

• Sep 10, 2010

• #3

its always nice to see a v8!

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• Sep 11, 2010

• #4

As fett above, it's a shame to put back together more pics when you reassemble will be good.

 

gaz18

Member

• Sep 11, 2010

• #5

im puting this in and takeing a tdi out i know that will not be popular but my other series 3 is a bit rough and was hopeing this would make it run abit smoother also will post a pic of what its going in to in a bit its a hybrid discovery chassis with a series 3 body so hopeing we will only have to change the engine mounts. thanks for your replys

 

gaz18

Member

• Sep 11, 2010

• #6

 

fett

Well-Known Member

• Sep 11, 2010

• #7

the more v8's the better!

 

gaz18

Member

• Sep 16, 2010

• #8

taken all the pistons out and the camshaft theres a bit of wear on the main bearing shells and the big ends also one of the pistons looks damaged the piston rings are sieze cant under stand why its only one of them ?

 

V8Jay

New Member

• Sep 16, 2010

• #9

fett said:

the more v8's the better!

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here here

 

fett

Well-Known Member

• Sep 17, 2010

• #10

that ones is a bit scorred, not even on the thrust face, how mingin was the oil?

hows the bore it came out of?

 

gaz18

Member

• Sep 19, 2010

• #11

the oil was quite clean but they guy we bought it from was complaining of an oil problem just odd that its only one piston and the bore is fine just going to change all the ends

 

norseman

Well-Known Member

• Sep 20, 2010

• #12

What bore number has the damaged piston? Also is it my eyes or does one of the bores (piston crown shown in pic's 5 & 7) look cleaner than the others?

 

gaz18

Member

• Sep 20, 2010

• #13

yes one does look cleaner but i have cleaned them all up soo they are all slightly diffrent i think and the damaged piston was number 5

 

gaz18

Member

• Sep 21, 2010

• #14

also once i have rebuild the engine what are the problems ill find fitting it in a series 3 ?

 

norseman

Well-Known Member

• Sep 22, 2010

• #15

gaz18 said:

yes one does look cleaner but i have cleaned them all up soo they are all slightly diffrent i think and the damaged piston was number 5

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Just curious, I seem to recall my 3.9 piston damage was #3, the engine also suffered a slipped liner & the block had to be replaced.

 

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bakuuu

New Member

• Sep 25, 2010

• #16

hi
i will do a rebuild of my v8 engine too. can you tell me where you bought the v8 components? RPI engineering?

 

gaz18

Member

• Sep 26, 2010

• #17

iv bought most of my parts from Rover V8 Engines, new and reconditioned for Range Rover, Discovery and Defender supplied by Turner Engineering