yes, the head has been tested with a rectified ruler and has no distortions. Same thing for the base.

This weekend I continued with the work, after having assembled the sump and the oil pump, I positioned the lower part of the chain and sprockets then timing protection casing, I tightened the crankshaft bolt to the expected RAVE brute force, then water pump with metal impeller. Finally the...

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the RAVE says to change the cam bolt and if I'm not mistaken also the crank bolt, in addition to the 14 head screws. I only have the new cylinder head screws, I couldn't find the one for the cams, and looking at it it's not damaged, so I'll reuse it. it has a pair of "only" 50nm. the head screws...

I didn't know that the old models had a higher rpm for starting

my compliments for the project! As an engine to have a simple thing you could use the BMW M51D25 of the P38, also mounted on the E39 525tds, using the gearbox bell of the P38 for the R380. This engine was born with an electronic FIP and an ECU, but you could eliminate them using the mechanical...

But isn't this type of stretching dangerous? How long can the chain last before breaking?

I imagine that the software is contained in the logic board, otherwise it would have been sufficient to replace the power board with subsequent software respecting the low/highline of the BECM. it would be too easy and everyone would do it🤣

Amelia the Staffy 😎 Very good! I've read that many people have bad hot starting after 200,000km due to the lengthening of the chain, so since I had to change the piston rings, I thought about changing the chains too, now I see that it wasn't necessary.

Spare parts are starting to arrive, I immediately compared the new chains with the old ones: here is the situation 30 years and 186,000 km later. I actually suspect it was changed because it has little stretch and there was putty in some places on the head. Low chain: High chain: the timing...

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mine was registered in March 1995 but the Becm production date was December 1994. In previous messages I was referring to the fact that in an old discussion Rick the Pick advised not to disable the EKA (perhaps he was referring to the previous models), because in the event of an EKA block there...

Thanks, I'll try to be sure before I do that. It would take some brave man to try 🤣

Let me explain better, on Becms older than V36 (I have a V27) you cannot insert the EKA from Nanocom. From what I understand, it may ask to enter EKA code even if this is deactivated. Could I find myself in a situation where I can't insert Eka from nanocom or even from the lock? I hope I...

I see you know the topic well and I have a question. I have a 1995 2.5 diesel with BeCM PAM V27, currently have no blocks. I would like to disable EKA and Immobilizer via Nanocom, is there a risk on these old versions that an EKA block will take over and I won't be able to unlock them? If I...

Hi Roberto ! I live in the middle Italy, Umbria, Perugia near Trasimeno lake😁 your engine was dead and you didn't know it 🤣. upload some photos we are curious 😁

you're right, sorry, I corrected it. it's time to go to sleep🤣🤣🤣

valve processing with abrasive paste. On the left, unmachined seats and valves, on the right, seats and valves ground with coarse and fine abrasive paste. Good night

Operated for short periods and stopped for many years :(. I removed the central crankshaft bolt to extract the chain sprocket, which I will replace. For the closing I stick to RAVE (100nm + 60°+60°+30° ☠️). As you say, the oil pump is driven by a free-rotating sleeve(4) on the crankshaft and is...

Hi, I recently brought home a 1995 P38 2.5 diesel, taken from an old gentleman in my town for little money. The car had engine problems, arrived home by truck. A picture of the negotiation, concluded at €1000 (approximately £830). I immediately started studying what the fault was (thanks to this...