DJMARCOPOLO'S - The GREEN RIVET
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@71ccf15278=mx3gulf:
Looks very good DJ, have to be honest, was fearing the worst! But nice colour chosen and nice original idea, what made you decide/think of it?
Have you thought about adding colour to the spokes of your wheels? I think they would look better that way than all silver, anyway hope you've got a nice garage to keep your car in now!!
thanks gulfy, been searching for a garage to store her in now, the inspiration for the idea was looking for a peelin paint effect as the front was going to be carbon but then every honda and saxo is covered jn the stuff so while looking for peeling paint effects on cars I found this picture below of a car from forza motorsport from the xbox and kind of bought it to life, after searching the google it was pretty much original idea so I went for it
the idea for the green was the wrapper prined a small section off wand just put it with the colour chart that made the front really jump out plus I am too lazy to re-register it as another colour because it was noble green lol
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Magical and totally unique :respect: Be nice for you to post some pics on here so people could attempt to copy? :shock: ….......Greatest form of flattery and all that! Sssssstunning fella, why ya want to garage it fella? left in a dark enviroment, it may shed its sssssskin! :rofl: kev b.
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Thanks kev, just want to get it seen now but garaged to be safe a night :bigok:
What a shi-ite day it was today, got the old man round to give me some help changing the water pump and after a night of Jump Up Drum n Bass til 4am starting on the car at 8am wasnt the best plan lol
After I had both the belt tensioners done with new bearings bcause one was on its last legs we fitted them and realised there was something else not sounding right and seemed to be the waterpump plus that could also be the reason the water was vanishing now and again so it was last chance saloon before we went head gasket change.
got the waterpump off found it has been removed and refitted again in the past with old seal and red hermatite and the leak was at one end so that was the reason the water was vanishing and the reason the system was so pressured as it couldnt maintain its water pressure to stop the water boiling.
Lifting off the cam covers found metal dust everywhere inside so traced the noise to 2 of the 3 idlers were absolutely shot to pieces and on their last legs, then found a hole in the cambelt as something metal and large had been through the belt system so that was just in the nick of time, so a waterpump swap has turned into a full on cambelt kit fitting day as well as fitting an exhaust I had to cut up and reweld because it was never going to fit my car even though I took it off an mx3 only 2 weeks ago its been a hectic day
then problem number 3 reared its head, the metal dust has come from the bottom crank pulley, the key way that stops it moving on the crank shaft has disintergrated so the pulley has been moving on the crank shaft and now half the key is missing and I now have a slot more than double the size of the key, gonna have to run it like that for now until I find a replacement bottom pulley :x
Oh well massive pile of jobs done now so more to enjoy the car with :cheers:
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Phoooooookin Elle! that suggests to me, crank pulley bolt loose?
Christ I bet it had an interesting idle and power/torque curve?? The keyway runs through both the toothed cranknose pulley and accessory pulley which in itself has the crank position lobes vulcanised to its rear which in turn are sensed by the NE2 sensor down there????
Are you saying only the accessory pulley slot is worn???? what about crank nose pulley? ANY play in these two components will have DEVASTATING effects on cylinder/valve/sark timing as due to the small circumference of especially the CNP, any 'play' will be amplified two fold at cam wheels as they rotate at 1/2 the speed of crank!!!!!
If you intend to run it like this? I'd strongly recommend you DONT!! It is going to be nigh on impossible to zero/time both pulleys on crank nose and then you are relying soley on the tightening torque of the pulley bolt to hold that position as apposed to the security of position given by the machined fit of the keyway?Fella, If youre in a pickle, I have all three, keyway,nose pulley and accessory pulley on a K8 Im building up, They are all in spec with little or no wear 95k miles??? If you want them, theyre yours! gratis! :D all i ask is that you replace them for me if and when you locate them in future? Sup to you fella the offer is there? :? kev b.
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Unlucky mate. Sounds like loose crank pulley bolt to me too. The outer ring can separate too. Get sorted for replacement? Have a few here.
The wrap job looks very well done! Hope you get sorted soon:-)
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Hiya Kev, thanks for the offer I wouldnt like to know when I would get another but as usual marco has come to the rescue :bigok:
Thanks Marc :D
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Waterpump was only fitted once, I always put a bit of red high temp gasket sealer on waterpumps, its pretty good stuff as it goes to 350 degrees C.
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Hiya daryl, with the red hermatite and the way the gasket was very dry square it loked like it had been refitted and after all this time it was that that was leaking, I never checked it as you had done it all not long before I bought the engine but glad that is all sorted now, just bottom pulley to do and she is back on track :bigok:
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BAD BAD BAD !!!
Had a fantastic weekend at modified national car show, couldn't believe the amount of people taking photos and the great time I had with my local hashiriya club mates. Left at lunchtime with someone following as they didn't know the way home and everything was fine and didn't fancy flooring it so had a gentle pootle back at 65 mphCame off a roundabout on the a1 and the car felt a little sluggish pulling away but didn't think anything of it. Drove fine to the M1 then accelerated onto the motorway and it sounded very raw and throaty then massive amount of tappet rattle and knocking and the engine died. Pulled onto the hard shoulder and tried to restart and the engine was seized it wouldn't turn over. Opened bonnet and the engine was too hot to touch the water was boiling in the pipes and the pipes were extremely swollen. Pulled the dipstick out and no oil in it, there's no oil leaks and none in the engine bay at all
so the guess is a piston has shit itself and sucked the oil up the side of the rings and burnt it causing the sluggish feeling up to the point that it ran out of oil and seized at 70mph
Anyway i had a spare bottle of oil so tipped that in and let the engine cool then when it was cool I turned it over and surprisingly it started again, it is rough as hell and one valve on the rear is banging on something badly and it seems to have piston slap or a heavy knock in the bottom
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Are you sure you haven't overheated and blown head gasket losing oil and water? Slapping perhaps rod knock after oil loss and spun bearing.
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Oh dear :( Sorry to hear that fella :x
Think if youd 'holed' a piston or 'broke' a ring the following 'friends' would have reported a 'red arrows style' smoke trail which Im sure you'd have noticed in your rear veiw???? :oops:
Unfortunately sounds like 'OIL STARVATION' to me?????
When did you last check oil level? :shock: Honestly?
The sluggish feeling could have been Knock sensor trying to do its job??? or the beginning of friction welding of engine components? :(
Very suprised it restarted when cooled??/ I'd fear the worst as regards its future as a powerplant! :( Feel for ya dj really do x kev b.
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there is something not right and the oil has gone somewhere, oil and water was checked before leaving and was spot on and it never loses oil
Looks like a new ZE or a klde with the heads fitted, gonna rip it out this week if the weather is any good
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@a851419ad9=Marco:
Are you sure you haven't overheated and blown head gasket losing oil and water? Slapping perhaps rod knock after oil loss and spun bearing.
the car didnt seem to over heat, the temp was all ok until it died, the thermostat is still missing so it doesnt run hot anyway, when I pulled onto the motorway it didnt sound right it was very rough raw exhaust note then it just went very quickly after that which is what I cannot understand, I can only guess where the oil went and my friend behind didnt see any smoke, there is no sign of oil leak and the water is perfectly fine and hasnt lost a drop since the cambelt and pump last week and there is no oil in there either
its coming out anyway and either being replaced or full rebuild now if the bores arent damaged.
Just doesnt add up at all, especially as its starts and runs even though its noisy as hell and has some massive rattles
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Anyway forget that crap for now
heres some pics I found on facebook of the car
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Sweet ride on the last pic….... and the car is nice too!
Funny aren't i lol
Bad news though..... Sorry pal
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Well i have until 2 august to fix before ultimate steet car
the real odd thing is that the same thing has happened to chris's yellow supra on the right of the 2nd to last pic and he is now having it towed back from northampton currently after the traffic wardens attacked it too, dunno if theres been some overnight tampering :x
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Such a shame! as 'Corkin' looking '3' (still think it looks like a snake from front :lol:
Did you have green snake eyes on lights in 'wraptition' pic????
Theres nowhere for nigh on 4.5l of oil to go other than on tarmac or down exhaust??????? :shock: V strange indeed :? Holed sump? Have you checked for a v glossy undercarriage????
Looks like you have a plan Stan? hope ya get it sorted for next show, be a shame to deprive the visitors that amazing photo opportunity :D
kev b.
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this fault is very strange
have full water with new pump fitted with great flow, some oil is back in the engine and it runs and ticks over fine with no smoke just the rear bank the valves sound like they are banging the crap out of the rocker covers so there is definate valve or cam damage mainly in the middle cylinder
Our next guess now is maybe the oil pick up tube is blocked to the rear bank or the water jacket on the rear bank is blocked causing the damage to the rear, it kind of explains why there is no smoke and why it possibly seized until it cooled down, if its block oil tube that would explain why the oil was low as it was stuck up the top and my dad had the same thing n a skoda octavia last year that did almost the same
anyway new ZE on order and in post next week and waiting for better weather to start stripping this puppy down
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Would be nice to see what caused it DJ.
Glad to hear you have another ZE on the way!
