House's ITB XE build and re-build

[House]

Interesting morning!!

By 9.30 this was how things looked



Then investigation began,



I remember reading on a certain someone's off white XE track car build thread on here about using talc to show where a leak was coming from, so to save me taking the sump off I thought I'd employ the talc method to see if I could find the leak, so I removed the flywheel, talc up the block and put the flywheel back on.

Ran the engine up for 5 mins, then took the flywheel off to find









Clearly the talc around the seal is wet but the 5th main cap sides look dry as does the sump gasket, this was a result.

Down to ECP to collect a rear crank seal, cleaned, vaselined, installed, tested again



Double result, all back together by 1pm, quick road test and check again and all seems dry. Will need more of an extensive test to be sure but I can't be bothered right now.

Must remember to find out whoever gave me the idea of the talc and thank him!!

[House]

Hour and a half drive, no leaks visible on return, just letting it sit for a while to see if anything drips off.

All that's left is to sort the trackday box and bleed the new Motul brake fluid in and I'll be ready for Coombe on the 3rd

[total_vauxhall]

Those vauxhall crank seals are a bastard . nearly as bad as the cam cover gasket

[brucer]

Love the talc method, your persistence is paying off.

[TallDave]

Bloody nora, I go off for a quick weeks skiing only to return to find all hell is breaking loose in the House garage. Have a little pity on us lazy mortals man...!

LOVE IT THOUGH

Bring on evo 2...

[House]

Bloody nora, I go off for a quick weeks skiing only to return to find all hell is breaking loose in the House garage. Have a little pity on us lazy mortals man...!

LOVE IT THOUGH

Bring on evo 2...

Evo 2 will be next level mate!! Currently looking at getting some space in a unit for a 2 poster and some proper work space!!!

[turbojolt]

Loving this. You never had problems with the license plate?

[House]

So after running out of fuel at Mallory last time out and then very nearly again out driving with the old man at the weekend I've decided to get the fuel gauge sorted properly!!

With my multi function display there is a fuel gauge however I couldn't get the ohms set correctly for the sensor I had and couldn't find another sensor that would work.

So I decided to get a kit from CBS gauge and matched sensor, bit of jiggery pokery and away we go!!





All wired in on plugs for very easy removal, over the bloody moon if I'm honest, you know when you have a scratch and you finally manage to get the bugger, well BOOM itched!!!!

Added a voltmeter as I've got 3 holes to fill, middle hole will be this little beaut



I know AFR isn't vital knowledge with a N/A engine but I've been having fluctuating fuel pressure when electrical load increases so I want to see how it affects AFR.

[House]

Loving this. You never had problems with the license plate?

Not at all mate, nothing so far anyway!! Now I've said that I'm certain to get pulled!!!



Forgot to add, went to the tyre place and swapped my 888's I've been using on the road to my new wheels!! Love how this looks now!!!

[Harvey]

Talc was my idea I gave to Iain for free but you can pay me in Haribo jellies. Plus you have to use Brut talc for the best manly fragrance.

Great work Ted tinkering goodness.