it is an 8v gasket mate they just list it as an uprated one for the xe which is utter ****ing bollocks lol lol
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it is an 8v gasket mate they just list it as an uprated one for the xe which is utter ****ing bollocks lol lol
Well after taking they advise of djbrowney and Dar i decided to pop to sure parts after work tonight, and i got my self a baffle with gasket, oil filter, some sealer, and lock tight.
Got the old one off
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3...f0231small.jpg
No between pics, as it's a ball ache to do this anyway lol
So i put sealer on the pickup pipe/and plate ware it attches to the pump (the O ring was fine, but applied sealer too) and attached it.
Then sealed the bottom end, then placed the baffle/gasket into place, and put the sump up and slowly added the bolts with thread lock on.
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/9...f0234small.jpg
Then took the old filter off and drained the cooler.
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8...f0237small.jpg
Job Done! i hope, I'll find out tomorrow when i replace the filter and put new oil in.
Then I'll fit my manifold back on and try it, FINGERS will be crossed lol
Scott
So you're using the 8v/ectec gasket with baffle in? You know the bolts will need to be shorter yes? As there's less in the "sandwich"
Well lets hope not, as the rubber gasket is allot thicker then the two cork ones i had bought to fit, and it's on now! :eek:
No, it is smaller. If you by the vauxhall item they give you shorter bolts.
You might need to pop then out and put washers on. Think I used m6x20 on might and 3still leaked a lil.
Oh balls...........
Best go get some washers! lol
Just do it one at a time..lol
You don't need sealer with a rubber gasket either.
Thought you where ment to over the oil pump end join and crack ends join? Thats what i was told.. And did.
Yeah a little bit there but definitely not all the way round.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
Well if you lot are so good at it why didn't you tell me before hand!
**** it it's done now lol
You didnt tell me you where fitting one....
Right quick update on the goings on, bought some shorter bolts, and some washers, but then though hang on....
So i checked the depth of how far the thread of the bolt is going into the bottom end, and it's got MORE room in the hole then the bolts is long!
So there OK, i checked it on 6 (from both side's) one was close, so i dug out some crap from inside, so either the baffle/gasket is thicker then the ones you used Benn, or your bottom ends got loads of old thread lock stuffed in the sump bolt holes??
More updates soon, as i have fitted everything back together now.
Scott
So just before combe i had to re-do the sump (due to a blockage)
Then for peace of mind i used the 20mm bolts, but with washers, so now the pump should stay good, as i also used lock tight.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4...cturesmall.jpg
Also had to replace the temp gage sender unit by the stat housing (at 6am on the morning of combe)
And the night before i sorted my faulty wiper motor out.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5...f0262small.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7...f0264small.jpg
Quick wire brushing, and clean out etc, slap some sealer on the lip, put back together, then more sealer round it. done!
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2...f0265small.jpg
So all done, off i set to combe, got there fine, then pulled up in the lanes to go on track (although i couldn't as marshals didn't notice i had no sound check sticker) The Clutch cable snapped! lol
Not my day...
Ade's pics of the rapid change that Lee/Baxter and i did.
http://www.modelnovas.com/gallery/trax001w.jpg
http://www.modelnovas.com/gallery/trax002w.jpg
Jack's funny shot as scramble upside down to sort the cable into the peddle!
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...2009/scott.jpg
Then once i finally got on track here's my vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjfFZHSTVyM
And Ade's pics from that session.
http://www.modelnovas.com/gallery/trax077w.jpg
http://www.modelnovas.com/gallery/trax078w.jpg
http://www.modelnovas.com/gallery/trax079w.jpg
http://www.modelnovas.com/gallery/trax084w.jpg
http://www.modelnovas.com/gallery/trax085w.jpg
On the Stand.
http://www.modelnovas.com/gallery/trax041w.jpg
http://www.modelnovas.com/gallery/trax042w.jpg
Then i went to Shake spear race way on the Sunday 6/9/09
Got 5 runs in and hit a new PB of 13.5 @ 105 mph
Got vid of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnEyjv3z7o
and as i went up to do my last run i noticed the car was stuttering/misfiring etc, running on 3 cylinders, i think it's blocked/faulty injector on no2 as i unplugged it and the engine speed did not alter, so after a quick look on SBD site i need to spend £140 for new injectors/plugs/leads this should help make it bit better, then im looking to buy a cam and get the car mapped.
Scott
Scott, it might be something simple like a ht lead on that cylinder, worth checking before spending ££££ on new injectors or whatever.
Change the plugs too
Edit-Oh youve already mentioned that lol
Get the injectors cleaned and tested. Works very very well.
Car looks sweet dude:thumb:
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Originally Posted by scott.parker
they yellow nova in the background 5 stud???
car look's awsome on track fella, :thumb:
Ad, yeah checked the plugs/HT's etc, and then took the injector plug off on each cylinder, so have a good hunch it's on no2 and it's the injector.
Benn, would do that, but as i need some better plugs/HT's and the injectors are as far as i know the one's i got on/with the engine from way back when it came from the mk2 Astra, so they could be 20 years old as the Astra was a 89! :eek:
Jut though may as well buy some new SBD stuff thats slightly uprated better for the job etc.
Mike, cheers dude, yours will get there soon.:thumb:
Ste, im guessing it must be, as there the Vectra wheels.
Scott
thats what i was thining, as they are the ST wheels, i wanted them, as they are basically 16" cesaro's, but cant be arsed doing a 5 stud conversion lolQuote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
did the nova perform as well as expected on track?
Another member on here has them on a white mk1, they do look cool, but only worth doing if your going 300mm+/4pots etc.
Looks awesome on track!
i have a set with 195 45s in my garage but cannot be bothered to 5 stud will sell for reasonable price too but no centre caps but good tyres
That yellow one is Nobby's old WIP.
Xe 45's Alpha & ATB - looks like the new owner got his wish & got the inside painted too - I was there when you were trying to chat Grom into doing a deal. Always a deal within a deal…
…Or did you have to get it done elsewhere at a later date?
Car looks good scott, and sounds nice! Trackday looked good considering its your first proper outing in it :thumb:
Quality pics of your machine on track!
Hide them pics of it on track.....makes me want anoth...anoth...
Cant say it :(
Go on give in:dQuote:
Originally Posted by Mike
mike weld the 2 half's up lees together and get that out on track
Did he sell just the shell?Quote:
Originally Posted by BRoadGhost
As i think the guy i was talking to said it was just a std xe now.
Does look good on those rims.
FLOL lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Gsi_Jimbo
Funk that for a game of soliders!! It was hard enough driving half a bleeding car out of his workshop let alone getting both halfs back in lol
Looks like that engine & box got sold on ££££
Scott, where did you get your 8v gasket/baffle from???
Autovaux do them Ad. They also supply the shorter bolts needed as well. Just got a kit myself... very reasonably priced. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
My 16v gasket has now stopped leaking :d
Its run out of oil lol
Cool, i'll give them a ring then :)
Dude can you measure the lengh of the bolts, i think i've used to long one hence why mines a bit damp...Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick J
All packaged up at the moment but as soon as I open the kit up I will indeed measure them for you mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
Nick.
I think they are m6x20.. Just wanna check.
Adam, i got mine from a local auto parts supplier (sure parts) over the counter along with filter as well.
As for bolts im using m6x20mm with a washer so theres about 18mm going into the bottom of the block, but used the original two that bolt right through near the oil pump.
Any way!
Good news.......
My cars A OK lol
For some reason i decided to go give it a look over tonight when i got home from work, and i started poking about and then noticed what was wrong as to why the car was running like it was on 3 cylinders etc)
So it's not a dodgy plug/lead/or injector, was something really simple and so so silly!
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/463...re166small.jpg
The little spring clip that holds the throttle butterfly's all at the same amount, the one in the center of the pic, it had some how come from how it's sat now and was sat with the bottom part of the clip on the arm of the butterfly, so cylinders 1 & 2 was open about 3-4mm and others were set correct, so it was not idling right, and was trying to draw more air into 1 - 2 under acceleration!.
So i manged to just open it and place it back into the right place (as it is now) i have no idea how it got like it, but it's now running fine!
OK it was a silly thing, but dam im happy! lol
Scott