Need a bit of help

[GlenJ]

Stripping engine down today (well trying)…... after timing everything up dizzy out, tensioner off etc etc, when undoing the cam sprockets the spanner holding it slipped a little and i managed to turn the engine now its out of timing, just wondering what my options are? i was hoping to put the tensioner back on and rotate back to TDC and start again seeing as i did not loosen anything

Thanks for looking

Knew i would be asking questions when doing this mwaaaaaaa

 

[frank]

You can reset it when you reassemble it glen

 

[GlenJ]

You can reset it when you reassemble it glen

Cheers Frank, weather beat me today gonna get on it tomorrow i put the tensioner back on gonna reset and try again. Whats best was to hold the cams down, can't remember how i did it last time

 

[GlenJ]

thinking about what you said Frank might be a noob question but could you in theory just strip the engine without setting to TDC as long you set it when put back together

 

[pollyp]

yep if the engines gonna be all stripped, ur gonna have to set the crank to tdc and align up the timing chains anyway

 

[GlenJ]

yep if the engines gonna be all stripped, ur gonna have to set the crank to tdc and align up the timing chains anyway

Just taking the head off bud

 

[GlenJ]

and yeah i see what you mean also bud if the bottom end was being done also

 

[frank]

Just taking the head off bud

same applies glen, just line it all up once the head is back on

 

[GlenJ]

same applies glen, just line it all up once the head is back on

yeah cheers fellas, fingers crossed on the weather for tomorrow now, one thing you guys can't help with

 

[pollyp]

car gazebo or garage?

 

[h701micra]

Argos gazebo.. sub £20
Tie it to some old wheels.
Works a treat

 

[GlenJ]

This bugger is in the garage and the wind nearly took me of my feet yesterday gazebo would of ended up on the Reebok stadium lol


But the sun is shining……..

 

[h701micra]

Nothing like a good restoration project

 

[GlenJ]

Nothing like a good restoration project

I Should of just stuck with the grasser tho other half closes her eyes when goes out in the back

 

[GlenJ]

Do you guys re-use the head bolts? save me a few quid if i could

 

[pollyp]

yes all the time no probs.
I always clean the threads with a tap n die then apply a little oil to the threads and a smear of grease to the bolt washer before its torqued

 

[GlenJ]

yes all the time no probs.
I always clean the threads with a tap n die then apply a little oil to the threads and a smear of grease to the bolt washer before its torqued

with the tap n die you just run it up and down the bolt, never used 1 before

 

[h701micra]

yes all the time no probs.
I always clean the threads with a tap n die then apply a little oil to the threads and a smear of grease to the bolt washer before its torqued

Are they not stretch-type on CG?

 

[GlenJ]

Are they not stretch-type on CG?

yeah thats why was asking cos read you can't re-use bought new ones before

 

[frank]

i.ve never bought any glen

 

[h701micra]

yeah thats why was asking cos read you can't re-use bought new ones before

GA's use stretch ones so it intrigued me to know if the CG ones were the same

i.ve never bought any glen

Interesting to know

 

[GlenJ]

i.ve never bought any glen

Just a straight re-use Frank nothing done to them

 

[pollyp]

with the tap n die you just run it up and down the bolt, never used 1 before

Yep just thread it all way through up down to clear any dirt, rust, debris so it'll insert smoothly.

And I've re used em for years no prob

 

[GlenJ]

Will look into this will save a few pennies, put it towards a head set (shocked at the price, didn't think i paid that last year)

 

[pollyp]

haynes says that although nissan didn't state you have to renew the headbolts, haynes "recommend" you should. so its not essential imo, only for if you have cash to throw around and really wanna guarantee a consistant clamp force. all other scenario just re-use the bolts or just buy another engine

 

[GlenJ]

yeah might chance it this time, with the amount other things are costing it is mounting up now

 

[frank]

Will look into this will save a few pennies, put it towards a head set (shocked at the price, didn't think i paid that last year)

cant you get by with just a head gasket glen ?
i bought a spare BGA one last week, £16.77 posted (tom had my only spare one at JAE last year) centre one, you can see its got the linked fire rings like the oem one (on the left) whereas the £12 one (forget what make) has 4 separate fire rings
and autodata list the headbolts as "non stretch type" btw

 

[GlenJ]

Need the other bits as well really bud, £38 cheapest i can find think thats what i got last year tbh, he mentioned about the head bolts as well that they are not stated as stretch

 

[GlenJ]

Oh yeah cheers fellas saved me a few pennies