Did a job today that ive been dreading for a while. Not becasue it was hard or anything, just because im now in the build up process and its not nice to have to take things to bits again.
Started with going to get some new top mounts and the cam chain tensioner gasket sets. I wanted a wheel bearing kit aswell for when i change to a new hub carrier but they were out of stock so ill have to wait til tuesday for that. Anyhoo, top mounts...
Gasket set...
And i also bought a chain tensioner tool...
Not bad for £4...!
I then cracked on with getting the chain tensioner swapped over. I did think i may have problems with the new wastegate piping but it was easy enough. I had to loosen the wastegate link pipe from the manifold and just tilt it back so it was out of the way of the rocker cover. Then got it off...
Timed the engine up watching for the marks/16 roller links etc, marked it up also...
Fitted the tensioner tool...
And then undid the inlet cam as per elsawin. All i did was follow that, instead of someone elses guide which may be wrong, or their point of view.
And the chain tensioner comes out easy. I did have to undo the exhaust bearing cap closest the chain sprocket end to give a little movement.
Hers a pic of my workshop manual...lol Best thing i ever did was get an old laptop and load everything up on it. No more head scratching!
Then it was just a case of swapping over the tensioner tool to the VVT tnesioner i already had removed, and fit it before building up again...
Bit mad how the tensioner was from a mint cylinder head but it looked dirty compared to my head lol
Covers fitted...
Rocker fitted again with coils...
So now i have VVT
And all plugged up...
I havnt totally fitted it all back up again as im going to make a heatshield for the coils. Might do that tomorrow.
Then the only thing to do was fit my brand spankers non VVT tensioner to the AUQ head i bought, so i can now get rid of that.
Chuffed thats now done, can continue moving on with the build. Shame about the naff pics, the lens got smudged by my oily hands! Doh...