I can't remember ever doing a camchain on a marina. Especially on the O-series.The old Marina does not seem so bad now
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If you look at Bosch and Siemens stuff, a lot of has "Made in PRC" on the labelThe feeling I get is that a lot of stuff that says "made in Germany" is perhaps better described as "assembled in Germany".
Their older stuff is of course top notch
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Was made in 04, so got to expect this sort of thing I guess. Its obviously been like that for a fair while.
Does the lid have some sort of gasket ?
I have got a BMW 6 cylinder diesel engine here with a broken chain. Front end though. Seems to be a problem with all ally engines. Iron block and ally head engines do not seem to suffer much.
Does the lid have some sort of gasket ?
I have got a BMW 6 cylinder diesel engine here with a broken chain. Front end though. Seems to be a problem with all ally engines. Iron block and ally head engines do not seem to suffer much.
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I'm planning to fit a B-series from a MGB into a Marina next month. Have been told even tho' the motors are the same there are several differences including spigot bearing, sump, etc.. it's not always as easy as you'd think even on older cars.The old Marina does not seem so bad now
(the old engine was good - I left it parked over winter with no antifreeze and now it overheats - I'm guessing head / headgasket / block )
If anyone has any experience or info about similar swaps PM me
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The BMW stuff I've done battle with has some of the most illogical, bizarre and needlessly overcomplicated design decisions I've encountered on any vehicle.
Looks like te big dipper at Blackpool
Corroded earthing POINT problems . Remove the earth connection and run a proper soldered terminal with a dedicated earth wire back to the battery don't try to use the chassis return . Any car with ICUs in the floor pans or areas accessible to spray are disasters, like the Citroën BX. rangeNot just German designers.
My latest project is a Renault Espace - ODB2 ecu port and fuses / relays are in a box under the passenger floor mat
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That's the one.
The African market models will not be like that at all, assuming that they still have a presence there....
I've done one of these and it's not so bad. The worst bit is getting to it all, it's an engine-out job. And then you find all those pesky oil leaks. There is a decent upgrade kit available for this job. The S4 which had this used plastic tensioner guides, the RS4 was a lot better. The whole kit of parts is about £1500, but these are good for 100k miles when done. Put it another way, I would take this over a wet belt any day.
What also happens, which is only as a direct result of lack of maintenance, lack of oil changes, using the wrong oil etc, those cam phasers generally need to be replaced. They alter the cam timing via oil pressure and once they get blocked up with sludge, they're toast. Audi quote variable servicing, probably for reasons of running costs comparisons, but the reality is they need an oil and filter change every 5k miles.
Now, if you think this is one to be avoided, and it really isn't in my view, go and have a look at the S6 or RS6 with the V10. That engine was never designed or intended to fit in the A6 body but it doesn't seem to have stopped the resident hooligans at Audi from shoehorning it in. Quite literally, any engine job bigger than a standard service means engine and gearbox out. The block is loosely based on the Lambo (either a 5.2 NA or a 5.0 Turbo) and it is a machine to behold when it's on song, but even I wouldn't want to own it without a bullet-proof warranty. The timing chains on that are a £5k job, and that's before you find leaky seals, coils, injectors, and so on.
Was I tempted by this ? Oh it looks lovely......but I then remind myself that even RE Performance of Swindon refuse to work on them.
Like you say, it's in a sealed box. That theory is fine, but you are seeing the actual results.
There were others like this. The B5, 5.5 and B6 platforms had a foam seal under the pollen filter which is also located under the scuttle. They just fill the footwells with water when it rains, which is equally bad as there are modules under teh carpets.
It's essential to ensure the drain points just down from the scuttle are kept clear. They can (and do) fill up with leaves etc.
my allroad did that ,,, you get very used to watching the road as you reverse out of the drive , if it leaves a trail f water all is good as the plenum chamber is draining ,,, no trail of water means the drains are blocked , so the plenum will be filling up ,,, the pain is that the passenger courtesy module sits under the seat , and one of the signs its getting wet is that the car will just wind down all the windows , and open the sunroof and unlock the doors at random ,,, so you leave it parked and when you get back to it its all open ,,,, great unless you have anything in the car for the locals to collect at leisure
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Always remember the missus telling me there was water in the Volvo V70...expecting it to be the usual exaggeration I jumped in to check it out and the water was up to my ankles .
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