What's wrong with this K then?!?!

[woody]

Think Dave's stuck half in, half out of a set of biking leathers somewhere just now.

[Tom]

Further background info...
Original engine in the car died at around 30k miles. Liners sunk. So a minty S2 engine was obtained which had around 25k miles on it at the time. We used the bottom end from that and put a replacement head on it, which had been lightly breathed upon and had some slightly fruitier cams in it.... So that would be why the head was off it.

A bit late to this party but feel the need to question this part. I thought it was standard

[DDtB]

Haven't actually done anything further with it at this point.

Current thinking is to source another engine and drop it straight in, then have a play with the current engine by taking it apart and rebuilding it.. and maybe even learning something along the way!

Only question then is, do I drop in a standard unit for cheapness and ease or do I try and find something like a 160 VVC one or A. N. Other that's a bit fruitier than a standard one ....

Or do I just drop it into a professional, throw them the keys, shout "fix that will you!" and then bend over....

[KingK_series]

Haven't actually done anything further with it at this point.

Current thinking is to source another engine and drop it straight in, then have a play with the current engine by taking it apart and rebuilding it.. and maybe even learning something along the way!

Only question then is, do I drop in a standard unit for cheapness and ease or do I try and find something like a 160 VVC one or A. N. Other that's a bit fruitier than a standard one ....

Or do I just drop it into a professional, throw them the keys, shout "fix that will you!" and then bend over....

- all mad

just give Stu a bell and arrange a fix -

[Dominic]

- all mad

just give Stu a bell and arrange a fix -

Get it sorted

[mac]

(and you can pick my discs up whilst your there )

[DDtB]

And the correct answer is........


<drumroll>




I broke a piston!!!

Big chunk out of one above the compression ring it would seem.

Clearly I gave it one donkey punch too many... rough love ftw!!!




So.... drawing board out and options now being considered.

[tut]

Well done Dave......

Was never able to achieve that.

tut

[Lazydonkey]

Good skills !

[Dominic]

Think I can better that (in the dim and distant past)... photo to follow. But, nice one Dave

[BiggestNizzy]

And the correct answer is........

So.... drawing board out and options now being considered.

160 K-series
Duratec
Honda
Jet turbine

[Sanjøy]

And the correct answer is........

So.... drawing board out and options now being considered.

160 K-series
Duratec
Honda
Jet turbine

Honda powered drivers make better lovers. Fact.

[tut]

So just imagine how hot I was when I had two of them.

tut

[Stu160]

Getting there with it then.
That was my thought on what had happend to it back in France

Stick with the K, plenty of second hand engines around for sub £500....

Stu

[woody]

I will throw you in a piston(s) with the VVC head