Boost Kills - Warning

[enigma]

OK, Rich (zentac) popped round tonight after work and we decided to start attacking my old engine.........I can confirm it is poorly sick!

However, if I can run a 12.789 1/4 with it as it is.......well there is more to come!

Derek....what are you messing about at?!

One tip, if you up the boost - ADJUST YOUR FUELLING

Here is the engine with the rocker cover off..........we didn't know it but we could have worked out here one of the reasons why my engine was running on 5!

[enigma]

Anyone spot it? it is very obvious!!

Anyway here is a pic of the back turbo.....just because really!

[SGHOM]

ooh !! oily ! not good !

[enigma]

With the bolts removed from the head and the injector rail and inlt removed we can see the effects of a bonnet vent.......rusty block!

[enigma]

OK, head off, front middle piston

[enigma]

And the front right..........

[enigma]

Bits of piston smashed repeatedly against the head is bound to cause some damage

[enigma]

But thankfully the bits seem to have passed through the turbo without causing major damage

[enigma]

Now just a handy tip, when you take over from someone removing a nut, make sure they were turning it the right way, or you will continue tightening it until it shears and part of your anatomy comes in to contact with something hard and sharp

read finger and cam pulley

[enigma]

Now with the front head off and 2 pistons mullered its time to look at getting the rear head off

It reveals that the left rear is also looking a little worse for wear

[enigma]

OK, so if I can run 12.789 with 3 buggered pistons

BUT - this was not the reason that my engine was running on 5, well it was, but who can tell me why the front right was not firing? Penny for the correct answer (apart from zentac)

[SGHOM]

head gasket ??

[zedy1]

no comoression

[enigma]

Both wrong

[Roadrunner]

No cam follower??

[enigma]

No cam follower??

No one likes a smart ass!!

[enigma]

seems like a bit of piston had prevented the valve from closing, the cam rotated so the follower was off the lobe and pop the follower fell off! Could have run for another 40,000 miles if I had just put it back on!

[enigma]

I guess the pics may explain my cars habit of eating spark plugs!!!

[enigma]

My first piston probably went at the time it chewed its first plug - 12/01/2004 the others have gone at Well Lane, Japfest (X2!), and road driving over the last 12 months. Christ these engines are strong!

[Kieran]

Wow.... Interesting stuff.... So each time you had the 'Fart of Doom' it was another bit of piston coming away then?