marv Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Haha cheers guys! Old girl cleans up ok.Yes the burning oil saga has come to light now lol the head will be removed and I'm going to talk to the guys at work about a slight skim,new stem seals,replace the worn valve/s/guides, pressure test and chemical clean. I'll have to then replace the head gasket,timing belt and water pump,head bolts,oil and filter etc. whilst the heads off ill service the pcv valve and give everything a good clean/de grease. I'll also get the opertunity to fit the new alternator belt iv had sitting in the boot for months lol don't think il be wanting to sell it after all this work,she'll hopefully be a keeper. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Be a brilliant motor after that, well worth keeping after that lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marv Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Be a brilliant motor after that, well worth keeping after that lot! I'd hope so! Was jealous of everyone else's car not smoking haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Brown Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 LOL thats one of the reasons why i brought our MB6 and not our MB3 as she would of filled the whole of scotland with smoke when she is in the high revs LOL 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 LOL thats one of the reasons why i brought our MB6 and not our MB3 as she would of filled the whole of scotland with smoke when she is in the high revs LOLPlus I think you had fun with her! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marv Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 The strip down has started....been managing an hour or so most nights. Hoping to have cylinder head off by weekend so I can get it into my work for them to work their magic. Some pics iv taken so far... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Poor thing! Least it's progress though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyfie5 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 how have I not seen this before! looks like a nice height on the mg suspension, as I said at the meet really like the stance on your accord! hope you can sort the burning oil issue soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtec2011 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Major surgery in progress! I dunno about you but I love getting stuck-in doing engine work like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marv Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thanks for the positive feedback guys! I do get a sense of satisfaction when doing work like this,especially when it works afterwards lol I couldn't imagine what a garage would charge for doing this?Got the head off today in the lowly sunshine. Clear to see what the problem was....It seems to be just the one exhaust valve that's damaged. Pistons look good and iv managed to give the tops of them a clean. Will get the head stripped,cleaned,skimmed,new stem seals and valve then a pressure test. Will be dropping it off at work this week.Made myself feel a bit better by polishing my bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.