5MGE tear down

[Tanya]

Didnt know where else to post this so I thought here would be good

This all started over a damn keyway :icon_evil

Well seeing as the person who was going to loan us the engine hoist started acting like a dick, we had to make our own... :biglaugh:

The chain's are wrapped around two 2x4 beams in the attic. The landlords won't be too happy, but well, I don't really give a damn anymore. It worked didn't it?

Anyway, grandma helped out with the engine stand

The engine is too tall by about 2-3" to clear the bottom of the engine stand

Mashed crank snout

OK so this is where the other problems are. For some reason my number 1 rod bearing was pretty FUBAR'd. All the other rod bearings looked to be in decent shape.

 

[Tanya]

However, ALL of my main bearings were scored pretty badly.

Bottom of the cylinders look pretty toasty, but I didn't see any scoring. Which is good b/c the pistons aren't coming out anyway. No time or $$ to pull the head...

So we're putting everything back together tonight. Got the new crank, new bearings, timing gear, keyways, gaskets, main seals, etc.

Crank pulley should be here tomorrow. Hope to God the USPS doesn't screw THIS one up!

 

[Stanzaspeed]

good luck with the rebuild hope this crank pulley dosnt get mushed like the last one!

 

[Loki]

Good luck, hope it all goes back together smoothly

 

[Tanya]

Thankies. Engine is getting pieced back together tonight, crank pulley will be here tomorrow. So she should be back on the road tomorrow sometime. The crappy part is having to baby the engine until it's broke in.

 

[lanky189]

Tanya, unless you change the rings there really isn't a break in period is there?

 

[Tanya]

Uhm, I think 1500 miles would be about right to break in the bearings, or from what I've been told/learned.

1500 miles w/ 3 oil changes @ 500 mile increments to remove any metal shavings from the wearing in of the bearings.

That's what I'm planning on doing anyways.

The pulley should be here in the next few hours and we've got the bottom end back together, just scraping gasket material off crap now, then gotta put the front and rear main seals in. After that it should go back in relatively quickly.

 

[lanky189]

get it back together and come visit!

 

[Tanya]

oil pan is on, waiting for the crank pulley. it left my post office at around 9am so it should be here soon.

"the suspense is terrible... I hope it lasts..." -Willy Wonka

 

[mkiiSupraMan18]

Should there be metal shavings from putting bearings in? I didn't notice any after putting mine in and changing the oil about 2500 miles later... :icon_conf

I don't know anything though... seriously.

 

[Tanya]

^eh, you'll hopefully be ok, just look at the abuse my engine went through for 250k miles. I'm very anal retentive about screwing things up, especially something that basically got us kicked out of our home -_-

Anyways, the engine is in and running, got vids here for anyone who cares to see them

http://www.celicasupra.com/vbforums/showthread.php?p=232086#post232086

 

[lanky189]

nice job tanya..

 

[Allan_MA70]

ummmm ok new crank with out geting it all balanced and not throwing rings and a fresh HG at it????????

ummmmm ok

 

[Tanya]

ummmm ok new crank with out geting it all balanced and not throwing rings and a fresh HG at it????????

ummmmm ok

No money man. It was $500 just to do what we had done, and we had to get the car running before Tuesday (have to move).

The HG was replaced before I got the engine and the engine still had 180psi in all cylinders. No need to fix what is not broken.

 

[lanky189]

its a 5mge...no boost....there really isnt a need to tear it all down just to replace the crank...

im going to be doing the same on the free mk3 na i just got.

 

[Allan_MA70]

...... waits for "i have a spun baring / rod out the side of the block, M motors are shit" post......

 

[Tanya]

...... waits for "i have a spun baring / rod out the side of the block, M motors are shit" post......

Uh, I doubt that, but think whatever you want of my engine building capabilities.

 

[Allan_MA70]

you stated your hard on engines, you go and push an unbalanced engine it will fail, no matter how well you put it together!

 

[Tanya]

I guess I'lll find out then won't I? We'll see how far it goes before it blows up and then I have an excuse to go 1JZ :x