Ok bit of a update.
Something I keep forgetting to mention is i bought i Aum engine with all the loom, ecu, ancillaries, lambdas etc, i wanted the loom, ecu and lambdas and vvt tensioners and the whole lot came up cheaper then waht it would have been to buy them separately so i snapped it all up.
So Firstly yesterday i started by testing the oil Pressure. so i removed the oil pressure sensor on the filter housing and to my surprise i had 75 psi at 2000 rpm....but was getting a low OP warning on the dash. I then noticed that the OP sensor i had removed was suspiciously shiny.....
It also had no markings on etc. i then have a little thought train going as i had a dead turbo but had good oil pressure a Op warning and the pick up pipe was pretty much clean (just a bit down the edges)
So what i think has happened with the previous owner is:
pick up pipe blocked and brought up low oil pressure
He changed the oil pressure sensor with a cheap nasty one and was still getting warning light
carried on driving and killed the turbo
Took it to a garage and they had the sump off and cleaned the pick up pipe
was still getting low oil pressure so sold it as spares and repairs.
And all i have had to do is swap the turbo and the OP sensor off my spare engine and all is good
So I started up the engine and it purrs like a little kitten!
Engine all back together:
Running...
So i think the plan is to sell the current ARZ engine as it can be heard running and hopefully get my money back from what i spent on all the AUM stuff (which i should easily and may even make some
) And then rebuild the AUM block and use that with the AGU head wideband lambda and vvt etc
So i have gone from confused to feeling quite positive i just need to shift the ARZ lump now so i can tidy up the bay with any new fuel lines, heat shielding etc needed and start purchasing bits to do the engine build
I then spent a good while tidying up the garge and create a space in the corner which will the the engine build area
Its not the biggest area but we are also making a attachment for the engine lift to convert it into a engine stand which will come in handy
not massive but all the bit and bobs around the cloth on the floor (toolboxes fire extinguisher etc) will be moved
Then on to today....it crazy how jobs that you imagine are quite small turn out to take forever!! haha
Been outside from 12 - 9 so a nice long day
started by removing the old seat rail by drilling the spot welds
I think this is my new most hated job haha as it just seemed to drag
I then set about making the plates to weld onto the cage feet to distribute the weight (opinions DH?)
I'm just going to spot weld them together in a couple of groups and then fully weld the together and grind them to make them solid then weld them to the boxes and then to the floor
I then ground all the spot weld back as that is where the seat rails shall be welded this took a good while and wasn't a very comfy sitting position!
I then measured and cut the 4 end plates for the seat bars and also two plates to go under the 2 rear points of the cage that go onto the rear wheel wells to help distribute the weight a little.
I then started making the right angle seat rails that will allow me to use normal seat mounts on my bottom mounted seats by cutting some metal i had already fab'd.
I then decide dit was dark and i was hungry so left it there
tomorrow ive got a job on a almera that has failed it MOT and then i will be looking at doing some welding of the cages feet boxes and some other bits