new pictures of engine strip down

[kniterider]

tried to get the old girls to run today, set up timing marks, fitted new cambelt and tensioner, turned over by hand a few times then bunged in me plugs and had a go, well i managed to get it to fire up but it was only running on about 2 1/2 cylinders and making a fair old racket (sounded like 2 or 3 majorly fooked tappets, so i decided to strip it down again and have the head off.......






not gonna do nowt to it tomorrow as im havin an easy day, but takin it to work thurs night so will strip head down completely and see which valves are bent, (think its only 2 inlets??)it might have a bit of portin and polishin done also whilst its there!, but if head seem to be fooked or owt then a 1.8t motor will have to be sourced!!!

Gaz

[golfvr6]

Hello Gaz,
Don't look to bad then, you might get away with changing a couple of valves, just make sure the guides aren't damaged!
 

[kniterider]

hopefully not alot bent, i think from the arrangement of the 3 inlets on each chamber the centre valve looks like it will come down the lowest of the 3 so i think it may be cylinder 2 and 3 that have copped for it, ill bung em in the lathe at work on a slow speed and see which are bent!!! yeah ill scheck the guides for any scoring etc

Gaz, not gonna be rushin as i havent got the dosh for all the bits yet!!! (er head gasket and bolts ?100 ish) valves (inlet ?9.50 (pattern parts each) vw ?29.95 each!!!) plus gotta get new oil and filter again (just bunged mobile 1 in it a few weeks back!!) and vw longlife coolant aswell!! gonna fit new water pump aswell as i ve heard these fail at around 80k miles ?30, and theres another secondary roller ont the timing belt side of things in which the bearing has also failed,

[kniterider]

lookin even worse this morning!!!, see pics!!, cleaned out oil/water that had gone into cylinders when i removed head and theres 2 promenant marks where the exhaust valves have hit EACH piston!!!!!, oh dear!! that means 8 exhaust valves straight away!!, theres a few small marks that might indicate ive hit 2 or 3 inlet valves, i wont know for sure till i strip and put em in the lathe at work, this is lookin like its gonna get costly, gonna ring vw and ask for genuine valve prices (12 inlet,8 exhaust) and see what it comes to, then consider engine swap!!!!!!







deffo no inters for me, gonna have to pull out of rollin road day aswell now, what a total cu@t

[Overseer]

damn  :'( :'(

[golfvr6]

Gaz,
Have a look around some breakers, should be able to get a cheap head.
Good luck mate  

[jte]

Gaz,
Have a look around some breakers, should be able to get cheap head.

 

Have you got any phone numbers?

[Veedubgt18v]

1.8t!  
1.8t!  
1.8t!  
1.8t!  
1.8t!  

[kniterider]

right just got off the phone from local vw dealership!!

get a load of this!!

exhaust valves ?35.92 each includin vat (i need 8 deffo)
inlet valves ?15.17 each inc vat (take it i need 12 for worst case!!)
head gasket ?28.12 inc vat
head bolts ?2.66 inc vat each (i need 10)
roller (on timing as bearing ng) ?23.58 inc vat

so if you work it out if i need all valves its as follows

exhaust valves ?287.36
inlet valves       ?182.04
head gasket     ?28.12
head bolts        ?26.60
roller                 ?23.58
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total                  ?547.70 inc vat

that dosnt include mobile 1 oil (again) ?28, filter ?5, vw longlife coolant ?20 plus the ?68 i spent yesterday on new cambelt and tensioner which makes a total whoppin cost off.......

?668!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jokin!!!!!!!

feel like puttin it back together and towin it some where and firing it!!!! fookin joke i tell thee!!! llokin for 1.8t all in for around ?600 will go and get and fit me self i think
 then recon 20v engine when i have cash, bang on carbs and stick in the 16v.....................all cash permittin will have to do some more wheelin and dealin..

Gaz

[Veedubgt18v]

harsh! oh the life of a dubber. tis is where 8v rocks!