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Old 1st April 2020, 21:14   #21
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Well not a very good update I got the head off the ZT at week to find a catalogue of problems I was hoping would only be a failed gasket and maybe low liners as a few years back the car (by a previous owner) had paid £2900 for a fully recon engine, a new turbo and clutch/flywheel. Much to my disappointment when I remove the head I found following.....

1. All cam belt covers broken and sections missing
2. All liners completely sunk
3. Cylinders 1 and 3 liners have excessive pitting around firing ringseals (unusable)
4. Firing rings on gasket have eaten into head
5. Silicone used to seal cam carrier partially blocking some of the cam channel oilways causing heavy scoring to intake cam and head (head, cam carrier and intake cam scrap)
6. Original style oil rail used
7. Heavy scoring and bearing pickup on main bearing journals 2, 3 and 5 (crankshaft scrap)
8. Damage to block on cylinder 1 liner seat (block scrap)
9. Casting on head between intake valve ports 3/4 and 5/6 cracked (never seen this happen before)
10. Standard (non turbo) oil pump fitted

Unfortunately it's the worse K Series I've seen I think so again unfortunately the future of the car hasn't been decided yet
Hhmmm!!!!! Not good then.

My 1.8t is running ok after 5 head gasket being replaced, 4 were HGF’s and the 5th as a precautionary measure after the radiator failed. She is currently on 209,700 miles. So try and not lose faith.
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Old 1st April 2020, 21:19   #22
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Well not a very good update I got the head off the ZT at week to find a catalogue of problems I was hoping would only be a failed gasket and maybe low liners as a few years back the car (by a previous owner) had paid £2900 for a fully recon engine, a new turbo and clutch/flywheel. Much to my disappointment when I remove the head I found following.....

1. All cam belt covers broken and sections missing
2. All liners completely sunk
3. Cylinders 1 and 3 liners have excessive pitting around firing ringseals (unusable)
4. Firing rings on gasket have eaten into head
5. Silicone used to seal cam carrier partially blocking some of the cam channel oilways causing heavy scoring to intake cam and head (head, cam carrier and intake cam scrap)
6. Original style oil rail used
7. Heavy scoring and bearing pickup on main bearing journals 2, 3 and 5 (crankshaft scrap)
8. Damage to block on cylinder 1 liner seat (block scrap)
9. Casting on head between intake valve ports 3/4 and 5/6 cracked (never seen this happen before)
10. Standard (non turbo) oil pump fitted

Unfortunately it's the worse K Series I've seen I think so again unfortunately the future of the car hasn't been decided yet
I have seen points 1. & 5. on several occasions.
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Old 1st April 2020, 21:21   #23
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Old 2nd April 2020, 20:51   #24
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What rotten luck after what was probably a long search for a decent example. Please try and keep it alive, too many have wasted away.
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Old 5th April 2020, 10:19   #25
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Many thanks for all your comments So ive been to my local breakers (of course following all the government rules ) And removed a engine from a scrap 75 hoping for the best

IMG_20200329_145552_3~2 by John Quincey, on Flickr

Ive stripped the engine down to check and rebuilt it has i done want to just stick it in and be back to square one next week. Touch wood seems a good starting point and so far ive just got the crankshaft back from my local engineering shop where its been measured to check its still in factory spec and its had a super light polish to remove a very small amount to marking on main bearing

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Old 5th April 2020, 22:58   #26
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Good luck with the rebuild, this car seems familiar I think I remember it being on gumtree or preloved a while ago when I was looking for an estate I was very tempted but really need an automatic
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Old 6th April 2020, 00:36   #27
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Looks great!
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Old 8th April 2020, 18:21   #28
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Unfortunately some get treated badly, good to see you are rescuing yours.
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Old 8th April 2020, 23:12   #29
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Cheaper to get a Hans Gauge fitted - £40-£50 - alarms at 110 and 115 - so you know you have a coolant issue and the engine is overheating - main reason for HGF - they are on E Bay periodically -called Eeezee Coolant Temperature Gauge for ZT's/75's -good piece of kit.
If you are looking for a digital temprature guage I have one fitted to a wallnut offside cup holder that has never been fitted to a car If you would like it just drop me a PM. Happy to supply.
Lovley car

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Old 10th April 2020, 20:01   #30
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Another small update as waiting for the parts to come in Pistons have had an hours date with the ultra sonic cleaner at work all come out like new

IMG_20200410_191727_2~2 by John Quincey, on Flickr

Next fitted the new liners....

IMG_20200409_210229~2 by John Quincey, on Flickr

Next job to check the liner heights, wont get better than that ....

IMG_20200410_165323_3 by John Quincey, on Flickr
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