If my FD needs a rebuid due to a failed O ring, whats the chance that I will have to replace the housings, or come to think of it any other part of the engine if it's just the O ring that failed?

I know it's best to dismantle and check myself, I would just like a heads up on what I may be in for.

After the O ring failed I didn't use the car hardly at all, there was one occassion where the stock water temp guage was as high as it would go and I turned the engine off straight away.

Thanks Guys.

 

You cannot estimate what needs to be replaced. The engine will need to be disassembled so each and every part can be cleaned and checked to see if they are still within tolerances. Only then can you know what can or cannot be reused.

Typically if the o-ring failed, there is damage around the jacket which exposed the ring.

 

thanks, so probably new housings then.......choices are revive the old beast, invest a reasonably large amount of money, or sell it for a grand and buy some regular boring car.....

 

Sell it for a grand? I'll take it for that, and the Euro is tanking

 

you know they don't use the Euro in the UK right

 

Let me know if your selling. Not to far from you and will pay a good price. Rix

 

yes haha no euros thank god, we're proud of the pound and holding onto it!!

yeah if I do choose to sell I will make it known, thanks.

 

I would just disassemble the engine first before giving up. You will have to buy an o ring kit regardless but if you need a new iron you can get them from rhdjapan.com for relatively inexpensive (400-something dollars US).

 

Thanks I will take a look, I will do a compression test soon to see if the apex seals are ok etc, I just read a page on Aaron Cake's website about blown engines and from the sound of it my compression is ok, I get the pssst...pssst...pssst...pssst when I turn the engine over with the plugs out, so maybe things are looking up...

Now I just have to convince the wife to let me strip the engine down in our lounge....

 

Fly me to London and we can work something out...... I've always wanted to come to the UK

 

After London, I'll fly you to Turkey as part of Goodfella world tour We barter holiday with rebuild

 

HAHAHAHAHA, why fly when you can just come over on your Hovercat????



I've always wanted to go to the States..

 

thanks, I had a look and the prices are reasonable. My question is, with an O ring failure, if I need to replace housings, which housings would more then likely need replacing?

The cheaper end housing or the vastly more expensive rotor housing?????? hopefully not thhe latter.

 

Dont forget to pop in and we can have tea and scones, With jam and cream.Rix

 

bro it's clotted cream, not just any old cream...