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Chris Davey
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Re: I am a happy chappy :) Sun, 06 June 2004 07:29 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Ok we tried to see if where the water was coming from by removing one turbo half off and removing both exhausts, then filled the radiator up and pressurized it. Strangely, no water came out either of the exhausts? However, there was a pressure leak somewhere in the system as the radiator cap was not pressurized when we took it off.

So we were stumped with that idea. So we decided to pull the sump off and have a look for slop in the bearings. (Thanks god we used a Chaser cross member Smile) I think they are called bearing retainers but they are the bits that hold the rods onto the crankshaft. There seemed to be a slight bit of sideways movement in them, however none up and down. Is this normal?

I have taken some photos of them as I don't know if this amount of wear is enough to cause the tapping noise so if anybody can make out anything from these pics, it would be greatly appreciated Smile

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999& ;gid=4454885&uid=2274801&members=1

BTW the twin turbo setup is an absolute pain in the ass and if I have to pull the engine out, the twins are definitely not going back in there!

[Updated on: Sun, 06 June 2004 07:30]

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Read Message   not so happy chappy :( Chris DaveyThu, 03 June 2004 11:33
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