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Looking very nice! Interested to hear your impressions of the 1.5 Super Q and stongflex bushes as well. Ordered the same ones but have not gotten around to install. For the rear diff bushings, did you need a press to get them in? Or mallet, grease and some 'finesse'?
You have to use the removal tool in reverse to install them. There's no way they are popping in there lol.
Just for future note if it helps anyone, the stock bushings have to come out from the rear of the subframe, and the new bushings have a larger lip on one side that also faces the rear.
Picked up a new GE for a direct swap spare that i will leave on the stand. It's a 1997 with 96k miles, one owner car.
I'm selling the other two engines i have because they'd take too much work to swap in and support the power. Took the GTE rods/pistons out of the one block going to be selling those separately.
How many miles on the fresh motor? I'm not horribly surprised to see a bit in there... I'd probably be with you - fresh oil, filter, run it for a bit, and see what you find (fingers crossed nothing).
How many miles on the fresh motor? I'm not horribly surprised to see a bit in there... I'd probably be with you - fresh oil, filter, run it for a bit, and see what you find (fingers crossed nothing).
It's not a fresh motor, 100k GE but it's been apart a LOT over the last year so who knows. 300 miles on it.
My only saving grace was like 99% of the oil was clean coming out and that was only in the filter so we'll see how it turns out.
my only thought really is because i ran this head on the other block with no oil pressure it generated some shavings somewhere? idk grasping at straws.
also changing the filter on this car sucks with the FFIM, i have to either take the battery out or reach my hand all the way underneath the car to get to it.
It might be a good idea to get a Blackstone oil analysis done... if it will see significantly more miles and oil top-ups between samples. That and I'd do a couple of full oil and filter changes within 500 miles or less of each other to see if you get the same coolant condition in the oil filter.
Hopefully it is not a leak at the head gasket.
You can also run one of those head gasket tester kits that have two cylinders (one on top of the other) filled with a special fluid that will turn to another color if there is a head gasket issue present.
It might be a good idea to get a Blackstone oil analysis done... if it will see significantly more miles and oil top-ups between samples. That and I'd do a couple of full oil and filter changes within 500 miles or less of each other to see if you get the same coolant condition in the oil filter.
Hopefully it is not a leak at the head gasket.
You can also run one of those head gasket tester kits that have two cylinders (one on top of the other) filled with a special fluid that will turn to another color if there is a head gasket issue present.
you think that’s coolant in the oil? It looks like there was some moisture in the engine from sitting that’s what I assumed that was on top in this picture. The car sat for months without starting during winter.
you think that’s coolant in the oil? It looks like there was some moisture in the engine from sitting that’s what I assumed that was on top in this picture. The car sat for months without starting during winter.
On second look at your picture I think it would have to be run again for some miles with another oil inspection to be sure. You may be right about it just being moisture. Was there any indication before the car was stored that the oil looked suspect?
On second look at your picture I think it would have to be run again for some miles with another oil inspection to be sure. You may be right about it just being moisture. Was there any indication before the car was stored that the oil looked suspect?
Nope looked fine before storage. I did have the valve cover off and noticed the rear lobes on the intake cam were surface rusty (right below the breather) so i think either i need to cap those when i store it or just start it more frequently.
They cleaned up after a start though. I have a blackstone test kit coming tomorrow so i'll run it some more, pull the filter and use that oil as a sample. I have a new filter for it too.
02-22-21, 01:29 PM
