Engine Reassembly

**wrinx** · 20-06-09, 09:44

Originally Posted by jimnielsen

Wrinx.. when you say 'lock washers' you mean like simple spring washers - no?

Yes, the complex OE Fiat/Lancia version wouldn't come off easily so I was forced to use what was kicking around.

The split washers are about 2mm thick and seem to have held ok so far!

wrinx

**jimnielsen** · 21-06-09, 07:02

Today I put the piston rings on, installed the pistons into the block, put the oil pump and rear seals on together with the sump, etc..

**jimnielsen** · 21-06-09, 07:05

A few more pics..

**Brul(tm)** · 21-06-09, 08:10

Looking great

Nice to see your progress through the various pictures, keep them coming

Greetings,
Marc

**wrinx** · 21-06-09, 12:28

Piston ring clocking??? Wassatthen?

...and is that a 33 I spy in the corner?

wrinx

**jimnielsen** · 21-06-09, 21:19

Piston ring-clocking is simply moving the ring end gaps around so that any gas that gets past the gap in the first compression ring has to take the "long way around" to get to the gap in the 2nd compression ring - and then for the oil control rings top and bottom sections.

yes, that is a 33 lurking - its a 1990 1.7 IE that i bought on Ebay a few months ago for $311.00 (AUD) thats about 50p in British money.. Its not really worthy to share a garage with my Q4, but I need to prepare another 'house' for it before I can move it.. I bought it so that I can teach my 10 year old son to drive (we have a lot of 'space' here)!

jim ~

**wrinx** · 21-06-09, 22:34

Very lucky Son, to be driving at such a young age AND in an Alfa

wrinx

**jimnielsen** · 22-06-09, 02:50

Today, I put the head back on! Now it looks a little more like an engine!! The top cover is just sitting there to make it look pretty!

jimn~

**Xti** · 22-06-09, 16:58

Cool dad, my congrats Jim. Also for the great work you're doing with the Q4, I know it takes some sacrifices...

Greatings,
Cristian.

**RMB-Racing** · 22-06-09, 19:26

Nice, nice, nice!

**jimnielsen** · 23-06-09, 06:16

Today I got the 'ebay extractors' back from JetHot Coatings - they have been ceramic coated to keep the heat in better! I will probably have the dump pipe done too (after I make one...). Fitted the extractors, turbo, engine mount/oil filter assembly etc. A couple of small 'issues' have arisen - one is that the oil outlet for the turbo is currently at the top of the turbo - so I have to sort that, two is that the outlet for the turbo is facing about 60 degrees higher that the oem one - I think I'd better put it into the normal position or the intercooler pipework may not work out as simply. The real issue I have is with the waste gate accutator..(how do you spell that??) anyway.. the accutator wont fit behind the turbo in the way it was originally configured - it hits the rear/side of the engine. I may have to use the accutator from the original turbo..

Has anybody else tried using this style of turbo on a Q4.. How did you handle this issue??

jim~

**jimnielsen** · 23-06-09, 06:21

two more...

**jimnielsen** · 24-06-09, 06:46

Put on the waterpump, turbo oil feed, "clocked" the turbo, put on inlet manifold, put on timing belt, pullys etc.

**SteveNZ** · 24-06-09, 07:24

I put a new actuator on my T3/4 turbo. Yeah it does not fit mounted straight as it's designed, it needs that angle for clearance. I got an actuator off a Fiat Croma turbo, cut the bracked off and used that, It basically fitted straight on then. However if you have a good OE actuator id just use that.

**arjunior45** · 24-06-09, 07:56

great pictures!
Carry on Jim.

**peter holst** · 24-06-09, 10:30

why aren?t you using a baffled sump - would think that it is a must have when racing?

**jimnielsen** · 24-06-09, 11:16

The sump already has 'some' baffles.. but i am open to suggestion - does anyone have a design ready to go?

**peter holst** · 24-06-09, 11:38

i want one too

**wrinx** · 24-06-09, 11:41

Didn't someone post pics of their home made baffled sump???

wrinx

**jimnielsen** · 24-06-09, 12:38

yep, it was ARJunior ( I believe ) but he only had two pics, and I could not see, from those pictures at least how it would help.

**Q4Jan** · 24-06-09, 14:56

Black&Red looks great Jim!

**arjunior45** · 24-06-09, 18:42

can this one be of any help?

http://www.seight.com/baffle.html

**1NRO** · 24-06-09, 20:38

A baffled sump to suit this engine should have one way trap doors inplace of the little upstands that are spot welded to the lower most sump cover reaching up onto the alloy casting with it's dividing partitions. One way in as much as to allow oil to flow towards the pickup easily but not so easily in the other direction. A nice lid with oil drain louvres would be good too. Keep oil levels generous and your good to go. Top, neat job Jim

Nik

**jimnielsen** · 24-06-09, 23:15

Does anybody REALLY know how much the weight on the horizontal bar in this picture is supposed to be? I know that it has to be 100mm along... but if i knew the exact weight I could make one of these devices.... currently I have the belt tensioned so that you can turn the long section through 90 degrees with out too much effort...

**jimnielsen** · 25-06-09, 06:49

More progress.. today I put on the center differential, alternator, power steering pump etc. I have removed the aircon compressor and moved the power steering pump down to the lower position. It took me a while to work this out, but if you do that.. you have to remove power steering pump pulley and turn it over to get the pulley to be in-line with the drive belt slot on the crankshaft!

I have two small problems..

a. in the pic that show how the center diff. bolts to the base of the sump, I want to be sure that I have the spacers (that are on the sump side) up the correct way with the 'hat' part of the spacer against the base of the sump? otherwise the plate will not sit flat. Have I done this right?

b. I have a 'part' left over.. it looks like mounting hardware to connect the center diff or gearbox, but I can't seem to find a place for it. Where does it go?

jimn~