To set the background Paul bought the car roughly one year ago with some 430 000Km.
The car has had all services done by an unsympathetic mechanic and Paul has had one or two bad experiences with among others a dealer.
The car is a May 1980 production with the big rear spoiler which in itself is rare.
Paul and Alexander (Lysis) spoke and it was arranged that the car come in for a look over.
To summarise the car is in appropriate condition for the age and Ks traveled.
Although all services were done the quality of work was severally lacking and parts were canibalised and put on the car.
The motor was recently overhauled and the engine pulls respectably given that it has enough vacuum leaks to bring any modern day car to a dead stop.
It equally is leaking oil at a prodigious rate.
We started work on it on Saturday by giving it an engine bay clean prior to bringing it for the work to begin.
We are going to do a major service and attend to the fuel injection system as well as inlet manifold and carburetor.
Also set tappet clearances and replace the eccentrics that have flat spotted.
As this is an engine that I cut my teeth on(and having owned a few 528 and 535s) I think I have commandeered the project as I get immense pleasure working on what is by all accounts a "supercar" engine for its day.
If I am not mistaken the 535 was good for 7,2 secs 0-100 back in '80-'81.
Paul is equally committed to getting the car to a good condition which makes this project that much more interesting as he absolutely loves the car.
As a footnote my son has never before experienced so many vacuum leaks on a car and was absolutely amazed that the car had inlet manifold leaks injector leaks from missing rubbers oil leaks from the tappet cover a clogged air filter injector plugs that are broken and were not making good contact and it was still driving albeit with fuel consumption equal to a V12.
Pics later
The car has had all services done by an unsympathetic mechanic and Paul has had one or two bad experiences with among others a dealer.
The car is a May 1980 production with the big rear spoiler which in itself is rare.
Paul and Alexander (Lysis) spoke and it was arranged that the car come in for a look over.
To summarise the car is in appropriate condition for the age and Ks traveled.
Although all services were done the quality of work was severally lacking and parts were canibalised and put on the car.
The motor was recently overhauled and the engine pulls respectably given that it has enough vacuum leaks to bring any modern day car to a dead stop.
It equally is leaking oil at a prodigious rate.
We started work on it on Saturday by giving it an engine bay clean prior to bringing it for the work to begin.
We are going to do a major service and attend to the fuel injection system as well as inlet manifold and carburetor.
Also set tappet clearances and replace the eccentrics that have flat spotted.
As this is an engine that I cut my teeth on(and having owned a few 528 and 535s) I think I have commandeered the project as I get immense pleasure working on what is by all accounts a "supercar" engine for its day.
If I am not mistaken the 535 was good for 7,2 secs 0-100 back in '80-'81.
Paul is equally committed to getting the car to a good condition which makes this project that much more interesting as he absolutely loves the car.
As a footnote my son has never before experienced so many vacuum leaks on a car and was absolutely amazed that the car had inlet manifold leaks injector leaks from missing rubbers oil leaks from the tappet cover a clogged air filter injector plugs that are broken and were not making good contact and it was still driving albeit with fuel consumption equal to a V12.
Pics later
