e39 Wagon Head Job

[Peter@AEW]

Rick you are absolutely correct. That was my mistake in identifying it as an insert.Unfortunately I could not edit my previous post when I identified my error
We had all 14 holes done with helicoils and as you say they are SS on the advise of the guy who does them..He travels to garages and engineering shops to do inserts and that is his business. If anyone needs a travelling engineer to do inserts give me a call and I shall pass his details.

Here he is running the tap which is the standard size and then enlarges the threads with the second size for the inserts.

Insert being screwed in

 

[Peter@AEW]

So the car is almost finished.

Pre cats

New Gasket set from Alert parts and head bolts

Head back from engineers after being welded as it had 2 cracks in the combustion chambers from the water jackets.

Exhaust manifolds bolted on we modified the gasket by taking the cover section from the original ones and riveting them to the new ones

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Getting ready for the fitment of the head.

Gasket set...water bolt was tightened before lowering the head.

Head being lowered

Head lowered in place.
Alexander and Nicholas at work

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Head torqued cams set.
First stage 40Nm
Second stage 90 degrees
Third stage 90 degrees
10 minute intervals between stages

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Water pump was replaced.
Loosen the nuts and then screw in 2 bolts to release the water pump.

New pump

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Inlet manifold on and in the process I have invented a few new words.
For a small fee pm me and I shall divulge them to you

All credit to Alexander for setting the vanos without special tools

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More pics tommorow of the vanos .......need to download them

 

[Peter@AEW]

Moving along

Engine running.

All told roughly R18 000 in parts.

 

[moranor@axis]

:joy:

 

[DeoJor]

raise:raise: Well done guys, a R 57,000.00 saving! :thumbs:

 

[Peter@AEW]

I have been meaning to update this for some time.

We took the car to recharge the aircon but could not as the electric pusher fan had given up the ghost.

We got an aftermarket one from SILVERTON Radiators and here is what we found.



A close up of what was collected behind the motor of the electric fan.

New fan installed.

 

[Charlie Brown]

Nice work, just read the whole thread a I'm impressed with the attention to detail guys.Good job.

 

[shailesh]

:thumbs:

 

[SP33DYV]

raise:raise:raise:

 

[S1NGH 001]

Glad you fixed her up :joy:

Clean E39's are becoming extremely rare raise:

As for the fuel filter not being changed by the agents, I had the same issue with my E39, first service outside motor plan at 119000kms, fuel filter was found to be the original from factory :thumbdo:

Overhauled my Entire cooling system last year as a precautionary measure :thumbs: