Laguna 1.8 RT

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

I bought a laguna and it was running fine for a week then one frosty morning i started the car and drove for about a mile down the road and the oil light came on and within second the engine seized Crying or Very sad

i got the car back home and had a look at what might of happend, my first thought was oil because the temp was fine, so i checked the oil level and that was fine so i jacked up the car and looked underneath and saw what it was right away, the twat that sold me the car had hit and rock and push the sump in, this was pressed right up against the lift pump and was stopping the oil from circulating Confused

so now its time for an engine change, im waiting for the engine to be deliverd so for now iv taken the crap one out and im stripping the parts off it

the roll pin came out very easy with the help of this old bolt

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

well taday i decided it was time to clean the geabox and mounts, also gave them a lick of paint

Strater was almost dead so i will be using this other one(on the left) that i found just lying around, much smoother Smile

the clutch was almost gone but still pulled well when i was driving

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

I can only see red X's dude.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

strange, i can see the pics ok, anyone else got this problem, let me know

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

fine for me

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

thats good news, one less thing to sort out Smile

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

Well i finally got the replacment engine, its not as clean as the guy said it was Confused

but it's here now so on with the work, i started by dismantling everything and putting them to one side then went about cleaning the block.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

Done a bit more today, the weather has been crap so i was confined to the small space of my 8x6 garden shed

i used a drill bit to lock the shaft in position (TDC)

looking shiney Laughing

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 192

wow, lol i wonder if they were that shiny out of the showroom lol

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

well iv spent all day putting the rest of the engine back together, gearbox, starter, inlet & outlet manifold all in place, the engine is just about ready to go back in the car, i just need a good dry day to do it Confused

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Silver high temp paint?

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

yep, high temp aluminium paint from motor world

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

looking very smart, can see the work thats gone into that!

you not go to work tho?!?

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

well the engine is finaly finished and in place, sounds very nice running, no tapping at all, the only problem i have come across is a small misfire but this does not effect the car performance at all, it's a very smooth ride, pulls well now

next thing on the list is the interia

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

nice.

Site Subscriber Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 470

cheers mate Wink

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 569

That looks very smart Smile