Andyg's Colgate Wagon Project thread

[andyg plym]

Clutch only takes fluid from the brake fluid reservoir, it has nothing to do with the bomb. Are you sure you fitted an S2 clutch and not just a CQ one?

What turbo are you running then?

I see you've gone for 5w30 oil, what was the thinking behind this? It's seems a little too light to me.

no i was mistaken,it is mobil 5w 40

clutch was a LUK one identical to the one that came out,hoping to fire up the car tomorrow so we will soon see what happens.I hope its just me being paranoid,maybe its just really light.....
the engine went on fairly square to the gearbox,i lined it up and got a couple of bellhousing bolts either side in and did them up evenly.Theres no way the gearbox shaft could of completely missed the centre hole of the clutch....?

I have bought this:http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthr...ight=rs2+turbo

got some V stream chips and a v map to plug in

[Rusty]

Clutch only takes fluid from the brake fluid reservoir, it has nothing to do with the bomb. Are you sure you fitted an S2 clutch and not just a CQ one?

What turbo are you running then?

I see you've gone for 5w30 oil, what was the thinking behind this? It's seems a little too light to me.

[andyg plym]

3B clutch is much lighter than the ABY one, I remeber it taking a while to adjust to mine when it was done. In terms of strength, my 3B stock item is running 360bhp with little sign of slipping, even on rack days and the odd launch. Obviously, it helps to be a little gentle with it.

Well mine has had a 3b clutch for years it's just it was slipping and getting heavy I have replaced it with an almost new one haven't touched the slave etc but saying that the bomb was replaced and today I noticed they do have a line connecting each other.
The pedal feels like it isn't connected,it pushes down and returns etc but just can't feel any resistance. I am glad you are running 360 on a stock clutch I will be running slightly more but I will be taking it easy and it's only a weekend car

[Christophski]

Mmm chicken tikka melt with chips mmmm. I'm dribbling at the thought of it

[merlin's S4]

Good work Andy. When I come down with a van I want a ride into Jakes in this... lol! I promise not to get tikka mix all over the interior either

mmmm I love Jakes, but it has to be cajun chicken melts for me! Cajun sauce with the chips is awesome!!

[Rusty]

3B clutch is much lighter than the ABY one, I remeber it taking a while to adjust to mine when it was done. In terms of strength, my 3B stock item is running 360bhp with little sign of slipping, even on rack days and the odd launch. Obviously, it helps to be a little gentle with it.

[Christophski]

Good work Andy. When I come down with a van I want a ride into Jakes in this... lol! I promise not to get tikka mix all over the interior either

[ross b]

Had wondered when this motor would be getting its own thread! Nice to have something thats unlike any other, would love to see this thing in the flesh one day. In the mean time ill likely just keep buying bits off your breakers to keep your project funded! keep it up andy

[andyg plym]

have you bled the clutch out mate?

haven't touched it,just removed the engine from the car fitted a new clutch etc then refitted engine to car

[Error404]

have you bled the clutch out mate?

[andyg plym]

yeah cheers guys im quite pleased so far,but as ever you expect the worse...

will the clutch be ok? It came from Ireland from S2_wot and is a 3b item,it will do for a minute,perhaps later on I'll go down the Sachs route..
Just concerned abouty the lightness of the pedal...

Flywheel bolts,I fitted new ones as you are not supposed to re-use them again,just hope they dont leak as they didn't have much lockthread on them from the dealers..

Main crank seal,it seemed to fit very snug but just paranoid

[Error404]

Looks like its coming together very nicely mate

[irishs2]

Sweet, nearly there.

Clutch from Ireland?

[andyg plym]

Well feel a bit better today as it was very productive.
I waited almost 2 weeks for my clutch to arrive from Ireland as the fekkers at parcel2go and ukmail decided to play a game of ping pong
Anyway,fitted the clutch to the engine on the floor,didn't have a clutch allignment tool so had to improvise by using a sparkplug socket which prooved to be the perfect size for alligning
So,engine mounted in place...talk about jiggery pokery! Took ages to get it sat at the right angle what with the gearbox bellhousing facing upwards etc




At least the hard bit is over but one thing I am concerned about is the clutch pedal,I tested it once the bellhousing bolts were all in and it feels like it has no resistance to it.One thing to mention is I did replace the brake 'bomb' whilst the engine was out so can't remember if they are connected(its been a long day..) I guess bleeding the whole system wouldn't hurt.

I took my first ever trip to Euro Car Parts today and I was pleasantly surprised,Oil filter Bosch unit a mere £3.99!! Had a major headache the last week searching threads on here about what oil etc and in the end I settled on Mobil 5w-30,whilst there invested in some bright Pink G12++

Tomorrow I want to connect all the wiring etc back up,threadlock and final tighten the bottom crank bolt,jack it up and bleed the Hydraulic system,flush out the waterways and antifreeze it.I would love to have started tomorrow then need to install the V-Stream

[andyg plym]

quick update,
Rs2 manifold fitted (lovely shade of surface rust),this seemed to take ages to fit,not like an aby one.Using the existing studs you have to offer the manifold up and not push it home.You then have to get all the nuts on the end of the thread first,then tighten up to pull the manifold on.You cannot just push it flat to the head then do them up.