glhs837
Power with Control
So, got a used engine for the Red Devil, while waiting for the time to yank the old bad motor, got to looking at what I should reasonably do to the "new" motor, which I only expect to be in service for a year or while I take my time turning the old 2.8 motor into a 3.0 liter stroker. Love that BMW modularity and resistance to change fro changes sake, basically take the rotating assembly and intake cam out of a 2002-2006 3.0 motor from the newer 3 series, install into my good block, bam, instant +20 to 30 hp.
So now I bounce between what really needs done to the used motor while it's on a stand, and what's only nice to do. Plugs, rear crank seal, other seals known to be leakers. For sure. Oil pan gasket? Maybe, why not, really. Oil pump nut? Meh....... Is a known failure item, but this motors been in service since 1998, if it was going, it woulda gone already, I'm thinking. Front crank seal, which means removing what BMW guys call the God Bolt, which is torqued to +300 foot pounds.
Darn, while the trans and motor are apart, makes sense to replace the clutch, maybe the flywheel, both throwout and release bearings......... hmmmm, what about the water pump? might make sense to at least pull that and if it's the original plastic impeller, change that over to one with a metal impeller.
None of this stuff is expensive, but it does add up, and so does the time to do them This isn't a complaint, just a bemused observation.
So now I bounce between what really needs done to the used motor while it's on a stand, and what's only nice to do. Plugs, rear crank seal, other seals known to be leakers. For sure. Oil pan gasket? Maybe, why not, really. Oil pump nut? Meh....... Is a known failure item, but this motors been in service since 1998, if it was going, it woulda gone already, I'm thinking. Front crank seal, which means removing what BMW guys call the God Bolt, which is torqued to +300 foot pounds.
Darn, while the trans and motor are apart, makes sense to replace the clutch, maybe the flywheel, both throwout and release bearings......... hmmmm, what about the water pump? might make sense to at least pull that and if it's the original plastic impeller, change that over to one with a metal impeller.
None of this stuff is expensive, but it does add up, and so does the time to do them This isn't a complaint, just a bemused observation.