I got my new fan clutch-I wish there was enought in the budget for a fan delete, but I digress. Also new subframe bushings from AKG motorsport along with rear shock mount reinforcements. I’ll post pictures soon, my camera is in my truck. Lazy.
New rear subframe bushings, fan clutch, and rear shock mount reinforcements:
Oh, and today I found out I’ll be a dad! Woohoo.
Tonight’s update is both new and old. The alternator freshening was done this past weekend along with flushing the coolant. The old part is the oil pan cleaning which was done a couple of weeks ago.
So I’m glad there weren’t many bolts left over from the rod bearing replacement. 🙂 Jokes aside, there were what seemed like dozens of bolts strewn across my garage floor. Before they went back, each one was cleaned with Goof Off and wire brushed to remove old gasket sealer. What a pain. Reinstalling the oil pans werent’ such a big deal, the oil pump gave me more problems. Getting the shims just right was a little tedious.  I did away with using the cork gasket and used high temp gasket maker, so far no leaking-that’s a very good thing.
Sludgy oil pan:
Video of S14 before new rod bearings and oil pump
NOTE: Notice the rod knock at around 2:33, lower pitched than the clicking.
My BMW S14 before having rod bearings and oil pump changed.
Video after rod bearings and oil pump replacement
Rod knock gone. Rebuilt injectors also smooth out the idle.
The only things replaced were the rod bearings and oil pump. Up top, the injectors were rebuilt and the thick throttle body gasket sealed. Sounds pretty good! In no way this is a full or even a mild rebuild. Just a refresher so i can get her back on the road. My plan is to have everything else fixed or updated before my spare motor gets built to my specs. Lotta fun!
FYI, here’s a list of recent parts bought:
I got myself a set of sport billys and H&R race springs. With these installed, I’m also going to replace all rubber bushings and links. My projection for this weekend is to reassemble the fuel injectors and rail. The plan is to get the engine started. Hopefully the rod knock goes away.
I inquired about an Iigo chip too. Luis Marques (aka “Marques” on s14.net) still supplies them for about $250 with shipping. Not too bad. All I hear is good things about these chips.
…I’m on my way again. We are no longer moving (well, for now), so I can catch up on my project. I got some new parts recently and buttoned up my rod bearings. A better write-up this weekend.
Today I went down to work on the M for a bit. First on my list was to pull a couple of main bearing caps for inspection. The number 2 bearing shell looked decent, but number 4 was different. It looked like there was copper showing.
Here are pictures of my recent new parts:
Ireland Engineering SS brake lines on the left; heater hoses, drain plug, main bearings, fuel pressure regulator, oil pump shims and nut on the right.
Last night I removed my wheels only to find out my tires are from 1994! I’ll be getting the 16’s on very soon.