A non exciting engine swap......

[Jonas]

Hey guys, here are a few pics of the 1.8 m40 I'm doing up to replace my uber noisy 1.6. As the title suggests it's not the most exciting transplant but it's just a stop gap until I can get a 2.5 together























Cheers,

Jp X

[Phatz]

Nice work there mate. I reckon that is exciting and you should notice a difference with your new 1.8.

Keep it up.

[daimlerman]

That place looks familiar to me.....

Hope Neil is keeping you on the straight and narrow!

[robbo86]

Got a decent set of HT leads and some low low mileage NGK plugs if you want them for an m40. Nice work though there!

[320Touring]

Bah, whoever painted that block must be called Ray Charles!

what you need is an m20b25

looks good though, means I'm not wasting all my time...

[Morat]

That's a mighty engine crane!

So, do you happen to live in a nuclear bunker or something?

[daimlerman]

So, do you happen to live in a nuclear bunker or something?

If it was,the chickens would have had green eyes...
The 'MIA' white touring...

Suprising what a Zone Roam trip turns up!

[Jonas]

Nice work there mate. I reckon that is exciting and you should notice a difference with your new 1.8.

Keep it up.

Cheers Phatz, it should be a bit of a laugh, it's the first time I've done such a thing !

That place looks familiar to me.....

Hope Neil is keeping you on the straight and narrow!

A familiar place indeed, my car's in that there picture you see!!!! Yeah both he and Paul are providing technical assistance, just like what a big brother should

Got a decent set of HT leads and some low low mileage NGK plugs if you want them for an m40. Nice work though there!

Thanks Robbo, I've got new plugs for it already what type of HT leads are they?

Bah, whoever painted that block must be called Ray Charles!

what you need is an m20b25

looks good though, means I'm not wasting all my time...

PAH! Ray Charles would have been quicker
only kidding Chief. I'll get that m20b25 when you m30 that touring ;)

That's a mighty engine crane!

So, do you happen to live in a nuclear bunker or something?

A truer word has never been spoken, it has numerous uses too. Nope I don't live in a nuclear bunker however, I've been told that maybe I should consider it for the benefit of the general public. If you were asking if Neil lives in a Nuclear Bunker then the answer is I can't tell you or I'd have to kill you only kidding, he has no interweb connection at the moment.

So, do you happen to live in a nuclear bunker or something?

If it was,the chickens would have had green eyes...
The 'MIA' white touring...

Suprising what a Zone Roam trip turns up!

SHHHH don't mention the Touring !

Jp x

[daimlerman]

Penny....dropped!
Welcome to the zone,Jonas,hope you enjoy the Scottish petrol just like big brother!

[P10mike]

That isn't out of a certain blue touring is it? ie my old one.

[320Touring]

That isn't out of a certain blue touring is it? ie my old one.

Maybes aye.. Yup-a lot less noisy than the current lump:)

Gettin a damn good refresh!

[jbh]

is it staying auto or you planning on putting a manual in there?
good work BTW the new block should look nice and fresh under the bonnet.
hope you've cleaned up under the bonnet as well

[robbo86]

They are just normal BMW HT leads in good condition for an m40!

[Jonas]

Penny....dropped!
Welcome to the zone,Jonas,hope you enjoy the Scottish petrol just like big brother!

Thanks man, yeah it's all good, I saw it's down to 113.9 at ASDA!!!

That isn't out of a certain blue touring is it? ie my old one.

I can neither confirm or deny that Mike

is it staying auto or you planning on putting a manual in there?
good work BTW the new block should look nice and fresh under the bonnet.
hope you've cleaned up under the bonnet as well

I'm just going to keep it auto, I'm a lazy boy at heart. Thanks, aye it's looking not too shabby. The under bonnet area shall get a thorough going over when I drop the old lump out...

They are just normal BMW HT leads in good condition for an m40!

Cheers again Robbo, I think I should be ok with the leads I've got, however I shall give you a shout if that changes

Jp x

[Tedswagon]

I called in to see this epic build in the flesh yesterday - strong smell of paint as I waked in the door and JP and Neil weren't making much sense! At first I thought it might be the paint fumes then I realised they never make any sense!

Engine bay and engine look fantastic. Glad to hear you got the bearing out last night. Should have it back on the road in no time.

[murran]

doing a nice job there. well done!

[Jonas]

I called in to see this epic build in the flesh yesterday - strong smell of paint as I waked in the door and JP and Neil weren't making much sense! At first I thought it might be the paint fumes then I realised they never make any sense!

Engine bay and engine look fantastic. Glad to hear you got the bearing out last night. Should have it back on the road in no time.

Cheers Mr Ronan, yeah the old paint fumes simply fuel the nonsense that both Neil and I spout. Thanks for the positive feedback man, think it should be done this weeked That bearing was absolutely f88king annoying to say the least but at least it's gone

doing a nice job there. well done!

Thanks Murran always nice to hear something good!

I'll have some more pics up later on this evening I hope

Jp x

[jbh]

so what method did yous end out using to get the spigot bearing out?

[Jonas]

so what method did yous end out using to get the spigot bearing out?

We tried using grease etc, got some of the way with that, then had to make a bodged together puller out of a socket, a bolt, 3 nuts and a washer

Fun times all round!

Jp x

[Jonas]

Here's a whole bunch of photos showing progress made so far































































Let me know what you think

Jp X

[grantfk10]

Great work guys - loving how it's all so clean! Hope to see this one on the road soon ;)
Pepperoni pizza rocks!

[320Touring]

Great work guys - loving how it's all so clean! Hope to see this one on the road soon ;)
Pepperoni pizza rocks!

It's smoked sausage chief:) must say its given me a taste for makin stuff look pretty-even if its just a 4 banger..

[Jonas]

Great work guys - loving how it's all so clean! Hope to see this one on the road soon ;)
Pepperoni pizza rocks!

It's smoked sausage chief:) must say its given me a taste for makin stuff look pretty-even if its just a 4 banger..

Cheers Grant, to be fair the engine bay looked a lot worse than it actually turned out to be! Aye hopefully this weekend if all goes according to plan, yup it was used to provide sustenance for our weary souls . As Neil pointed out it's smoked sausage like pepperoni pizza but better, truly a forgotten jem of the fast food world?

Good work man, once this is done we can get your stuff in order

Less of the 4 banger chat too, it did you proud on the roam this year

Smoked Sausage Pizza FTW

Jp x

[grantfk10]

OMG, you guys have just gone down in my estimation. Smoked sausage is the devils penis!


The only way you can redeem yourselves is by severely polishing that engine bay, lol!

[Jonas]

OMG, you guys have just gone down in my estimation. Smoked sausage is the devils penis!


The only way you can redeem yourselves is by severely polishing that engine bay, .!

OMG ROFLZ! A truly comedy line there Grant

I shall never look at a smoked sausage in the same way again .

I guess it's just or strong Lanarkshire upbringing

I shall certainly try and redeem myself by doing such a thing!!

Jp x

[ildefonso]

If you keep the 1.6 admission intake manifold you'll have a better low end response.As the rest is equal.Think about that. ;)

[paddywack]

Nice work jp, i wish id cleaned and painting mine when i was fitting mine last week

[xavi1980]

GOOD WORK MAN! really nice job

[jbh]

while youve got the box out change the ATF and while yous are doing it drop the gearbox sump and give the filter a clean.

[320Touring]

while youve got the box out change the ATF and while yous are doing it drop the gearbox sump and give the filter a clean.

New filter in and fresh atf ready for it once fitted

No messin!:)

[jbh]

while youve got the box out change the ATF and while yous are doing it drop the gearbox sump and give the filter a clean.

New filter in and fresh atf ready for it once fitted

No messin!:)

best way the gear change will be smother

[Jonas]

If you keep the 1.6 admission intake manifold you'll have a better low end response.As the rest is equal.Think about that. ;)

I'll give that a shot

Nice work jp, i wish id cleaned and painting mine when i was fitting mine last week

Thanks man, I just thought I might as well get it done whilst the engine was out ! It's not a body shop finish but it looks a bit better

GOOD WORK MAN! really nice job

Cheers Xavi, hope it runs as good as it's lookin

Jp x

[Jonas]

A wee update for the time being, all went in mainly without hitch!! Cheers to Neil and Ronan for their help at the weekend.

Another day's worth of work and hopefully she'll be back on the road again !













Cheers,

Jp x

[grantfk10]

Good work guys - I'll be over tomorrow night to inspect this.

[jbh]

thought this would have been up and running. looking good though